Clarity of vision?
So, it appears, to my utter shock and dismay, there were NO weapons of mass destruction in Iraq?!? How could that be? We tried sooo hard to get alllll the information correct prior to the invasion. That there could have been a screw-up of this magnitude seems, well, incredible. No, really. Incredible, as in having no credibility. Defined in Webster’s as “capable of being believed; trustworthy”.
Given the penchant for exhaustive study and analysis constantly displayed by the Bush Administration, and their keen desire to get to the root of any and all problems, uncolored by ideology, rhetoric and dogma, I am floored by the revelation that the conclusion of the investigation into and quest for the “weapons of mass destruction” in Iraq IS, (drum roll) . . .there aren’t any. . .. Thud.
Now, at the risk of sounding irreverent. (I know, I know. Chris? Irreverent?) As I was saying, at the risk of sounding irreverent, may we look at the thought processes involved for a second? Posit: Saddam Hussein and weapons of mass destruction in Iraq posed imminent danger to the United States. (imminent-likely to occur at any moment) The implication is that our leaders possess some kind of unerring prescience regarding the actions of a foreign leader with whom we have no relations. The Holy Triumvirate, i.e. Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld, are mind readers, with the Oracle’s ability to divine future events, and not just make a prediction, but have knowledge that is about to occur. This must be the case, for there was no concrete evidence of this impending attack, only rumor and misinterpreted satellite photographs. This talent enabled them to bravely engage in the glory of defending AMERICA. (Salute and say this aloud) For in the name of God, and AMERICA, we will bow to no one, especially not the terrorists in Iraq. (Wait a minute, I thought it was Saddam and weapons of mass destruction?) 9/11 Al- Qaeda 9/11 Al- Qaeda 9/11 Al- Qaeda 9/11 Al- Qaeda 9/11 Al- Qaeda.
Degenerating argument, you say? Really? Worked perfectly before.
This just in. After nearly two years of searching, it seems there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Whaaaa??!! No s***? C’mon, you’re f***ing with me.
So this somehow means that Bushco was wrong about WMD’s? Bushco’s ability to see clearly and accurately the impending attack by Iraq and their deadly arsenal was somehow clouded? With their absolute commitment to the truth, and dogged exhaustion of all other options available to them? Hardly seems likely that this could have happened with the level of effort and conscientiousness shown by the most powerful men in the world. Mining every logical source at their disposal. Surely there must be some other explanation? Their visions of mushroom clouds, and dirty bombs, and chemical and biological attacks were just that, only visions, not real? Well I’ll be hornswoggled. No, really.
Their ability to read the metaphorical tea leaves as nuanced and skillful as it is, how did they get it so wrong? I just don’t get it. I mean, these are men with hearts so big, men so concerned for the safety of all mankind, with dedicated compassion for the human condition and the sanctity of human life, right? You know, moral values kind of people.
And yet yesterday, January 12, we see that, according to Presidential spokesman Scott McClellan, we would have gone in anyway. I guess somehow that makes it OK we didn’t find anything after all. We went in for the right reasons. You see, because of us, there aren’t torture rooms anymo. . . . Oh, right, I need to qualify that. There aren’t torture rooms, run by Saddam Hussein, anymore. And civilians aren’t being killed by the thousands anymo. . . Oh, right, I also need to qualify that. There aren’t civilians being killed, by Saddam Hussein, by the thousands anymore. (estimates of up to a hundred thousand civilians killed by US forces, you know, unavoidable collateral damage, since we have been in Iraq) Anyway, the whole thing is going to be paid for with the oil money from getting the Iraqi wells up and running full bore, right? And the economy is going to boom from all the foreign companies coming in to take advantage of the new open market paradigm. That didn’t happen? What? Bushco failed to foresee the consequence of letting everything run amok after Saddam fell? Huh? They didn’t think that widespread looting and the disbanding of the only security force in Iraq would result in chaos? Wha? Didn’t foresee that in the absence of security, foreigners wouldn’t be safe, and therefore would take their business elsewhere? Eh? They didn’t expect a fierce insurgency would arise in response to the foreign infidels inside their borders? Gee, the Tarot cards didn’t show that ahead of time.
As any idiot can plainly see, (I can see it, he says) our civilian leaders possess such clear genius with respect to international matters, such profound understanding of diplomacy, such refined skill in the art of negotiation and compromise, and such respect for acquisition and consideration of all pertinent information prior to the initiation of any government or military action, it just wasn’t possible to know that what we were doing would result in the present morass in which we are mired.
Based on Bushco’s decision to protect us all by attacking Iraq first, I have full confidence in their judgment on all other matters of government.
How could I possibly think otherwise? After all, I’m a patriot, and patriots don’t think such thoughts.
Just one thought though. Politics is politics, but whatever happened to the principle of having principles? And not just redefining the word to fit your actions?
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