The naive lead the blind
Ok,
I may only be 21, but I have lived across two centuries
and, well, I read books occasionally. Therefore
I can accuse Sara Fritz of well... read for yourself:
President
Bush would never dare to take our nation to war without a
persuasive justification and broad national
support.
Yeah,
and John Ashcroft would never dare ignore the Constitution he
is sworn to protect. Maybe wisdom doesn't come with
age.
Who
in 2004?
It is understandable that the cynic
believes a war with Iraq is a means for George Bush to get
reelected in 2004. Yet history had
shown this plan rarely works, and even if it doesn't our
options are still limited to tweedle-dee and tweedle-dum.
Insert "State", "liberty"
What can't be "derived from the
president's power as commander in chief"? Labeling
Americans as enemy combatants is one supposed power. That
reminds me, war is the health of the _____and the detriment to
_____?
Projecting empire
Sometimes
it is frightening what you can find in the
middle of an op-ed:
...the U.S. would acquire a permanent military
presence in Afghanistan and turn it into a base for projecting
power in Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the Middle
East and the Persian Gulf.
Since when do democratic republics "project power?" Oh
yeah, since we are fighting a method (terrorism), a religion
(Islam), and "evil."
Office of Global Propaganda
This is a new project of the Bush
administration that is attempting to spread the good word that
is America. Max
Castro has uncovered its real intention: to stop
people"from detesting the policies of the current U.S.
government." Well, maybe a change in
policy would alleviate all problems.
Surprise!
Brian
Foley has some surprises for the US government about the war
in Iraq:
Surprise! The war will not
defeat terrorism...
Surprise! The war will increase the
danger of terrorism...
Surprise! Civilian casualties and
mass slaughter...
Surprise! Refugees and
starvation...
Surprise! Destruction, disorder, and yet more
death...
Surprise! "Conflict contagion..."
Surprise! The
war will not "spread democracy..."
Surprise! International
criticism...
Surprise! Americans will be forced to tighten
their belts...
Surprise! The Bush
administration doesn't
care!