What a shambles this Iraq thing has become. I call it thing because I don't know what it is, just that it's cost many, many people their lives and the United States an unbelievable amount of face, good will and money.
I believe history will show president George W. Bush to have been one of two things: a dogged fool misled by dangerously incompetent advisers or an evil, careless, cruel, corrupt nicompoop. Either way he's an idiot.
Hey, I'm not that smart myself. I've done lots of things in my life that have shown me that. I barely follow current events, I know almost nothing about international politics (in fact I have these things in common with GWB but nobody'll elect me commander-in-chief), but it was clear to me (and every normal, thinking person) that the US and the UK were making a huge mistake starting a second campaign in Iraq.
I remember telling everyone who'd bother to listen that the US was sticking it's head in a bee-hive looking for honey, and that it would struggle with the after-effects of this foolish decision for a long, long time. I remember being alarmed at the catchphrases they came up with; "An Axis of Evil" and "The War on Terror". Well, the war on terror turned out to be a blank cheque and a paranoiac excuse to do anything to anyone at all. And I guess the axis of evil is just another way of saying "our enemies for the month of October".
I also remember my disgust at CNN's slanted coverage of the run-up to the war, and thinking to myself how low they'd sunk since 9-11... into the very depths of journalistic propaganda.
It's coming to light now how sleazy Tony Blair's government is. What other creepy crawlies will be exposed when we examine the underside of the Bush administration? And even then, what will anyone do about it? Both men lied to the world to legalize their war, and then they squandered their countries' resources and killed thousands of people to achieve fairy tale objectives. And when they were found out what happened? Nothing. Both men deserve to be in jail but they're going to get away with it!
Hm. Go 'head George, do your thing. Finish the job, stay the course. You're in too deep now to turn back anyway. And when you've served your term go back to your ranch or whatever and you and your father scheme your little brother into power.
At least now everyone knows for sure you're an idiot.
