Paul B. Farrell: War is hell, politics is hell and I’m mad as hell

[marmar]

By Paul B. Farrell, MarketWatch


SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (MarketWatch) — Yes, war is hell. The debt ceiling is hell. Politics is hell. No wonder we’re all mad as hell.

Politicians act like school kids in a food fight. Democracy? Average Americans are sidelined by the Super Rich special interests, conservative ideologues and election-year fanaticism. We’re watching a base reality show from the bleachers, watching both parties make matters worse, digging the hole deeper.

The real tragedy is the elephant in the room. The smell is suffocating the debt-ceiling debate. Remember how Bush/Cheney sold the United Nations on a “short” Iraq War? Ignored Afghanistan while the Taliban regrouped? That was a decade and $3 trillion ago. Still, the GOP refuses to see their elephant, or smell the mess their wars left behind.

But it’s not just politicians. Americans love war. We’re a warrior nation. We have a warmonger’s soul. But that’s still not why Congress spends over 50% our tax dollars on the Pentagon war machine, why we spend 47% of the total military budgets of all nations worldwide, why the public tolerates such stupidity. No, it’s not national defense. ..............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/war-is-hell-politics-is-hell-and-im-mad-as-hell-2011-07-12

[hifiguy]

1. This guy is an overlooked gem.

His commentary is usually brutally frank and spot on.

[lumberjack_jeff]

3. Not always.

He's mostly a crank.

American needs a good depression, don't raise the debt limit.

[marmar]

4. Cranks can be brutally frank and spot-on.

nt

[Hotler]

2. Yell it from the mountain Paul. n/t