"FLAWED INTELLIGENCE, OR FRAUD INTELLIGENCE??" B.B.C. World News tonight featured an interview with former-U.N.-Weapons-inspector Scott Ritter. Mr. Ritter Claimed that "heads should roll" not only in American & British "intelligence" agencies, but in "The political area, as well". He made his argument based on his extensive experience in Iraq, as a weapons-inspector & with the following three points. 1. Bush insisted that Iraq had "Weapons-of Mass-Destruction"; and HE WAS WRONG! (to date, NONE have been found) 2. Bush claimed that Iraq would be "better-off" without Saddam Hussein; and HE WAS WRONG!!(Iraq is gripped in a state of anarchy, and civil-war) 3. Bush claimed that invading Iraq would eliminate "terrorists"; AND HE WAS WRONG! (Bush's invasion has served to recruit MORE Al Queda and similar "Fundamentalist" Muslim extremists ) Still, "Dubyuh" insists that he's "waging a war on terrorism", and that we must "stay the course"??? What course?? I have been warning anyone who will listen, that such narrow-minded foreign-policy is stupid, dangerous, and deadly. People "boo'ed" Michael Moore at the 2002 Academy Awards, when he claimed that the war in Iraq was being waged "for false pretenses". History has proven him to be, sadly and tragically correct. More than 7000 American troops have been injured, more than 1000 have been killed, and Iraqi casualties number between 9500 & 11,000. I "boggles-my-mind", to find many Americans STILL blindly believe the "half-truths" and distortions of our President & Cabinet.Dick Cheney is STILL claiming "links" between Al Queda and Saddam, although NO credible experts agree. A large number of people are STILL "JUMPING ON THE BANDWAGON" OF PATRIOTIC FERVOR; BLAMING ANYTHING AND EVERYTING ON "TERRORISM".I guess that George thinks that it's O.K. to "KILL A CAMEL-JOCKEY-FOR CHRIST!!" I also heard today that, in Vermont and New York State,(which border Canada, and are densely populated), MOST people detained by I.N.S. ARE IMMEDIATELY RELEASED, BECAUSE OF INADEQUATE FUNDING TO DETAIN THEM!! Federal-funding to incarcerate such "illegals" has largely dried-up, leaving huge "holes" in our borders. Still, Bush wastes lives, money & resources fighting an un-winable war in Iraq; totally ignoring the "Homeland-Security" issues on American soil.... The Republican/right-wing is currently pushing it's latest "red-herring"; a Constitutional-amendment to ban "Same-sex" marriages...Such arguments are designed to divert attention from REAL issues, such as the war, and the economy. If such an amendment were to be passed, would all people wishing to obtain a marriage-license have to submit to an "Official Federal genital-inpection", to determine their TRUE gender???And what about those "Hermaphrodites"??? What category would George W. put them in??? Maybe they could get "engaged", but not "married"; since they are not really "male" or "female". Further proof that Bush is a Moron, and a dangerous religious-fanatic!! IT'S TIME TO "OUTSOURCE" BUSH & CHENEY!!! Dave
- posted by Dave @ 11:45 PM