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December 12, 2005
Who Exactly Thought This Was a Good Idea?
Everyday, Iraq resembles Vietnam more and more. Things are becoming more and more of a debacle, and we continue to lose our soldiers.
We need to take a step back and ask ourselves why? How did we get here?
The first thing is - what exactly was our plan for after we got rid of Saddam? Turn the keys over to a well-connected Ex-Pat with ties to Iran who's barely spent any time in Iraq? Pardon my Freedom, but Who the Fuck Thought THAT was a good idea?
Next - nobody arguing that Saddam is an evil bastard. But he had no teeth - he was a caged animal with a lot of bark that we could control. Now we're going to get a theocracy - no matter what we do, no matter how long we stay. Plus, the fact that we can't seem to maintain electricity or prevent the roving gangs or keep women from feeling like they have to put on a burka - the fact that we, the United States, the richest country in the world can't manage to do better than a psychotic totalitarian dictator - that's shameful. And we're supposedly winning the hearts and minds of the people? I'm sorry, but Who the Fuck HONESTLY believes that?
Furthermore, a simple look at history would've made anyone with half a brain recognize that pushing together a coalition of warring tribes together into one country only works if you rule with an iron fist where the people are terrified of you. Hardly what we'd call freedom. Yugoslavia worked because they feared the Soviets. The Shities could barely restrain themselves from butchering the Kurds because they feared Saddam. And now we're going to sweep in and say "All of you play nice!" because we couldn't dare give them each their own country (lest we piss off Turkey). What - we're supposed to undo hundreds of years of ethnic and tribal tension? Seriously - Who the Fuck Thought THAT was a good idea?
My favorite bullshit argument is "We have to fight them over there lest the fight us over here!" People who make this claim then point to the fact that there hasn't been a major domestic terrorist attack in the US since. I would like to point out that we haven't had an Alien Invasion since we landed on the Moon, nor have I been mauled by a Tiger on the Subway since I started wearing cardigan sweaters lined with Tiger repellant - I don't think one has a fuckin' thing to do with the other, thank you VERY much.
No matter when we leave, depature day + 1 is going to equal an Islamic Theocracy on par with Iran. And then all the different tribes will declare all out war on each other. This is whether we leave tomorrow, or 20 years from now. This is like Vietnam with LESS of a plan or goal! It's time to cut our losses and get out of there.
Seriously - Who's Brilliant Idea was this? Who exactly thought this was a good idea?
Posted by MikeSager at December 12, 2005 1:30 PM
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Hey, you ex-hippe hair-do, don't question my plan. We'er got those sunzO'biachez under control. You should be more about lovin your mama and less about wat yur talkin about. Love, GeorgeB.
Posted by: georgebush at December 16, 2005 1:13 AM
I'll have you know sir that I cut my hair, thank you very much...oh wait a second, you said ex-hippie hair-do. Doh!
Posted by: Mike Sager at December 16, 2005 7:49 AM
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