‘W’ Stands for War
Iraqi leaders are now gently pushing us (the U.S.) toward the door.
What was our purpose there again? Feel free to ignore the imaginary ‘weapons of mass destruction’ and ‘poison gas factories’ that Bush & Cheney used to drag us into an unprovoked war. Let’s pretend that the real reason, all along, was simply to depose a ruthless dictator and to introduce democracy to the region, with the hope of it spreading.
That is how the rationale morphed, so what is the prognosis?
Here is a terribly easy prediction: At some time in the near future whoever governs Iraq will declare a crisis, stop holding elections and invalidate all or part of the constitution.
They will never let the minority parties have a legitimate voice in government decisions.
Crackdowns, imprisonment of dissidents and martial law will follow naturally. To placate international interest they may eventually hold sham elections.
Iraq will then look precisely like it did before we deposed Saddam. Instead of a ruthless Sunni President-for-life, we will have a ruthless Shiite President-for-life. This will easily morph into an America-hating theocracy.
Who will be blamed for that? Bill Clinton, I suppose. Hannity & Rush will confirm this for you.
When our involvement finally ends, what will the total cost have been, in lives lost, lives ruined due to disabling injuries, and in dollars? Our hearts go out to the families of the soldiers, and for our children who will be paying taxes for this war for generations to come.
Isn’t war fun? Maybe not, but at least a few select corporations profited enormously from it. Bush & Cheney can look forward to some handsome payoffs after they leave office.
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