tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129216040599184876.post6267430681793389187..comments2023-10-22T07:00:35.238-04:00Comments on like seriously wtf?!: Iraq and Stuff, a Dews Rebuttal :)Jack Gonzo, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402240056740725609noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129216040599184876.post-69554724192561939072007-09-22T09:15:00.000-04:002007-09-22T09:15:00.000-04:00Those young men didnt die to defend the long-term ...Those young men didnt die to defend the long-term interests of our nation; they died to defend the short-term interests of American and Saudi Arabian Oil Companies. It is not in our long-term interest to kill hundreds of thousands of people to secure a supply of oil, any more than it is in the long-term interest of an alcoholic to knock over a liquor store. This is all about putting off the Day of Reckoning you talk about for another generation or so, and if a million people need to die and a trillion dollars needs to be spent, so be it.<BR/><BR/>It's also all about providing billions upon billions of dollars in contracts to Bush and Cheney's friends. In 2000, these people- they called themselves "Patriots" if they could raise more than $200,000 each for Governor Chimp- donated a total of almost $300 million to get Bush elected. That turned out to be an excellent investment when you consider the treasury money that has flowed back into their pockets. <BR/><BR/>All along, everything Bush has done- from the War in Iraq to the "cleanup" of Katrina- has been about paying back his donors and stalling the conversion to new types of Energy for another century. Worth it? Not unless you were in on it- and are a ruthless, soulless, cold-blooded bastard.John F Jamelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351383534436377360noreply@blogger.com