5 years after the initial invasion of Iraq, the Guardian has an interesting video and article on ‘an uncompromising speech’ by George Bush regarding the event.
In the video, Bush says:
“Five years into this battle, there is an understandable debate over whether the war was worth fighting, whether the fight is worth winning, and whether we can win it,” he said. “The answers are clear to me: removing Saddam Hussein from power was the right decision – and this is a fight Americans must win. Because we acted, the world is better and the United States of America is safer.”
He then goes on to say:
“The battle in Iraq is noble, it is necessary, and it is just. And with your courage, the battle in Iraq will end in victory.”
Which is great, but I can’t help but wonder: in which middle-eastern country the war will continue?
The war in Iraq was about large bombs. When it transpired that, actually, there weren’t any, it became the war against al-Qaida. Now its more generically ‘The War Against Terror”, which conveniently can never be won as you can’t fight battles against fear and emotion. The terrorists will be replaced by freedom fighter ‘terrorists’ at war with our ‘good guy’ permanent bases established in Iraq. Meanwhile the US government will continue to ‘fight the good fight’ against other ‘evil’ far-away lands whilst unifying and numbing its patriotic citizens and systematically removing their rights via such chestnuts as the ‘Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism’ (USA PATRIOT) Act of 2001.
It would not be constructive of the USA to return to peace after Iraq, as it would bring into question the fairly recent legalization of the USA spying on its own citizens and unifying them over a common effort over which they ultimately have no control, and allow its citizens to concentrate on problems back home.
So, where next? Iran? Syria?
You shouldn’t say that. We’re at war against Eastasia. And war is peace. Thus you’re a enemy of peace. You’re a terrorist.
Bush really convicted me that what Orwell wrote was true: when you rule a country, it’s far easier to be at war against the axis of evil, whatever it is.
George: Yes, 1984 really is a book that changes the way way you perceive things.
Anyone with intelligence and an open mind should read it.
The difference is that Bush is an genniue idiot. Obama is an elitist intellectual. For the record I voted for Bush and supported him for the longest time. I don’t not anymore. He has done too many heinous and horrible things to be forgiven.
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