Bush's 'Happy Thoughts' Death Trap (excellent article)

[ailsagirl]

consortiumnews.com
Robert Parry
June 13, 2005

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Rather than look at the military prospects realistically, Bush and his advisers pursued a consistent policy of wishful thinking, deceiving the American public about the war’s cost in both money and blood, and ultimately deluding even themselves.

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Another lesson that Bush didn't learn is that, in the end, reality counts. An ironic twist, as the bloody Iraq War grinds on, is that Bush and the neoconservatives appear to have become captives of their own propaganda. Having succeeded so well in managing the perceptions of the American public, Bush and his advisers now find it easier to shield themselves from the harsh reality of a disastrous war than face the facts.

To maintain their happy thoughts – and hear how well the war is going – all they have to do is tune in Fox News, read the Washington Times or listen to Rush Limbaugh. :puke:

Yet, while Bush and his advisers may enjoy the notion that they can fly among the stars and transcend the facts on the ground, the ultimate victims of this mass delusion are the nearly 1,700 U.S. soldiers and the tens of thousands of Iraqis who have died – plus the thousands more wounded and many more who are certain to die in the months ahead.

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2005/061205.html

[The Doctor.]

1. Kick.

[gademocrat7]

3. And a fish starts to rot at the top.

[undeterred]

2. When the families of the 1700 ask for an explanation

later this week they will have to turn up their happy thoughts full blast to drown them out...

[Joey Liberal]

4. Bush is a MORON n/t

[peacetalksforall]

5. Speaking of petitions...we need on to go to our legislators saying that

they CANNOT keep writing checks to PNAC and the cabal.

Nor more deaths. No more checks. No more lies. Let's try to get all those soldiers and Iraqis healed. Let's spend the money on clean up of depleted uranium and all the other stuff. Let's try to fulfill promises, let's try to help find their treasures.

Has our legislature written any bills creating huge penalties for anyone buying, storing, selling, acquiring Iraq's treasures that our military had so much disdain for.