Strangechord

“Powell speaks with forked tongue: Language, not truth, has been the first casualty of the West’s war against terrorism”:

And while we’re at it, what about that word ‘war’. My dictionary defines a ‘war’ as ‘open, armed conflict between two parties, nations or states’. Dropping bombs from a safe height on an already hard-pressed people, whose infrastructure is in chaos from years of sanctions and who live under an oppressive regime, isn’t a ‘war’. It’s a turkey shoot.

This whole thing is making me sick to my stomach, especially the fact that people actually believe that our attacking Iraq is all about “liberating” the Iraqis. Let’s just see what kind of dummy leader we put in there and how exploited the country becomes post-war. It’s not that I think Saddam should be in power, I just have yet to hear a truly progressive and healthy plan for what we intend to do in Iraq after we remove him. And I have yet to hear an answer that will put to rest my question of why it’s not ok for other countries to harbor weapons of mass destruction when it’s perfectly acceptable for the U.S. is overflowing with them. What gives us the right to be so “do as I say, not as I do”? We truly are the double-standard enforcers of the world. The public manipulation and propaganda/spin spewed forth by the administration these past few months is absolutely shameful. Also check out New Yorkers arrested for posting pictures of Iraqis

If you disagree with me, fine. But please do not call me pro-Saddam or anti-American military personnel. I am neither. Using those labels is unfair, just like it would be unfair for me to call everyone who is aligned with Bush’s agenda a pro-war hawk.