Incoherent Ramblings of a Malcontent
With everyday that passes, the US puts down more roots into the soil of Iraq. More bases are built, more influence gained, more troops stationed. All under the guise of promoting freedom and peace for the Iraqi people, but last I checked it is a real quagmire where violence and corruption rum rampant with no force being able to check them. The only areas of the country that I would consider safe are the Green Zone and areas that are dominated by certain militias who have been able to control the streets and provide protection the US presence cannot.
With recent talk from the White House and Central Command we now hear that the US is planning a long and enduring stay in Iraq. The likes of what we have in Korea or Japan. There are several problems with this plan.
The first problem is that our mere presence on Arab and Islamic soil is enough to breed hatred. We are forcibly and violentlf defiling countries where the citizens dont want us. It isnt just Iraq, but is Saudia Arabia, Egypt etc. We have a huge problem thinking that everyone wants our help when i reality no one in the middle east wants us there except the weak goverments who suppress their people which we support. Thats one great step to change our image in the Middle East(sarcasm).
The second problem is that Iraq will never be like either of those countries. The reality of it is that in South Korea, tehy wanted us there and need us to stay because of the communist threat(boogie man) in the north. No one in Iraq wants us to stay, hell im pretty sure that as soon as we caught Saddam they didnt want us around anymore. But we persist to tell another country what is in its best interest and how they should live and how thankful they should be. The end result, something that isnt happening in Korea, thats right an insurgency. Last time I checked no US troops were being killed in Korea every day, the people werent rebeling against us and the overwhelming population didnt hate us and want us out.
If George W. Bush can get over this idea in his head that he needs to be saving countries that dont want saving things may improve. You have to wonder if he actually thinks that he can bomb the middle east into peaceful democracies with leaders who love us, because thats the way it looks . That wont happen, he is so conservative and "born again" that there is no doubt in my mind that he views this as a "crusade" of sorts, its almost like he is trying to promote end times because he believes in it. I am rambling and off point but it all just makes no sense.
Our government is a sham, power simply breeds more power, and greed and corruption, find me an honest politician in Washington who is actually looking out for the interests of the people. YOu cant, it wont happen, all our government has become is big buisness, bent on filling their own pockets no matter what ethics they violate, whose wheels get greased and what civil and constitutional rights get trampled in the process. Our founding fathers had the right idea, they knew what tehy wanted but politicians have become so distorted since then that it will never be the same, our democracy now is simply how civilized people loot, opress and murder one another as opposed to the way it used to be with barbarians.
As a last note I would like to remind our serivce men and women out there what they should be defending. Your oath of service did not say that you would defend the United States against all foes foreign or domestic. It stated that you will defend the United States CONSTITUTION against all foes foreign and domestic. Last I checked the Iraqi insurgency is not violating the constitution. Rather it is our goverment who sent you off to an illegitimate war who has raped and defiled your constitution, looks like the fight should be at home.
With recent talk from the White House and Central Command we now hear that the US is planning a long and enduring stay in Iraq. The likes of what we have in Korea or Japan. There are several problems with this plan.
The first problem is that our mere presence on Arab and Islamic soil is enough to breed hatred. We are forcibly and violentlf defiling countries where the citizens dont want us. It isnt just Iraq, but is Saudia Arabia, Egypt etc. We have a huge problem thinking that everyone wants our help when i reality no one in the middle east wants us there except the weak goverments who suppress their people which we support. Thats one great step to change our image in the Middle East(sarcasm).
The second problem is that Iraq will never be like either of those countries. The reality of it is that in South Korea, tehy wanted us there and need us to stay because of the communist threat(boogie man) in the north. No one in Iraq wants us to stay, hell im pretty sure that as soon as we caught Saddam they didnt want us around anymore. But we persist to tell another country what is in its best interest and how they should live and how thankful they should be. The end result, something that isnt happening in Korea, thats right an insurgency. Last time I checked no US troops were being killed in Korea every day, the people werent rebeling against us and the overwhelming population didnt hate us and want us out.
If George W. Bush can get over this idea in his head that he needs to be saving countries that dont want saving things may improve. You have to wonder if he actually thinks that he can bomb the middle east into peaceful democracies with leaders who love us, because thats the way it looks . That wont happen, he is so conservative and "born again" that there is no doubt in my mind that he views this as a "crusade" of sorts, its almost like he is trying to promote end times because he believes in it. I am rambling and off point but it all just makes no sense.
Our government is a sham, power simply breeds more power, and greed and corruption, find me an honest politician in Washington who is actually looking out for the interests of the people. YOu cant, it wont happen, all our government has become is big buisness, bent on filling their own pockets no matter what ethics they violate, whose wheels get greased and what civil and constitutional rights get trampled in the process. Our founding fathers had the right idea, they knew what tehy wanted but politicians have become so distorted since then that it will never be the same, our democracy now is simply how civilized people loot, opress and murder one another as opposed to the way it used to be with barbarians.
As a last note I would like to remind our serivce men and women out there what they should be defending. Your oath of service did not say that you would defend the United States against all foes foreign or domestic. It stated that you will defend the United States CONSTITUTION against all foes foreign and domestic. Last I checked the Iraqi insurgency is not violating the constitution. Rather it is our goverment who sent you off to an illegitimate war who has raped and defiled your constitution, looks like the fight should be at home.
posted by the meathaus at 1:07 AM
1 Comments:
Last two paragraphs are rock-solid. Clean up the rest of it a bit.
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