The War Machine

A former member of the Bush Administration Scott McClellan just released a small glimpse into the shady dealings that this administration has been known for. He described the propaganda and spin that the White House used to make their case for a war in Iraq. I remember looking back at the daily news cycles before the war only to see the news which did an injustice to the American people by allowing different so called national security advisor and Bush cast members to spread fictitious rumors about WMD’s and the threat Iraq posed to the American people. They made such arguments to link Saddam with 9/11 terrorists all which came about to be false. Mr. McClellan most likely came out with this book to free his soul. Now he will have to deal with all the GOP spinners calling him a disgruntled employee. Sometimes the truth hurts and lies hurt much worst look at Iraq. How can the American people allow a president to straight up lie and get away with it for so many years? Just because he is the president does not mean he lacks accountability. By far George W. Bush is the worst president ever elected to office.
If anything he sure makes a good puppet for those who are well connected and business that received no bid contracts. The sad part of this story is the lost lives over 4,000 beautiful American people sent to die in a war that never should have been waged. Who else is there to blame? Congress, at a time when so many people doubted the lies spewed by this administration congress basically rolled over and gave approval without fully vetting the war machine. I personally call this administration a traitor to this country for lying and changing the context of constitution to how they see fit. There’s a difference between going to war based on facts and going to war based on cherry picked intelligence. The fact is their case for war was without merit. I’m sure future historians will look back and say the same. The case I’m making is not based on a certain political party or dislike for our government but reality for those chosen heroes who lost there life. For the families who lost a dad, mom, uncle, aunt, cousin, sister, brother or friend. These soldiers fight to protect our freedoms and no blame can be directed to there effort. But blame can be directed to this Administration for their acts of treason.

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A war with no end

Through out time mankind has fought on numerous battlefields to establish a free open society or a controlled society. Within both realms of these societies they share common interest. The two most important interests that are shared are power and fear. Even within a free society fear is used to push an agenda or ideal to create a vacuum for power. The million dollar question is does this make a free society more or less hesitant to demand change? We have already learned that Iraq was a blunder based on cherry picked Intel, propaganda and fear based on simple words such as WMD’s and mobile biochemical agents. A direct consequence from such actions has caused the Middle Eastern regions to become more unstable and has allowed terrorist organizations a platform to justify unjustifiable actions. In sense our government’s actions have created the next generation of terrorists. For thousands of years both Sunni and Shias have argued and fought because of disagreements in there views of the same religion. Though Saddam was an evil dictator he was the glue in which kept a balance for a stable Iraq. Once that mold was cracked it created an opening for civil unrest amongst the people of Iraq. In which allowed a flow of Jihad extremists to emerge as insurgents to counter act against American forces. The Pentagon and the Bush administration’s war plans were flawed from the start with the lack of overall troops and no end game. They used benchmarks early in the war for selling points to the American people. After U.S troop’s deaths continued to increases with more and more bombings and no political reform they decided to surge and increase the troop levels in order to bring function to an unstable government. This surge did bring down the widespread violence because of more troops, but it lacked to bring any reform to the political process at this time. The big winner through this is Iran who was an enemy of Saddam and with the fall of Iraq it allowed Iran to play a bigger role in that region. One power falls only for another power to be established that maybe more of a security risk to the American people. Now the same people who got us into this mess want to throw more slop on the table and are planning for an attack on Iran in the near future. This will only happen however if John McCain is elected. John McCain agrees with Bush’s cowboy diplomacy. Shoot first ask questions last. As a super power our role should be to use talks to bring peace at the presidential level. Obama is right that you must meet with your enemies to see if anything can come about. It’s better than spending 3 billion a week for sake of war.

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Hypocrisy

We as America face desperate times due to a lapse of vision by our current president George W. Bush and many members of congress. The downward spiral currently faced by millions and millions of Americans will only increase in time. This is for seen with the increased rise of energy. Oil is purchased on a greed infested market based on speculation, refined by refineries into gas then shipped to gas stations. Who makes the biggest profit? One might assume gas stations right? Wrong the oil companies and the Saudi kingdom profit billions upon billions through a mafia like organization called OPEC. They increase the flow and decrease the flow therefore they control the market. Take in mind Saudi Arabia is an ally only because of there precious black gold. If you look what America stands for just refer to the constitution of course and look at our supposed ally Saudi Arabia the only thing we really share interest with them on is money and oil. They have some of the worst human rights. Women have no rights at all. It’s a sad day when a woman can be gang raped and receive punishment of torture and imprisonment and was a Victim too. They also mind you are listed on Human Rights Watch. Yet since they supply us our addicted substance we somehow over look there policies that share similarities of control and torture used by the same countries we consider threats to America. Hypocrisy at it’s greatest form. Another example would be China another country listed on Human Rights Watch. Our trade with them is clearly unbalanced. So called American companies have goods made for pure greed worded as competitive in country with no worker rights. Unsafe working conditions, cheap pay and then allow tainted goods such as toys to be shipped and shelved across stores in America. What makes this country different is the basic morals in which we stand. To allow morals to some how be sidelined for the sake of profit and allow American workers subjected to increased poverty waged jobs due to our lack or unwillingness to work for two dollars a week is unpatriotic at best.

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Player Cards

As an Independent American I find it truly sad in this day and age how the patriotic card is played. Think to yourself for a minute? What really is the difference between playing for instance the race card or the gender card? How can a country be a nation when a party that’s within a nation play’s a false patriotic card causing division, bring to question ones loyalty to this great nation? Those who love this country shouldn’t have to express ones loyalty by wearing a flag pin or sharing a different view on foreign policy because certain news pundits spin facts to suit there own personal opinions like Fox News Sean Hannity. Do you honestly believe that if America was attack that some how Democrats would not bear arms? In fact wouldn't it be unpatriotic to assume that a party such as The Democratic Party is some how un-American because they provide a balance within a two party system. Republican attack and spin tactics promoting fear in order to start and maintain a war that shouldn’t been fought based on intelligent that was flawed at best, while gas and food prices continue to skyrocket and families in America become more in debt because of a greedy unregulated loan system. Wouldn’t you consider that unpatriotic America. Where a government allows a business in America to outsource American jobs based on a profit scheme they call competition. Where a government for the people allows our trade with other nations to be unbalanced causing the loss of American manufacturing jobs creating more poverty waged jobs. Wouldn’t this be considered unpatriotic? The wastefully spending on projects that benefit lobbyist and firms while American families live in homeless shelters, eat at soup kitchens in every state in this nation. Teachers who teach America’s next generation of leaders making less pay with no incentives while Washington grants billion dollar no bid contracts to companies that overcharge, under perform and violate government law. Maybe that’s unpatriotic? The fact that we elect officials to represent us that for see a vision of a better America only to get caught up in gridlock and back room deals or there own personal well being. Maybe this could be called unpatriotic? A fair and balanced healthcare system instead of an industry promoting healthy living and preventive measures instead of prescribing drugs that don’t cure but only mask disease. A healthcare system that saves lives for a noble one instead of a monetary one. That’s patriotic.

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