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Date Posted: 06:45:01 05/15/04 Sat
Author: Brain
Subject: The reason is obvious
In reply to: Crackpot 's message, "Iraq: America's playground." on 21:31:47 05/13/04 Thu


> rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/news/ed
>itorial/8648744.htm">Time to get
>the hell out; prison abuse fuels fanaticism and
>invites more brutality

>
>The beheading of Nick Berg is disgusting enough, but I
>get this weird feeling when I ask myself, "Why are we
>still in Iraq?"


To protect the interests of the fat cat’s, to make them even more rich


We all should ask ourselves this
>question because the Bush Administration's number one
>answer doesn't make sense - they want to bring
>democracy to Iraq. That was never a valid reason at
>any time considering America continues to do business
>with countries who's human rights behavior, to this
>day, could very well make Amnesty International's top
>ten list. There's a whole list of dictators and
>leaders who rule their countries just as ruthless as
>Saddam did.
>
>Also, how in the hell can an administration bring
>democracy anywhere when they, themselves, don't even
>believe in democracy?


LOL, when I read democracy, I start to laugh


Right to gay marriage? Leave it
>to the homophobes. Pro-choice? Leave it to the
>religious right. Rights to free speech and expression?
>Leave it to the FCC. Right to privacy? Leave it to the
>Patriot Act. Our next president? Oh, the Supreme Court
>or Dibold will decide that. Etc..
>
>As for photogate. In my opinion, those photos aren't
>the scandal, the war is the scandal. There are no real
>weapons of mass destruction found in Iraq. And it
>appears the Bush administration's definition of
>democracy is that they decide what's best for the
>Iraqi people rather than the Iraqi people decide for
>themselves how they want their government.
>
>Anybody who was ever for this war should
>be shot about two-thousand times in the face with an
>automatic paintball gun. And because of the "rah-rah,
>George W. Bush" bullshit we have troops dying almost
>on a daily basis for no reason. No
>Reason
. Even non-military workers. Nick Berg
>wasn't even a fucking soldier. The five major
>companies (including Halliburtin Oil and Bechtel) who
>expected to make over five billion dollars through
>repairing Iraq has blown up in their faces. They've
>lost workers. And something doesn't add up when the
>military used to rebuild countries, but now, happy
>little companies can do all the work instead for a
>hefty fee. Is this why we aren't leaving Iraq? Are the
>soldiers there to protect the contractors and workers
>of those five companies?


Bingo, you are right, money makes the world go around!


Is this why the death toll
>keeps rising? Is this why more people continue to die
>for no reason aside from making the profit of
>rebuilding?
>
>Again, the war is the scandal here. The whole damn
>Bush administration are second-degree murderers (when
>you get right down to it) and should be put behind
>bars.


Brain
ALEX CAREY: ... the 20th century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: The growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy.

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  • Re: Iraq: America's playground. -- Brain, 06:51:07 05/15/04 Sat
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