Will Karma kick the butt of the playground bully? Date Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 03:33 PM PST Topic Lemmings on Parade Ok... I'll be the first to post on it... It’s a nice spring day. The weather is gorgeous. The birds are singing. Yet… something, somewhere, is wrong. Could it be that the United States Government is playing god in the Middle East AGAIN. For those who think 9/11 was the beginning of our problems, I recommend some Classes and studies on current events. The US has been the playground bully for years, and I am afraid. I am afraid that Karma is going to catch up. I am afraid that it’s going to happen sooner than later – and I am afraid that it is going to be worse than anyone can imagine. I mean, everyone knows that bullies are socially unacceptable. We are engaged in a war that I fear is unwise and more than a little unnecessary. The role of the US in international politics is going to change in the near future and it is not going to be for the better. In spite of the fact that most of the major nations, a large portion of their constituents and religious leaders the world over are opposed to military action, congress has given their consent to this morally corrupt war. Still, this war could have been avoided. Hussein is a tyrant. Hussein is guilty of numerous crimes against humanity. He has disobeyed orders from the UN security council. And it is CERTAIN he possessed chemical weapons since before 1991. ALTHOUGH, it is exceptionally unlikely that he has had access to nuclear weaponry. He has been a plague to the people of Iraq, and ruined the land. His existence has been a threat to world peace for more than 10 years. The road to war has been a long and challenging one. Let’s look at the contributing factors. a) Bill Clinton. In 1998 Clinton did not address the concern that Hussein was not and had not been disassembling their weaponry of mass destruction. I can understand that he was distracted what with the Lewinski scandal. (and let me tell you how appalled I am that Lewinski is a word in my spell checker). b) We raised the stakes. Gee Duh-bya Bush decided that removing the weaponry was not just enough. U.N. Resolution 1441 called for Hussein’s disarmament. Something like this should have been enforced with surgical strikes. I will admit, this does cause it’s own problems, but precision military action requires more finesse and does not result in pissing the rest of the world off. c) Bush’s speeches. His speeches were basically creating their own foreign policy bypassing the will and rule of the American people. Phrases such as “the war on terror,” terrorist and those who harbor them,” “axis of evil,” and “regime change” all were used as justification for military action. Congress was addressed with these words but evidently does not truly understand and did not fully debate the meanings of these words. The American people are oblivious to the importance of subtle word play. Too many, for example, believe that Iraq is responsible for the world trade center. d) Congress did not plan ahead. They gave Bush the power to act with force to enforce UN Resolution 1441. While this may have been a good thing later on… in the future, they granted this power too early. e) Sending that many troops to Kuwait when we did lead us on a path to war. If the true goal was the elimination of chemical and biological weapons, this was not the way to do it. Amassing 275,000 troops before even officially issuing a statement tells everyone of your true intent. This war is going to isolate us. It will leave us almost alone in the midst of once allies. It also sets a dangerous precedent for future presidents who choose to wage war. Let’s just hope that it’s not someone with Intercontinental capabilities for mass destruction. I personally would hate to be standing behind the bully when that happens. If you're not outraged, you are not paying attention... This article comes from Shmeng http://www.shmeng.com/ The URL for this story is: http://www.shmeng.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=496