I am an American, not an Iraqi. I pay taxes to the government of the United States of America, not to the government of Iraq. I expect my government to take care of me and mine, not of some people overseas who, well, aren't American. Yanking money out of my pocket at gunpoint to benefit people who aren't American (even if it were true) is theft, and sending poor young men like the brave Marine above into battle for reasons that have nothing to do with America and Americans is a crime at best, murder at worst.
I'm going to channel Pat Buchanan here and say "America for Americans", albeit not in quite the same spirit. Or as Merle Haggard sang it, "Rebuild America First". While I believe that we owe the Iraqis a lot of money for the damage we've done to them, we do not owe them the blood of one single American boy or girl, and we certainly don't owe the Bush crime syndicate yet more blood to vindicate the blood they've already spilled. It's long past time we got out of Iraq. America for Americans, and Iraq for Iraqis. Fuck yeah!
-- Badtux the Grim Penguin
Funny how relevant Bob Dylan's "John Brown" is to the crusade.
ReplyDeleteJohn Brown went off to war to fight on a foreign shore.
His mama sure was proud of him!
He stood straight and tall in his uniform and all.
His mama's face broke out all in a grin...
...But as all the people passed, she saw her son at last,
When she did she could hardly believe her eyes.
Oh his face was all shot up and his hand was all blown off And he wore a metal brace around his waist. He whispered kind of slow, in a voice she did not know,
While she couldn't even recognize his face!
That picture just fucks with my head. Maybe because I've spent too much time in burn units throughout my career.
ReplyDeleteBurn treatment is a long process, and burns will be the signature injury of the Iraq occupation. The real horror of what the decider decided to do will be coming to a check-out line near you in 12-18 months.
For some reason I kinda wanna thank you for posting this. Thanks.
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