Friday, October 07, 2005
The White Sox win and by the way six marines were killed. Tomorrow many newspapers will tell us that White Sox swept the Red Sox. Right next to that article will be another article telling us that six marines were killed in a bomb attack. The juxtaposition of both of these stories shows the light and the dark world we live in.
I don't know if any of those marines were Red or White Sox fans. The one thing they definitely are is dead. Why are we still there?
Iraq is not salvageable, not by this administration anyway. The insurgents have won. All the talk about building schools, voting and the new constitution is just words that do not match up with suicide bombers, IED's, RPG's and a 1000 years of tribal differences.
If Bush thought he was doing us a favor by securing the oil fields for us, believe me It was no favor. He has motivated perhaps thousands of potential terrorists. Each one is salivating at the idea of striking the U.S. with something bigger and more deadly than 9-11. The Iraq war has guaranteed a generation of Americans living in fear.
The same paper will tell us about the recent state of emergency in New York subways, based on an unsubstantiated rumor. MSNBC had this story on their website . Suspicious soda can "National Guardsmen and police with dogs surrounded the transportation hub beneath Madison Square Garden as workers in hazardous material suits inspected the can. It was later sent to a lab for testing to see if it contained a toxic substance."
Yes, they will need distractions to keep their mind off of the "Bush's legacy." They will need headlines like "White Sox sweep the Red Sox" to take their minds off all the freedoms they have lost and the constant state of emergency they live in just like us.
I don't know if any of those marines were Red or White Sox fans. The one thing they definitely are is dead. Why are we still there?
Iraq is not salvageable, not by this administration anyway. The insurgents have won. All the talk about building schools, voting and the new constitution is just words that do not match up with suicide bombers, IED's, RPG's and a 1000 years of tribal differences.
If Bush thought he was doing us a favor by securing the oil fields for us, believe me It was no favor. He has motivated perhaps thousands of potential terrorists. Each one is salivating at the idea of striking the U.S. with something bigger and more deadly than 9-11. The Iraq war has guaranteed a generation of Americans living in fear.
The same paper will tell us about the recent state of emergency in New York subways, based on an unsubstantiated rumor. MSNBC had this story on their website . Suspicious soda can "National Guardsmen and police with dogs surrounded the transportation hub beneath Madison Square Garden as workers in hazardous material suits inspected the can. It was later sent to a lab for testing to see if it contained a toxic substance."
Yes, they will need distractions to keep their mind off of the "Bush's legacy." They will need headlines like "White Sox sweep the Red Sox" to take their minds off all the freedoms they have lost and the constant state of emergency they live in just like us.
# posted by Thomas @ 9:22 PM 
