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We’re In For the Long Haul–All Hail Mighty Oil!
Posted by CelticBear on October 20th, 2006
So a new embassy is in the process of being built in Iraq–the largest embassy, ever!
The last two military appropriations bills had wording in them that would declare that we wouldn’t have a permanent presence in Iraq. Guess what. The Republicans had the wording removed both times.
Is there any doubt whatsoever that we are imperialistically occupying Iraq?
Meanwhile, while the $1billion mini-city is being built, the Iraqi infrastructure we destroyed is still a shambles, the middle-class that existed under Hussein is gone, moderate secular society is gone and Muslim fundamentalism is growing, women used to be treated fairly and now they can’t go out without wearing burkas, over 600,000 more people have been killed in the last 4 years than would have under Hussein (not counting American lives,) we’ve allowed a civil war that’s fueled by sectarian religion to flourish which is creating more executions and torture than was ever done under Hussein, our actions there have deepened American resentment from even moderate Muslims and pretty much the whole world, and has destabilized much of the surrounding region and put us in a terrible position to have to deal with REAL threats like Iran or N. Korea, we’re having to borrow billions of dollars from other nations, including Mexico for god’s sake, to fund this Iraq war, (China basically owns half our government at the moment,) and the Talibahn (the real supporters of terrorism) is regaining control of Afghanistan (that country that was the real support for alQueda, remember,) and the number one most wanted man in the world is still at large.
Wow, what a success! Yes, let us “stay the course” until we have a victory in our pockets! Because it’s all working so well! (If you’re Cheney’s Haliburton that is. It’s all about the oil and the corporate contracts, and if you don’t realize that, there’s no hope for your delusional fantasy world.)
Is This The Morality, The Values Issues of Which You Spoke Of?
Bush signs torture bill; Americans lose essential freedom
