Reply #15: you may be one of the few who believes this "referendum" is anything... [View All]

[thebigidea]

... more than a meaningless stalling tactic, about as relevant to life for everyday Iraqis as the much ballyhooed "transfer of sovereignty" - yeah, that went so fucking well. They loved Allawi, and i'm sure they'll love whatever new gang of puppets front for the Bush admin.

The over a hundred thousand cyborg-looking soldiers stomping all over their country and pointing rifles at their grandmas might provide them with the teensiest bit of suspicion about the validity of this "ongoing political process" that has absolutely nothing to do with our founding fathers. Unless you want to look in the mirror and realize we just might be the redcoats this time.

"Oh no, are you saying that mythical Zarqawi is George Washington?" I hear someone squeal dramatically.

Of course not, I haven't seen any mythical cherry trees chopped down so I'm not going to sing anyone's praises. There are no good guys in this scenario, just a bundle of hell brought to us by a filthy monkey.