WHY ARE WE SO WILLING TO SWALLOW THE PROPAGANDA THAT THIS IS A WAR TO PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS?
When George W. Bush first sold the invasion of Iraq to Americans, he used the threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction as the selling point. I decided, to my everlasting chagrin, that the time had come to support the war in Iraq. Sometimes, I determined, there comes a point when one must set aside partisanship in the interest of what is best for the country. This seemed like one of those times. It was a good faith decision based on what seemed to be sound evidence. Regretfully, my inclination to trust Bush in what seemed a time of national crisis is something I will always regret. It should have been self-evident: if a man is willing to do whatever it takes to steal a Presidential election, wouldn’t it stand to reason that he could well be capable of lying his way into a war he so badly wanted to validate his legacy?
Since the war began, BushCo’s strategy of lies and manipulations have become even more evident. The truly sad thing, though, is that a majority of Americans seem to have willingly swallowed the Administation’s propaganda that this is a war to protect our freedoms. HOW is American freedom adversely impacted by the “threat” posed by Iraq? Too many people will answer with the one powerful word used to fill in any blanks when there is no quick or easy answer: TERRORISM. How do they know this to be the case? Perhaps because they’ve been told it so often that they have accepted it as the Truth.
Time for a reality check here, y’all. Terrorism in Iraq was NOT an issue until AFTER we invaded. There has never been ANY evidence connecting Saddam Hussein to 9.11. In effect, George W.Bush created the threat that American soldiers are now fighting and dying against. This is a war to protect our freedoms? How can any informed, intelligent American who has been paying attention come to this conclusion- in spite of the facts available? When are we going to admit that almost 1300 young Americans have died for NOTHING? The lives of our sons and daughters have been wasted to prop up the corrupt policy of an evil, venal President. Could the reality be any clearer? Of course, if you repeat something often enough, it eventually becomes the truth, right? Josef Goebbels clearly knew of which he spoke….
THE WAR IN IRAQ IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS AND WAY OF LIFE.
THE WAR IN IRAQ IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS AND WAY OF LIFE.
THE WAR IN IRAQ IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS AND WAY OF LIFE.
THE WAR IN IRAQ IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS AND WAY OF LIFE.
THE WAR IN IRAQ IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS AND WAY OF LIFE.
THE WAR IN IRAQ IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS AND WAY OF LIFE.
WE ARE AT WAR WITH EURASIA. WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AT WAR WITH EURASIA.
Wow…for a moment there, I almost began to believe it myself. Unfortunately, too many Americans have already swallowed the propaganda and are now convinced that it is Gospel. After all, something like 70% of those who voted for George W. Bush believe that Saddam Hussein was either involved in or personally responsible for 9.11. WTF? Truly, we have morphed into DUMB@$$ NATION.
Perhaps when the history books are written, Americans will begin to realize how much and how often we were lied to. Uh, wait…Americans don’t actually read history books. After all, history is just one damn thing after another, right?
In the meantime, congratulations, America…we have EXACTLY the quality of leadership we deserve. It’s just too bad it’s killing so many of our sons and daughters.