Politically Correct
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has called the Iraq War "a grotesque mistake." The invasion of Iraq was not a mistake.
In “Imperial Hubris”, Michael Scheuer, the former head of the bin Laden unit, made it clear that: "We must recognize that our invasion of Iraq was not preemptive; it was an avarice, premeditated, unprovoked war against a foe who posed no immediate threat but whose defeat did offer economic advantages." Economic advantages included control of the second largest oil reserve in the world. That wasn’t a mistake, it was greed. Sadly, it isn’t politically correct to be honest and accuse Americans of greed and the Bush regime of lying.
If politicians would stop being politically correct our troops would have been redeployed by now. Major General Smedley Butler author of “War is a Racket” would have pointed out that our military is being used as gangsters for capitalism.
In 2002, Pelosi was the senior Democrat on the Intelligence Committee. As the senior Democrat in the House, both she and Democratic Senator Bob Graham the chairman of the Intelligence Committee were briefed extensively on the intelligence leading up to the vote to give Bush the power to invade Iraq.
At the time, Pelosi said there was nothing in that intelligence, which indicated that Iraq was an imminent threat to the United States. Both Pelosi and her Democratic counterpart Senator Graham voted against the Iraq war resolution. Thus, the two Democrats, who had the most operational intelligence at their disposal vote against the war.
Today, a survey of the American people shows overwhelming support for what Rep. John Murtha is suggesting. He’s saying obey the law, which asserts that we shouldn't send our troops into battle unless they have a certain level of training. Additionally, the law states that we shouldn't over extend their stay, because that is detrimental to their performance. The law also declares the troops should be home, at least a year before they are sent back. The American people think those rules should be obeyed, but the Bush regime refuses to think first and foremost of our troops and this country’s military readiness.
In “Imperial Hubris”, Michael Scheuer, the former head of the bin Laden unit, made it clear that: "We must recognize that our invasion of Iraq was not preemptive; it was an avarice, premeditated, unprovoked war against a foe who posed no immediate threat but whose defeat did offer economic advantages." Economic advantages included control of the second largest oil reserve in the world. That wasn’t a mistake, it was greed. Sadly, it isn’t politically correct to be honest and accuse Americans of greed and the Bush regime of lying.
If politicians would stop being politically correct our troops would have been redeployed by now. Major General Smedley Butler author of “War is a Racket” would have pointed out that our military is being used as gangsters for capitalism.
In 2002, Pelosi was the senior Democrat on the Intelligence Committee. As the senior Democrat in the House, both she and Democratic Senator Bob Graham the chairman of the Intelligence Committee were briefed extensively on the intelligence leading up to the vote to give Bush the power to invade Iraq.
At the time, Pelosi said there was nothing in that intelligence, which indicated that Iraq was an imminent threat to the United States. Both Pelosi and her Democratic counterpart Senator Graham voted against the Iraq war resolution. Thus, the two Democrats, who had the most operational intelligence at their disposal vote against the war.
Today, a survey of the American people shows overwhelming support for what Rep. John Murtha is suggesting. He’s saying obey the law, which asserts that we shouldn't send our troops into battle unless they have a certain level of training. Additionally, the law states that we shouldn't over extend their stay, because that is detrimental to their performance. The law also declares the troops should be home, at least a year before they are sent back. The American people think those rules should be obeyed, but the Bush regime refuses to think first and foremost of our troops and this country’s military readiness.
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