“Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki showed their gratitude earlier this month by rolling out the red carpet, literally, for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Bush’s Middle East policy is designed largely to blunt the influence of Iran, which seeks a dominant role in the region. So it must have been galling to the White House to watch as Ahmadinejad swept into Baghdad in a ceremonial motorcade and toured the city with great fanfare. Never one to miss a chance to stick in the needle, Ahmadinejad questioned the motives of those who “visit this country in a stealth manner.”

Thank you Eugene.  It seems particularly bizarre given the fact that Ahmadinejad certainly isn’t what I’d call “level-headed”.  To what gravity of depravation must a people endure before they become so disenfranchised that Ahmadinejad begins to appear as the “best available option”?

ASK?

THINK?

EXAMINE?

PAY ATTENTION?

QUIT ANTAGONIZING?

RETURN EVERYTHING WE HAVE STOLEN?

Just a few suggestions. Any one of which or a combination of all, might work, if we could just learn how to stop being paranoid, trigger-happy cowards, wanting everything that really isn’t ours, and tried to get along, with each other and “them.” Oh, and being honest might help.

See the thing is, unless we tell the truth we have no right to expect “them” to tell the truth. Although I think they probably do. While I’m pretty sure we don’t.

On top of that, we run into trouble getting the truth because we turn it over to Sadists who really don’t give a damn about the truth. The pleasure derived from inflicting pain is really what they enjoy hearing.

9/11 happened because Bush knew it was coming and chose to do nothing, or Bush heard the rumble and used that information to create 9/11. Providing an excellent opportunity for him and his associate Sadists to get their rocks off.

And I didn’t call it or them barbaric. I called it and them EVIL!

EVIL by choice. EVIL by action and EVIL by design.

Which is why Cheney and Bush and Rumsfeld set up their EVIL camp. SADISTS one and all!

Information? You wouldn’t understand what that is if you stepped in a bucketfull!

As tragic as Iraq is, there is so much more to the horror that is Bush policy.

We scan the headlines and read about a despot who encouraged cannibalism. Another who boiled his captives alive. Still another who burry’s prisoners alive. And yet another who walls his enemy in and uses the residents for target practice. And as horrible as all that is, those despots more or less confine their evil to their own people and their own land.

But here in America, we export evil.

We focus on spreading it out there, in lands we don’t inhabit. On “prisoners” or “enemies” we don’t know, or see, or even have to. And to our eternal shame we don’t even want to!

“Another Act of Evil: Slow Murder at Gitmo”

“One grows weary, so weary, of plowing through filth, day after day – the unspeakable, blood-soaked, stinking filth of torture, murder, lies and degradation that pours in a relentless, unending stream from the belching pits of the Bush Regime. And let’s be clear: we speak here of deliberate evil – not good works gone wrong, not mere “incompetence,” not misguided policies or ignorance or even ideological blindness– but fully conscious acts of evil which the perpetrators themselves know are evil.”

http://www.uruknet.de/?p=m42009&hd;=&size=1&l=e

A lot of “Why’s” asked in this article, but aside from the obvious explanation we find in the first paragraph one answer jumps out!

The fear of recognition and accountability. Inevitable after so many years of waiting for some sane person to move into the White House. Witness to the numbness that sets in following years of obeying orders that corrupt the soul, and destroy the senses.

The price we will pay for following the orders of the evil, evil men and women in this administration will far exceed money and blood.
A whole society will need to be rediscovered and rebuilt from the ground up. And the longer we postpone that day of reckoning, the more impossible will seem the task.

Sometimes it feels like the only thing to do is cry.
But I’m having a bad moment. Crying to solve a problem is as pointless as praying to solve a problem.

Keep on keeping on, writing phoning, marching, instructing, screaming if necessary. But whatever you do ...

Don’t let the horror of Iraq and the Bush regime and all their associated evil fall from the view of those around you. Remember that when someone tells you they support McCain.

“Has anyone noticed that Iraq, supposedly transformed into an oasis of peace and tranquility by George W. Bush’s troop surge, is growing less peaceful and tranquil by the day?”

Yes…. those who dying, those making money from the arms/armaments sales and those selling oil and gasoline.

No…. Our Mainstream Media and the GOP.

RE: By Louise, March 11 at 4:42 pm #
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Re: Re:
“I don’t care if media pundits listen. If just one voter reads this and votes accordingly, I’ll be happy! Thanks.”

Said a mouthful there, Louise, but keep in mind one swayed voter has family & friends. It’s not a linear progression, but a factor, and multi-level at that. It appears the completely foolish in our society have now diminshed to about 19-20%, but they are stalwart in their mis-guided beliefs. All we can do is take it one person at a time and let pyramidal math do its work (1x2=4x2=8x2=16x2=32, etc)

Good comparison between Binny (love the name) and DICK.

Do you really think he’s in Dubai?

At first I thought he (Binny) was probably holed up in the guest suite at Kennebunkport. (Bush Dynasty Homeland).

But over the years, I’ve come to believe that he is simply dead.

It might be interesting to note that another reason for a drop in violence is that the Bush adminstration has been paying insurgents cash, to cease hostilities against us.

That’s one of the things this adminstration does best, throw money at it’s problems.

If we add a little historical perspective, the wool might be removed from our eyes.

Insurgencies always happen in waves.  In Afghanistan, fighting (against a superpower our amongst themselves) has always happened according to the seasons.

In fact, even conventional wars happen in waves…rarely is there constant fighting at a high level of intensity.

The only times that an insurgency will put forth a sustained effort is when A. their backs are against the wall or B. when they have the occupier on the ropes.  Otherwise, it is counterproductive to their long-term goals.

Well said, Louise, well said.

Unfortunately, asking your fellow Americans to think (even worse, asking them to think three times with ellipses heading off into infinity) is probably not going to happen…alas.

If Americans spent any serious time thinking, they’d be out in the streets with torches and pitchforks.

Sorry but our deeply committed main stream media have other things to report than keeping up with… what did you say that country was?

“Bull crap, there are a few hundred people responsible for this war.  They were in the congress in 2002.  NOT A ONE OF THEM DESERVES TO BE THE PRESIDENT.”

Here! Here!
And thanks.

And just ignore Gomer, he seems to have slipped in his pile, again.

Poor thing.

Doesn’t seem to understand there is a huge difference between sending the troops into harms way and trying to get them what they need, now that they are there.

I don’t care if media pundits listen. If just one voter reads this and votes accordingly, I’ll be happy!

Thanks.

Thanks.
Feel free.

No Gomerspile,

Louise has her facts in order and we know it. These have been THE FACTS for years; the FACTS that a few would have us ignore, and just ‘not notice’.

But, your posts do put reality to another dimension of which we must be constantly reminded, and that is the identification of the REAL terrorists. That would be this administration, and what they have wrought in the Middle East. That would be the minute number of outside agitators that were invited by Cheney, to ‘come fight in Iraq.’ They were not there before.

That would NOT be the so-called ‘insurgents’ who have consistently defied the invasion and occupation of their sovereign nation state.

But, it would include the handful like YOU, on this board, who fully support the terrorists activities of your bush government. You are a terrorist Gomerspile. You should take your own advice on how they should be dealt with.

So ‘liberate’ yourself by your own hand, and the rest of us will be liberated as well. One less terrorist to put up with.

Louise,

THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!!!!!!!!!

This is your best yet. (well, IMHO)

Just as an FYI, I’m going to ‘disburse’ this among the the community here and elsewhere, (which the proper attributions of course), unless you would prefer that I not.

Again, I thank you, and I thank Mr. Robinson for providing this urgent prompt, to refocus attention on where where it should never have left.

To reiterate just a few points that you’ve already made…

Despite the near daily bombings of Iraq in the previous decades, mid 80’s through the 90’s, and the crippling effects of the US mandated sanctions of the same period, Iraq did enjoy a higher standard of living than most of it’s Arab neighbors.

For instance, let us not forget that our ‘ally’ Egypt has been ruled by the same dictator for 37 years, and he is grooming his successor now. Torture is routine.

Let us not forget our allies in Saudi Arabia, the Monarchy there shares a spot in the World Dynasty Book with the Bush Carlyle Group Dynasty. This is of course THE most repressive nation in the region, unless we link Isreal based on what they’ve done to the Palestinians over the past 60 years.

Iran of course, NOT an ally since the US deposed their democratically elected leader, Mossadegh, and replaced him with their own, (the Shah) has also provided a higher standard of living than our ‘allies’ in the area, despite the decade long attacks and wars prompted by Saddam.

Let us also remember that those people still alive in Iraq today, those Iraqis that our ‘liberation’ has not destroyed, were mostly born the times of the constant destruction to their nation that has been caused by the US. It is THEY, whom our troops must face in Iraq at this time. It is THEY who have known only aggression and deadly sanctions from the US for all of their lives, who are willing to fight us in their native land now.

News today of Adm. Fallon’s (forced) retirement is an ominous sign that the Bush-Cheney-neocon bunch will attack Iran.

Fallon is an honorable officer who stood up to these warmongers and war profiteers.

See the articles:

“Will Bush, Cheney Attack Iran? When and Why?”

Truthout.org
02 February 2007

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/020207A.shtml

“Military Draft Needed for War With Iran and Syria?”

Truthout.org
20 September 2006

http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/64/22754

Body count per month.

The body count is low it is working.

Like death & taxes, the body count will invariently rise and the surge will not be working.

Why the F**k are we still over there?

A good and truthful tirade, Louise. Keep it up, even though no one will listen, least of all media pundits.
You sound as disgusted as I am about the ruthless Repubs and the wimp, self-centered Dems.

“WASHINGTON—Has anyone noticed that Iraq, supposedly transformed into an oasis of peace and tranquility by George W. Bush’s troop surge, is growing less peaceful and tranquil by the day?”

Here’s a better question. Has anybody noticed there has not been peace and tranquility in Iraq since the day congress decided their inept president actually knew what he was talking about and told him, “sure go ahead, bomb the crap out of those civilians!”

And before all you Saddam haters start screaming, I suggest you visit history, because for all his faults, and in spite of daily bombings courtesy the “caring” USA, and in spite of crippling sanctions, the Iraqis did enjoy a higher standard of living than most of their Arab neighbors.

What’s even more amazing is that in spite of years of crippling sanctions, and the lack of weapons of mass destruction, and the damage caused by our “kind because we care” on-going bombing, we couldn’t win!

How hard could that have been? Well apparently to hard for a Commander In Chief who probably had to cheat to graduate from kindergarten. And a Congress that hasn’t got a clue what sacrifice and death actually means.

But why dwell on history? Lets just visit today. More than a million dead Iraqis. Millions more displaced. Close to 4000 dead US troops. Close to 30,000 with grievous wounds. Probably 100,000 with PTSD. And we haven’t yet realized the predictable depleted uranium damage.

But it was worth it right? We have our oil back. [Well actually we don’t, and it isn’t ours anyway]

Iraq is free [well actually it isn’t, but who pays attention to a little thing like that?]

They have democracy [Uh no they don’t ... they have purple fingers]

The world is a better place because a dictator is gone. [Right. Now the whole region is a powder keg!]

The threat of WMD has been eliminated [Noting of course there were none]

Saddam is dead. Well one out of six aint bad, I guess.

Maybe that should be the title over Bush’s Library: “One out of six aint bad, I guess”

Except that wouldn’t work when you factor in the other consequences of his failed presidency. Maybe one out of fifty? Naw.

Probably “Welcome To The Museum Of Utter Failure”

But it hasn’t all been bad. Legal thugs like Blackwater have made out like bandits. And Bush and Cheney’s friends have raked in billions. And the guys that make things that blow up and kill have done pretty well. As has that company that provides tin coffins for the dead,and arranges their transportaion and delivery.

In fact, even though the “private” contractors who do such important things as make body armor, build better armored vehicles, provide guns and ammo have failed miserably to meet demand, they still rake in buku bucks. Aint war grand? Yeh ...

And the really nice thing about it is, the cowards who decided to have this war, don’t have to see the dead coming home.

On orders from the Commander in Chief, the military sneaks them home in the middle of the night, having decided just because someone gave their life fighting for us doesn’t mean they have a right to full daylight recognition. Or the dignity of being greeted when they arrive home. Or even a casual nod from Bush or any of those congressaurs who sent them off to die.

Meanwhile, the “believers” are stocking up on popcorn and beer, so they can enjoy the next “Shock and Awe” Bush plans to stage when he attacks Iran. For as bogus a reason as he attacked Iraq.

And if he has his way, he will have his show. 

And just in case you think Congress wont let him do that, Bush will do as he pleases. Because he always has. And congress always lets him, Right? Something you might remember when you debate who to vote for.

Personally I think we need someone in the White House who has the wisdom to THINK AHEAD!

Or even just think, think, think ...

Many of us figured that ethnic cleansing was spent at the time that Bush announced his escalation (surge) and that he knew it. In addition, hundreds of thousands of Iraqi has left Baghdad and Iraq due to the grissly murders in Baghdad. Besides, after all of his failures, all of his ineptitudes, Bush still has a corporate media and the neo-conservative propaganda behind him. The escalation was a masquerade to suggest a rare Bush success.

In the past months since the surge started, the MSM has reported less and less about the bombings and firefights that have taken place in Iraq.  This collusion with the administration seems to be deliberate, since nothing has really changed at all.  The people responsible for these atrocities have not let up on their campaign of terror and mayhem just because the shrub sent in 35,000 more troops to fight this insurgency.  The insurgents are not cowed by the fact that American troops are there to supposedly stop them from self-immolation at the point of bombing their fellow citizens and those who are not “of their kind.”  How is America supposed to stop a determined and suicidal person from blowing up themselves and others for the sake of martyrdom?  This will not happen unless you completely lock down the country and treat every person without regard to whether they are children, women and men, like prisoners in their own country.  We, the American military, are already seen as occupiers of the worst kind, for this plan to work the military would have to clamp down on every freedom that the Iraqis should have by now and worse than that our military would have to become deadly in their enforcement of the surge to overcome those who have taken advantage of the relative calm and let loose upon the civilian population of Iraq a whirlwind of bombings and attacks that are bound to haunt the Americans in their quest for the hearts and minds on the Iraqi population. Given all these factors, isn’t it about time that the administration of the shrub and the MSM decide that reporting the truth about this surge is not only necessary but in the best interest of the American people.

... why is it that you have fallen down on the job reporting about the war in Iraq? You talk about the lack of coverage as if it is a separate entity all to itself, but you are one of the many whose responsibility is to be gathering news and relating it to us, and asking tough questions of the people who are supposed to be solving these big problems. Instead you’ve been glad-handing with Chris Mathews and Pat Buchanan speculating on whether or not the 3 Am commercial will cut across the racial/gender polling numbers…

Meanwhile, the war goes on and more people die, and the real issues continue to be ignored in favor of watercooler chit-chat. Oh yeah, and Sanjaya sang at a Bat-mitzvah. Big F@cking Deal.

As always this admin claims succes because it constantly moves the goal posts.
The reasons for the invasion changed - so will the reason to stay.
Ultimately we all know the reasons for going inot Iraq and those for Staying in Iraq are LIES!
We went into Iraq to seize the Oil Fields so that the Saudia’s control them instead of the Iranians.Tath is also Why Iran has been ‘suddenly’ brought back up on the interantional screen as ‘terrorist’ and ‘nuclear Motivated’
As Usual Multi Nats have elicited (illicited) the Resources and Lives of US to save their Saudi’s asses.Yet the Saudi’s have no allegience to US, NOR do the Multi Nat’s who they sponsor.
How many Highjackers were from SA? Where does Binny’s family hail from. WE know exactly Why we were attacked on 9/11- The Corp World Stratedgy business practices. We may also have a pretty good clue why Binny was involved- Old Friend Dick?
Binny and his family have been plain gth esame game on their own people and using US as the ‘culprit’ fro all their Woes. Sounds like the same ‘logic’ as W & Dick- do they use the same talking points play book, does Rove write Binny’s stuff too?
Nothing seems to’Fit’ together until you equate Bin Laden (and Family ) with the hopes an dDreams of Cheney and His Corp Fiends.
No doubt Dick is a Traitor, Bu tso is his ol’ Buddy Binny (and Family) they ahve lied and used and oppressed their own people. Cheney is as responsible for 9/11 as Binny- they are operative to the same regime.
Why have We not found Binny, because Dick et al have no intention of ‘finding’ in- is he in one of your safes?
As for Binny his own people need to not only analyize this Old Friendship, but also what Binny has actually ‘done for them’- not jus tin the ME but around the world. Muslims should b ehunting him down- for Treason, War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity .
Aman with Kidney failure requiring Dialysis living in a cave in the Pakistani mOuntains- Hardy! check Dubia, in one of their luxury Hotels. He’s smoking Cuban Cigars and sipping Congac while his ‘countrymen’ and fellow Muslims are being Killed.
Binny is just the middle East version of DICK!