Iraq syndrome

[gottaB]

The Iraq debacle has paralyzed US foreign policy, rendering the American body politic incapable of responsibly exercizing leadership in world affairs.

On the one hand, the scaleback of US ambitions represents a realistic response to a changed geopolitical environment. The Bush* administration's abuse of international trust, which reached its zenith in Secretary of State Colin Powell's deceptive testimony before the United Nations Security Council, has severely undermined US credibility and substantially reduced US influence abroad. On the other hand, domestic sentiment is turning against involvement in foreign affairs, and in particular, the use of military force. Aspects of the current public mood can be explained as rational, understandable or realistic. In the whole, however, there is danger that a sentimental reaction to failures in Iraq will lead to a hardened resistence to contributing to the world's security needs, a position which reflects neither a realistic view of US interests, nor a morally responsible vision of the US's role in the world.

[KharmaTrain]

1. This Should Be The Cycle Of Fear

That's what this regime preys upon to keep its power. It scares the shit out of its followers to the point they won't question and will blindly support this regime like lemmings heading off a cliff.

This is the Cold Warrior mentality of creating a boogie man and telling the "believers" that they must behave or he'll "get 'em". Today it's some Arab terrorist who will hijack their airplane with a shoe and fly it into their town. It's some far off boogie man making a weapon...some secret weapon...that we know is bad and we know he wants to use it on us. We've gotta make weapons just as bad, if not worse, and then go after his weapon...even if it's just imagined.

Challenge yourself...play Bunnypants defender for a few minutes. Try defending, just as much as you do attacking, all the actions this regime has done. Find every conveluted reason to justify it...then sit back and watch the media spit it out.

Cheers!