You don’t very often meet a human being who is so in touch with the Almighty that he doesn’t have to hear what He is saying, he just feels it in his bones.
So it is with George W. Bush. And who’s to doubt it? He is, after all, president of the most powerful nation in the world. And maybe someone in this elevated position really is in tune with the Big One, and therefore can act with impunity, and do no wrong. Or thinks he can.
In “The Other War”, Charles Derber, professor of sociology at Boston College, maintains that George W. Bush is waging a war at home with the American people. The “enemy forces”, which Derber calls the Iron Triangle, are a marriage of global factions: the American political class, the Pentagon, and the corporations, each playing a role in the destruction of America.
Today, we’ll touch on the Pentagon, a.k.a. the military, leaving the other two sides of the triangle for another day.
To put things into perspective, it’s common knowledge that George Bush is a born-again Christian; a Protestant, and a quintessential fundamentalist who takes what he reads in the Bible (the word of God) as gospel, and acts on it.
And you can bet your battery cables that this is no exaggeration when you hear Bush’s voice rise over the plains of Pretoria, South Africa, and once again sanctimoniously defend his war against Iraq, saying that he was right to topple Saddam Hussein—even if his rationale was based on false information.
But right is right, right? And if George sees it as a divine decree, then, doggone it, we can assume that the idea of invading Iraq must have been given to him by the Almighty. And here, all along, we’ve been led to believe that weirdos like Wolfowitz had their dirty little fingers in the pie. Just goes to show you how wrong one can be.
In the Pretoria press conference, Bush was asked about his admission that his claim of Iraq trying to buy uranium from Africa to restart its nuclear weapons program, might have been wrong because he had relied on false reports that he got from British intelligence.
Uh uh, said the British parliamentary commission. There was no justification for such an intelligence finding because it was based on forged documents. (That’s two actions based on false information.)
It was noted that Bush looked up into the sky, possibly wondering if the Almighty had forsaken him on this one. No sir, right is right.
Then, on the second day of his African tour, Bush really burst forth with proof of his intimate relationship with the Eternal One. “THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND, that Saddam Hussein was a threat to peace. And THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND that the United States, along with allies and friends, did the right thing in removing him from power. And THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND when it’s all said and done, the facts will show the world the truth.”
With those kinds of “no doubt” revelations, it HAD to be Bush’s inside track with the Eternal One, the only one who counts. Which makes our suspicions of complicity by Perle and Feith, and other “innocents” on Bush’s staff, a gross error. For which we humbly apologize. Right is right.
“This president,” exclaimed Rep. Richard Gephardt, D-Mo, “has a pattern of using excessive language in his speeches and off-the-cuff remarks. This continued recklessness represents a failure of presidential leadership.”
Sure, you would expect that from a Democratic presidential contender. But I suspect Dick’s tune would change in hurry if he had access to answers from the same Source that Bush has. But being a Democrat he probably will never get it. Right is right.
Even though the Bush administration is changing its story, every time they turn a page, about Iraq trying to buy uranium, the Infinite Being in Bush’s head tells him that it’s his critics that are doing it. “There’s going to be a lot of attempts to rewrite history,” intones George, “and I can understand that, but I am absolutely confident in the decision I made.”
Never mind that if anyone is rewriting history it’s our esteemed president. But allowing no one to beat him to the punch, he blames his critics, and exonerates himself with the “absolute confidence” that only a human being in direct communication with the All Knowing would dare to exhibit.
There are no two ways about it: when it comes to war, George Bush does appear to have the ear of the Lord. Anyway, that’s the president’s view of things. And with the Omnipotent One in his corner who’s going to stop him? Right is right.
Maybe. But not everyone sees it that way. Even some folks in Africa see it differently.
In Pretoria, about a thousand demonstrators marched to the U.S. Embassy, protesting Bush’s war, and also his trip to Africa. The demonstrators burned some American flags, and afterwards, Mr. Salim Vally of the Anti-War Coalition, said this in his speech: “We stand together with millions of people throughout the word, and say that the biggest weapon of mass destruction is George W. Bush.”
What’s the matter with these people? Don’t they believe in God?
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