Questions, I Got Questions
I had not planned to do any more of this... there are plenty of voices out there and who needs mine? Unfortunately I get mentally stuck sometimes and this blog is to clear the junk etc. Also, I think a lot of people are coming to similar conclusions so I can shut up. I'm talking about the current PR Campaign for the War in Iraq of course (hey, they brought it up).
First of all, about the moment in the press conference that we get to see again and again. Helen Thomas asks a question, which I only saw in its entirety once. Basically all of the reasons given for the war turned out to be suspect at best, so what was the real reason? Mr. Bush's answer, as near as I can tell, was that he didn't want to go to war (no President does), so take that you old bat. So to boil it down:
Q. Why did we REALLY go to war?
A. Because I didn't want to.
Why should I question policies like that?
Then there is the deep divide about the media bias, and there can be no agreement. I think the mainstream already acts as cheerleaders for this administration. Others think otherwise. Clearly though, if all reports should paint a rosy picture and ignore any bombings or so on, doesn't that look a lot like those regimes where one guy is in power and there's pictures of him everywhere and he can do no wrong etc.? I can't think of any such regimes... wait a minute, wasn't there a guy like that in some place called Iraq or something?
Finally, my last point. I don't like war for some reason. Maybe it's a past-life thing. I admire the soldiers and I'm sure there are lots and lots of fine Americans doing great things in Iraq. I think that everything will eventually work out in one way or another, thanks to the efforts of everyone who has to put up with all that goes on over there. So what are the reasons for doing this, instead of say marching into one of those African nations where the children are barely alive and don't have the strength to brush the flies away from their eyes? We're not supposed to do that because (fill in the blank). We are allowed to try to take over the middle of the Middle East though. After all, isn't that what we've always been preparing for? Don't we remember that we could raise sons and daughters who could someday liberate the people of Iraq (where?). Why do some parents get so upset when their child is taken? America has always been about making sure the people of Iraq have freedom at all costs. Or maybe I'm confused. Like I say, I got questions.
I had not planned to do any more of this... there are plenty of voices out there and who needs mine? Unfortunately I get mentally stuck sometimes and this blog is to clear the junk etc. Also, I think a lot of people are coming to similar conclusions so I can shut up. I'm talking about the current PR Campaign for the War in Iraq of course (hey, they brought it up).
First of all, about the moment in the press conference that we get to see again and again. Helen Thomas asks a question, which I only saw in its entirety once. Basically all of the reasons given for the war turned out to be suspect at best, so what was the real reason? Mr. Bush's answer, as near as I can tell, was that he didn't want to go to war (no President does), so take that you old bat. So to boil it down:
Q. Why did we REALLY go to war?
A. Because I didn't want to.
Why should I question policies like that?
Then there is the deep divide about the media bias, and there can be no agreement. I think the mainstream already acts as cheerleaders for this administration. Others think otherwise. Clearly though, if all reports should paint a rosy picture and ignore any bombings or so on, doesn't that look a lot like those regimes where one guy is in power and there's pictures of him everywhere and he can do no wrong etc.? I can't think of any such regimes... wait a minute, wasn't there a guy like that in some place called Iraq or something?
Finally, my last point. I don't like war for some reason. Maybe it's a past-life thing. I admire the soldiers and I'm sure there are lots and lots of fine Americans doing great things in Iraq. I think that everything will eventually work out in one way or another, thanks to the efforts of everyone who has to put up with all that goes on over there. So what are the reasons for doing this, instead of say marching into one of those African nations where the children are barely alive and don't have the strength to brush the flies away from their eyes? We're not supposed to do that because (fill in the blank). We are allowed to try to take over the middle of the Middle East though. After all, isn't that what we've always been preparing for? Don't we remember that we could raise sons and daughters who could someday liberate the people of Iraq (where?). Why do some parents get so upset when their child is taken? America has always been about making sure the people of Iraq have freedom at all costs. Or maybe I'm confused. Like I say, I got questions.
posted by Dan Thomason | 8:48 AM
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