Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Perpetual War

So, George W. Bush has vetoed a bill calling for a time line for ending the "war" on terror. This has always been a source of some amusement to me. Terror is a tactic, it's like calling World War II "The War On Blitzkrieg".
It never ceases to amaze me that GW can be so obvious in his hypocrisy. In 1999, as Governor of Texas, he insisted that Clinton have a timetable for ending the war in Kosovo. But now that he is engaged his Orwellian "Perpetual War" it no longer matters. It only matters that we continue this thing till when?
My guess is that we are waiting for the Iraqi Parliament to finalize the oil drilling bill, which coincidentally gives foreign oil companies a 70/30 split 0f the profits. If anyone had any doubt about this war being about access to oil, just read the Iraq Study Groups report. Eight of their recommendations are entirely involved in the signing of this one-sided agreement.
If you have read "1984" anytime since high school, I am sure you are ready to join me in a "2 minute hate". Just think George Bush and his blame for 3300+ dead soldiers. His own personal 9/11/2001.

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