All anyone who really wants to know what's going on has to do is conduct a search as to what's happening in the countries that surround Iraq. See how the population of Jordan is reacting; see how the population of Saudi Arabia is reacting; and there's little doubt that Turkey will invade the Kurds.
As much as half of the American population believe Iraq had something to do with 9/11; that 42 percent of Americans actually thought Iraqis were on the 9/11 planes, many simply think that Bush will mightfully charge into Baghdad, announce "We're here!" and all will be fine.
What I find impressive is not only the stupidity and complete lack of diplomacy on the part of those waging wanting to wage this war, but also much of the ignorance on the part of those who are blindly supporting it.
I think this is a condition that results from certain entities buying up large elements of the media in this nation. For example, of Rupert Murdoch's approximately 160 or so-owned print journals all of them endorse this war. The same likely holds true for his AM radio holdings and certainly is the case with FoxNews. In effect, much of the media has been bought into cheerleading roles for the acts of the Bush Admnistration.
It sorts goes like this: Take the AM radio feed when driving to and from work; get home and get the FoxNews feed and then, after a dose of it, you turn on to some reality tv show that has something to do with millionaires or survival or stupid song auditions or just a plain ole' canned laughter sitcom. Wake up, repeat for the next five days. On Saturday you get to mow the lawn, work in the basement or the garage. And all of this is in anticipation of the Sunday game where you take your shoes off, have a beer and maybe get a good Sunday meal. Once you've done all that, you get to do it over again, ironically thinking of yourself as an informed individual.
Funny how it goes, ain't it? |
