DJ Timmy Richardson
03-18-2003, 09:15 PM
BUSH'S LATEST SPEECH.
Well, right off the bat, I find it amazing that Bush can keep a straight face while going on about how Iraq has bugged and deceived the UN, especially after revelations that the US bugged the UN, and Colin Powell's plagiarized student paper and the fake nuclear documents.
Bush is pounding on UN Resolution 1441, ignoring the fact that it is up to the UN to decide if Iraq has defied the resolution and what to do about it, and the UN has made their decision quite clear.
Bush has mentioned the Congressional authorization for force passed last year, neglecting to mention that the Congressional authorization required proof beyond a reasonable doubt of a link between Iraq and 9-11. No such link exists, although there was a fraudulent attempt to make one.
Bush has, as expected, demanded that Saddam and his sons leave Iraq. Bush has specifically demanded that the oil wells not be destroyed, claiming that they belong to the Iraqi people. Well, if they belong to the Iraqi people, then the US cannot presume to tell the Iraqi people what to do with those wells. The instant Bush presumes to order the Iraqi people what to do or not do with the wells, he makes it clear that the US intends to usurp all rights to those wells, public posturing to the contrary notwithstanding. If those wells belong to the Iraqi people, and they want to destroy them to keep them from Americans, Bush cannot try to stop them while pretending that oil is not the issue. If WMDs and regime change are the reasons for the war, and the oil does belong to the Iraqi people, then under any definition of democracy the people of Iraq do have a right to destroy those wells that belong to them. For Bush to openly deny that right proves that it is the oil he is after.
So, to sum up, Bush is demanding that the government of Iraq, which has never attacked the United States, turn over the entire nation of Iraq, oil included (oil especially), to US control. It's a hijacking on a national scale, and all Bush's fake evidence and fraudulent claims cannot erase the fact that there is no proof for any of his excuses for war, there is only the war itself.
Bush's proclamation of concern for the Iraq people is touching, but stands in stark contrast to the "shock and awe" massive bombing campaign designed to terrorize the Iraqi people into instant surrender. There is no way to claim one is merely out to target the dictator while bombing civilian centers with thousands of missiles in the first 48 hours. "Shock and awe" is an act of terror against civilians equal to the firebombing of Dresden, except that in this case, we are attacking a country that has not made war on us.
In all honesty, Bush came across as bluffing. I think Bush knows he cannot survive a prolonged war in Iraq because of the rising tide of international and domestic opposition. Bush's speech is a last desperate gamble to get Saddam and/or Iraq's military to fold and quit the game, so that Bush can declare instant victory before the body bags start coming home.
Maybe the bluff will work. That would sure save a lot of lives on both sides of the line. But frankly, I doubt it. The Iraqis have seen how the US treats its conquered nations and how it keeps pre-war promises once the war is over. Afghanistan is a good example. Despite all the rhetoric about how life would improve in Afghanistan under US control, life is pretty much worse for the 95% of the population who are not Hamid Karzai's (aka The President from UNOCAL) good buddies. Karzai has to be protected by US troops; that is how scared he is of the Afghani people. The Iraqi people have seen this. The Iraqi people remember Iran under the US-backed Shah. The Iraqi people know how the Chileans suffered under US-backed Pinochet. The Iraqi people have seen the lies coming out of the US, including the fake nuclear papers and dossiers cribbed from 12-year-old student reports. The Iraqi people have no reason to believe Bush's promises about anything. And the Iraqi people remember that they survived the last US war.
Above all the Iraqi people hate Bush (elder and junior), and Bush sometimes forgets how people filled with hate can overcome high-tech weaponry with very low-tech tricks. That was one of the lessons learned in Vietnam, since forgotten. Iraq knows that the US promised a quick victory in Afghanistan. Iraq knows that the battles are still going on in the hills.
So, I think Bush is trying to bluff his way out of actually having to go to war. And I don't think Saddam or the Iraqi people will go for it, because Saddam and the Iraqi people know that time is on their side. The longer the war goes, the worse it will be for the invaders. Blair's government is getting ready to throw him out. Portugal's legislature is starting the process as well. Howard's government is openly talking about a war crimes trial. Saddam does not have to conquer the invaders, he only has to evade them, to survive them. The US has already bombed Iraq into rubble over the last several months. There isn't that much left to destroy.
I think Bush painted himself (and Blair) into a corner he cannot get out of, and is trying to bluff his way out.(wHATREALLYHAPPENED)
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Well, right off the bat, I find it amazing that Bush can keep a straight face while going on about how Iraq has bugged and deceived the UN, especially after revelations that the US bugged the UN, and Colin Powell's plagiarized student paper and the fake nuclear documents.
Bush is pounding on UN Resolution 1441, ignoring the fact that it is up to the UN to decide if Iraq has defied the resolution and what to do about it, and the UN has made their decision quite clear.
Bush has mentioned the Congressional authorization for force passed last year, neglecting to mention that the Congressional authorization required proof beyond a reasonable doubt of a link between Iraq and 9-11. No such link exists, although there was a fraudulent attempt to make one.
Bush has, as expected, demanded that Saddam and his sons leave Iraq. Bush has specifically demanded that the oil wells not be destroyed, claiming that they belong to the Iraqi people. Well, if they belong to the Iraqi people, then the US cannot presume to tell the Iraqi people what to do with those wells. The instant Bush presumes to order the Iraqi people what to do or not do with the wells, he makes it clear that the US intends to usurp all rights to those wells, public posturing to the contrary notwithstanding. If those wells belong to the Iraqi people, and they want to destroy them to keep them from Americans, Bush cannot try to stop them while pretending that oil is not the issue. If WMDs and regime change are the reasons for the war, and the oil does belong to the Iraqi people, then under any definition of democracy the people of Iraq do have a right to destroy those wells that belong to them. For Bush to openly deny that right proves that it is the oil he is after.
So, to sum up, Bush is demanding that the government of Iraq, which has never attacked the United States, turn over the entire nation of Iraq, oil included (oil especially), to US control. It's a hijacking on a national scale, and all Bush's fake evidence and fraudulent claims cannot erase the fact that there is no proof for any of his excuses for war, there is only the war itself.
Bush's proclamation of concern for the Iraq people is touching, but stands in stark contrast to the "shock and awe" massive bombing campaign designed to terrorize the Iraqi people into instant surrender. There is no way to claim one is merely out to target the dictator while bombing civilian centers with thousands of missiles in the first 48 hours. "Shock and awe" is an act of terror against civilians equal to the firebombing of Dresden, except that in this case, we are attacking a country that has not made war on us.
In all honesty, Bush came across as bluffing. I think Bush knows he cannot survive a prolonged war in Iraq because of the rising tide of international and domestic opposition. Bush's speech is a last desperate gamble to get Saddam and/or Iraq's military to fold and quit the game, so that Bush can declare instant victory before the body bags start coming home.
Maybe the bluff will work. That would sure save a lot of lives on both sides of the line. But frankly, I doubt it. The Iraqis have seen how the US treats its conquered nations and how it keeps pre-war promises once the war is over. Afghanistan is a good example. Despite all the rhetoric about how life would improve in Afghanistan under US control, life is pretty much worse for the 95% of the population who are not Hamid Karzai's (aka The President from UNOCAL) good buddies. Karzai has to be protected by US troops; that is how scared he is of the Afghani people. The Iraqi people have seen this. The Iraqi people remember Iran under the US-backed Shah. The Iraqi people know how the Chileans suffered under US-backed Pinochet. The Iraqi people have seen the lies coming out of the US, including the fake nuclear papers and dossiers cribbed from 12-year-old student reports. The Iraqi people have no reason to believe Bush's promises about anything. And the Iraqi people remember that they survived the last US war.
Above all the Iraqi people hate Bush (elder and junior), and Bush sometimes forgets how people filled with hate can overcome high-tech weaponry with very low-tech tricks. That was one of the lessons learned in Vietnam, since forgotten. Iraq knows that the US promised a quick victory in Afghanistan. Iraq knows that the battles are still going on in the hills.
So, I think Bush is trying to bluff his way out of actually having to go to war. And I don't think Saddam or the Iraqi people will go for it, because Saddam and the Iraqi people know that time is on their side. The longer the war goes, the worse it will be for the invaders. Blair's government is getting ready to throw him out. Portugal's legislature is starting the process as well. Howard's government is openly talking about a war crimes trial. Saddam does not have to conquer the invaders, he only has to evade them, to survive them. The US has already bombed Iraq into rubble over the last several months. There isn't that much left to destroy.
I think Bush painted himself (and Blair) into a corner he cannot get out of, and is trying to bluff his way out.(wHATREALLYHAPPENED)
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