I suppose by now some of y’all may be tired of reading my rants about Our Glorious Leader’s never-ending excellent adventure in Iraq. Fair enough. With that in mind, allow me to offer a different voice. Say hello to Drew:
Clearly the Bush administration and, in particular, the neo-conservatives ensconced at the Pentagon, have plans for the military beyond just Iraq. Iraq gives them a central base of operations from which to intimidate and potentially attack surrounding regimes in countries such as Iran and Syria. To bring the troops home would completely unravel their grand plans, and I don’t think they’re going to give in so easily.
There’s no question that Rep. Murtha’s points should be well-taken. Either implement a strategy to win the conflict in quick fashion or get the hell out. We didn’t do that in Vietnam, and we all know how that turned out.
But I go back to the neo-con agenda, which isn’t to win quickly and get out. They have no intentions of leaving the area militarily. In fact, a quagmire, per se, suits their aims as well as anything, along with a President and Vice President who bait their own constituents - the American people - with the “Americans don’t run and hide” or “Americans don’t give up” propaganda. Consequently, we’re forced to remain indefinitely.
We have to come to the realization that this is not, in fact, a war. It is an elaborate mind game. And the neo-cons must control the minds of Americans in order to effect their grand vision for the Middle East… and the world. Even the other key players in the Middle East, notably Saudi Arabia and Israel, know that their respective futures are in doubt without direct U.S. involvement in the region. The attacks of 9/11 happened for a reason. Never underestimate that as the rest of the neo-con agenda unfolds and the mind game continues.
Y’all would do well to pay attention here. The man’s got something to say.
