BUSH COMES CLEAN: IT WAS ABOUT OIL
Reading this, I can't help but wonder if we've done anything right?
Iraq is going to hell. Shiites are killing Sunnis, Kurds are killing Arabs and Islamists are killing secular Baathists. Baghdad, the cradle of human civilization, has been left to looters and rapists. As in Beirut during the '70s, neighborhood zones are separated by checkpoints manned by armed tribesmen. The war has, however, managed to unite Iraqis in one respect: everyone loathes the United States.
Some Iraqis hate us for deposing Saddam Hussein. No dictator remains in power without the tacit support of at some of his subjects. Now that we've committed the cardinal sin of conquest--getting rid of the old system without thinking up a new one--even those who chafed under Saddam blame us for their present misery.
Of course, it is quite possible that "everyone" loathes the United States. It is clear, though, that no one hates the US more than our own Ted Rall. He may not own up to it, but the venom he consistently spews at his own country is proof enough.
Gee, Ted; I hear Pyongyang is beautiful this time of year. They'll love you in the DPRK.
Back in the DP...
Back in the DP...
Back in the DPRK!!
