"We," Americans, are victims of one of the great bait-and-switch con jobs in recent history--taken into harm’s way by history--ignorant ideologues. We were told we were in imminent danger, that a truly evil regime in Baghdad had the means and will to do us immediate and mortal harm, that the fools in "Old Europe" and the rest of the world were just cowards when they disagreed with us or tried to warn us it would not be that simple.
Vice President Richard Cheney and Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, leaders of the zealots, told us how easy it would be, particularly after the initial fighting ended. War on the cheap (they refused to talk about costs) and then Iraqis would greet us with flowers. "Many other countries will want to be with us when that evil regime is removed from power," Wolfowitz said last October. "Some who now criticize us will want to be part of that very positive opportunity to build a more peaceful and just and representative nation in this critically important Arab and Muslim country...Unlike the Balkans, Iraq’s recent history is not one of bloody ethnic conflict but rather one of bloody repression by the regime of all ethnic groups."
Wolfie, Rummie, Cheney.....its hard to know which one I dislike the most. Ideologues..........they're the worst. With them, the means justify the ends because they're doing God's work.
Richard Reeves says it well.
Our only hope are the polls; the numbers keep on dropping and opposition to Bush keeps on growing. One year to go and then, maybe it will be curtains for the Neocons. We can hope at least! |
