Wake Up and Smell 2007

[babylonsister]

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December 28, 2006 at 08:05:08

Wake Up and Smell 2007

by Elaine Brower

March 19th, 2007 will mark the 4th anniversary of our invasion of Iraq, a war that was a pre-emptive strike based on lies to the American people, and the world by the Bush Regime. It is impossible to imagine that we will mark 4 years of this atrocity even after the anti-war movement has expended so much money, energy and time in ending this war even before it begun. So what does that tell you?

The Bush Regime decided a long time before the events of 9/11 to invade Iraq. The "Project for a New American Century" clearly delineates the push to remove Saddam Hussein from power. Our Government took the horrible events and deaths of innocent people on 9/11 by those dubbed the "evildoers" or "Al-Queda", and with that fear, drove this Country into a disgusting mess. George Bush, Condi Rice, Colin Powell, Dick Cheney, Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle and the masterminds of destruction were beating on the war drums from the moment the chatter started prior to 9/11, we just didn't know it. The American people were lulled into complacent sleep mode prior to that day, and subsequently were jolted into fear mode, never to regain their power to reason.

On that fear, this Regime has focused for 5 years. Every single anniversary of 9/11, those in power prepare for photo ops at "Ground Zero", the site where buildings should now be standing. However, as a reminder and to keep us fearful, a hole in the ground remains. You don't see them in front of the Pentagon, or in the fields of Pennsylvania. It is not as fearful an image to the American people. Every year the family members of those killed that day stand up on a podium in front of that "hole in the ground" and read the names of those who lost their lives by the Towers' destruction. Every year every single media outlet in the Country reminds us of how we should remain fearful.

As we reflect upon the last 5 years, we see our military, the most lethal and well equipped force in the world; descend upon those "terrorists". First was Afghanistan; to capture "America's Most Wanted", only to come up short. After enough of that smoke screen, the Commander-in-Chief decided to attack another sovereign nation to end "the reign of terror" and get the imaginery weapons of mass destruction from another of "America's Most Wanted", Saddam Hussein. In both cases, the ruling governments in Afghanistan and Iraq were put there by the American Government, but I digress.

After 2,000 days of the announcement of "Mission Accomplished", and after 96% of all deaths in Iraq are accounted for after that same statement, we plan for the upcoming anniversary of this invasion. We also mark the grim reality of 3,000 military deaths over 25,000 wounded, and an appalling 650,000 Iraqi deaths accounted for, and we are still an occupying force with no end in sight.

Commissions are formed and issue "reports"; meetings are held to discuss possible game plans to end this war; our elected officials banter about policy and decisions, and people keep dying by the 100's in Iraq every single day. Does anyone see something wrong with this picture? What strategy meeting does it take to say bring them home now? Stop the killing of innocent people.

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[IndyOp]

1. I fear that their goal with Hussein's execution and moving toward

an escalation in Iraq is to set it all ablaze - multiple Civil Wars in the Middle East.

I feel almost helpless in the face of such callous disregard for life.

:(

[babylonsister]

2. I agree; I think this admin wants to enrage the masses in Iraq so their

excuse for a 'surge' will be justified, at least in their tiny little minds.

[blm]

3. If the goal is perpetual war then they will have their mission accomplished.

I just don't see the powers that be in the House of Saud have approved of this - I think it's happening despite their input because BushInc has screwed up THAT badly.