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There are two things I like to see more than anything else in the world— movies with the Three Stooges, and the flow of human blood. How do I know it’s human blood? That’s a dumb question. If it comes from a man or women what else would it be?
Now of course you’re wondering, what’s wrong with this strange, sadistic nut case? Nothing at all. Some people like wrestling, some like playing tennis, and some like Yoga. I happen to like seeing the three Stooges slapping each other around, and watching human blood flow. (other human’s blood, not mine) in wartime.
To each his own, I always say.
I feel, therefore, that it’s entirely apropos to thank the people who are making this war with Iraq (and others that follow) possible. I always give credit where credit is due.
So, first of all, I would like to tender a sincere thanks to President George Bush, who more than anyone else, has made this war possible. If it hadn’t have been for the president’s juvenile gullibility, limited vocabulary, lightweight intellect, canned speeches, lack of experience, inept leadership, shotgun mentality, and total pandering to the wishes (or demands) of his war-mongering cabinet we might have, heaven forbid, missed the whole bloody thing.
Secondly, kudos for a war environment well calculated and perfectly executed goes to Richard Perle, a key player on Bush’s international security team. The fact that Perle isn’t even a member of Bush’s cabinet makes his pressure on America to go to war that much more impressive.
Perle’s quiet trips to Israel were superb examples of clandestine diplomacy; and his subtle references on TV to our need for a war with Iraq were masterpieces of Jewish chutzpah and Zionist sleight-of-mouth. Thank you, sir, your influence on American foreign policy is second only Ariel Sharon’s.
A special thank you for getting America into this glorious state of war-and its inevitable shedding of blood-must go to members of President Bush’s administrative staff. Among these unsung Israel-American heroes are such dignitaries as Josh Bolton, Ken Melman, David Frum, Adam Goldman, Elliott Abrams, Douglas Feith— and that Man o’ War himself, “Killer Paul” Wolfowitz, without whose penchant for promoting worse violence than Attila the Hun we would still be sending UN inspectors into Iraq instead of American soldiers.
Space does not allow for naming all these gung-ho Americans. But the fact that most are Jews in high government places speaks for their unabashed loyalty to the American-Israeli connection, which helped make possible this sequel to Blood and Sand.
What’s more, the fact that these stalwarts, worked “behind-the-scenes” to bring America into war, shows the humility of this group in eschewing all credit for their contribution. Now, that’s patriotism!
I should also like to express my sincere gratitude to Donald Rumsfeld for consciously and continuously steering us away from any thoughts of peace in a world without rockets, bombs, and bloodshed.
Rummy’s grumpish, but always lovable, tone of voice and visions of enduring conflict, though repetitive some of the time, uncooperative most of the time, and unbelievable all of the time, were nonetheless the stimulus that kept our minds on “weapons of mass destruction” and off such mundane matters as safety, security, overdue dental bills, and what’s for dinner tonight?
And I can’t forget the one person whose reworked presidential babble, and glib delivery of same, made him a perfect mouthpiece, though by proxy, for war in Iraq. I’m speaking about Ari Fleischer, White House Press Secretary.
Ari, in scripted precision, adroitly maneuvered the Press into asking only the prescribed questions which led to stet answers—answers that side-stepped having to explain anything, that made questions of peace sound naïve, that made talk about troop movements sound irresponsible, that made inquiries about presidential decisions sound impertinent, and made any reference to Israel’s involvement sound anti-Semitic…
Ari, being Jewish himself, may not have come off as a totally objective press secretary, but without his role as messenger of death and destruction, his ability to select reporters, his blunting of any legitimate questions dealing with peaceful options, and his obvious conviction that the president can do no wrong, we might still be negotiating instead of attacking Iraq and losing some of that red stuff. And that would be a shame.
In closing I would like to call your attention to an otherwise notable person who might well represent the opposite view in this debacle. A gentleman after my own heart since he has seen plenty of blood baths and body bags in his lifetime.
But in this case, he has disappointed me because he saw no immediate war as a necessity. I’ll let General Norman Schwarzkopf himself fill you in “The thought of Saddam Hussein with a sophisticated nuclear capability is a frightening thought, okay? Now, having said that, I don’t know what intelligence the US. government has. And before I can just stand up and say, ‘Beyond a shadow of a doubt, we need to invade Iraq’, I guess I would have to have better information,”
What does the good general want, a headcount of Iraqi troops? There you have it. Bush and his administration planning a war with Iraq, and a famous general who has been through it all before and now having doubts about us going in again.
Hell, I say, if old soldiers never die, let’s send Schwarzkopf out to pasture, and get on with the killing.
“Published originally at EtherZone.com : republication allowed with this notice and hyperlink intact.”