Interesting article about how the war generals are warming to the winds of war. Unfortunately, however, the only opinion that's gonna count is the one of George W. Bush.
But don't ya think Bush thinks himself as a good ole' cowboy, in or out of war? And he's probably got all kinds of misconceived notions about dung, spurs, various ranchlike things and I bet he's very fond of totin' around his growin' list of "Wanted Dead or Alive," names. And he likely keeps 'em not in his back pocket but rather close to his vest, near his imaginary, maybe even honorary (you bet!), Texas Ranger badge.
I think not only does he think the best preacher around is one also wearing a cowboy hat, but that the American soldiers are his cowboys there only to do God's work. That they are HIS calvry replete with the very white hats, the good trumpet sounds and that only the good god, the one with all 'dem 'dare dollar signs, is there for him, on his and his dad's side, as he invokes his replendent version of justice and oddball mercy.
So he'll march our loved ones into an orc-filled, oil-ringed Iraqi war only to destroy other peoples' loved ones in the process of his acting out his toughness. Need he prove to do what his dad didn't do? I wonder!
Well, as the story goes, what's the guy in the black hat gonna do? Were I Saddam, one of the first things I'd wanna at least find is a video somewhere of Bush, a six-gun at his side, practicing his draw and shootin' stern at Lone Star Beer cans in Midland, Texas. Indeed, this would make a nice fit to counterbalance the frequent American media scenes of Saddam wearing his dark suit and dark tophat while brandishing a rifle pointed to the sky in front of big crowds.
Geez, who makes these people and why do they do the things they do--lol!?!
Anyway, back to the war mill. What's gonna happen when this war gets on? What's Saddam gonna do? What should or could he do?
I guess the first known fact is Iraq's military ain't gonna beat back an American-led invasion. And Saddam probably knows this. He probably also thinks that when the Texan's dung hits the fan that he's gonna become a goner.
So what's his best move? He can't call Ghostbusters; Bush has already got 'em!
Me thinks Saddam's best strategy would be to dismantle most of his half-million strong military, but leave 'em privately armed, tipped and dangerous, with underground sources for resupply in order to engage the Americans in underground warfare.
As horrible as Saddam has been described in the American media, somehow I don't think the Iraqi general citizenry are gonna view the newly-arrived American cowboys as cool, or that they'll think the Americans are the only ones wearin' white hats and who've come in reeking of a saviourdom worthy of a Pat Robinson or Jerry Falwell. In fact, it's more likely the Iraqis will see a bit more Jimmy Swaggert in the psychic of the Western invading troops.
Most likely, Bush and his dollar-tied buddies will easily get to take over Iraq's major cities, not to mention oil industry. However, it's my guess that Saddam--knowing he'll be dead if he hangs around gawking at stars and stripes--is gonna take the same road as OBL. He'll attempt to hide away, while encouraging his former army to hit hard and everywhere they can in order to make any kind of American occupation extremely difficult; if not impossible.
Saddam probably knows his best weapon is the collective mindthink of Americans: a) Many of us in America don't want no war; and, b) The majority of Americans who'd support an Iraqi war would not wish to see their sons and daughters bogged down in a prolonged, protracted and very dirty war that won't go away no matter how hard we try to occupy the land.
Add into the above that the beginning of any war is almost always full of tinderboxes, unintended consequences and one has to carefully consider that the zone where it's all coming down is the MidEast--anything can happen!
I guess what I'm saying is the problem of Iraq isn't easily solved by an invading army. I'm sort of reminded of the old adage: We've seen the enemy; and it is us.
So I suppose what all of the writing above is all about is me simply saying: Hey! Why's it gotta be this way!!!? |
