BUSH'S RACE TO WAR PUTS WORLD AT RISK
It's not as if there is any doubt of the sentiments of the author of this piece, is there?? Even so, it does raise a question that deserves to be pondered.
THE day has been marked in President Bush's diary. January 27, 2003. The date when he will decide on war against Iraq.
But no one really believes that a big decision will be taken in the White House on that day. The die was cast long ago.
Mr Bush and the warmongers in his cabinet want a war against Saddam Hussein. They say they must stop him because he has weapons of mass destruction.
But only one leader has weapons of mass destruction and plans to use them. His name is George W Bush and it is he who must be stopped.
What he plans to do against Iraq will not save lives or make peace. It will destabilise the world and threaten thousands, possibly millions.
President Bush is determined to go to war to demonstrate to the United States' rednecks that he is committed to the war on terrorism launched after 9/11.
Yesterday the Americans declared that Iraq is in "material breach" - the key words - of United Nations resolutions.
Not even the British government went that far. Though Jack Straw came close to it and will doubtless take the short step to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Mr Bush.
But they must be stopped. Before this mad, dangerous war is begun. The cost in human life could be enormous. It would far outweigh the current threat from Saddam.
It is true that weapons of mass destruction should not be allowed in the wrong hands.
But they are. They are in President Bush's. That is the greatest threat facing the world.
Ah, hyperbole is a wonder thing, ain't it?? While reason may be lost on the author, this piece does raise a disturbing issue. It really IS beginning to look more and more like Shrub has had his mind made up all along. The man talks peace (with a smirk), but his actions and those of his administration put the lie to his words.
While I still believe that Iraq needs to be dealt with firmly, I also want to be able to say that the Shrub Administration is being fair. At the moment, they are being nothing if not disingenous. We're being told that Iraq lied in it's report that was released two weeks ago. Fine; tell us what is missing, inaccurate, or fudged. Give us something to work with here, other than "Trust me, I'm Presidentiary!" I feel as if my intelligence is being insulted.
While the Iraqis have not been anything close to forthcoming, the Shrub Administration has been downright disingenuous. It seems now that every piece of news being released is designed to buttress their pre-conceived end- war with Iraq.
All I'm asking is for enough evidence to back up the claims the administration is making. It shouldn't be that difficult to prove their point. Of course, if war has been where we're heading all along, what is their to prove?
