So. The president of the united states of america, George W. Bush, seems hell-bent on invading Iraq, presumably to continue the "war on terror" and stop the axis of evil, from, well, existing. This confuses me to no end. For one, there was NO connection made between al-Qaeda and Iraq. Secondly, we refer to Iraq as an enemy, when we ally ourselves with Saudi Arabia, which is probably the most hideous country on earth right now (also, over half the hijackers on 9/11 were Saudis). And third, Iraq has stronger allies and stronger military forces than the Taliban did. I don't understand.
The president strikes me as thoroughly hypocritical, as well - he appeared at a GOP fundraiser in mid-May, where the RNC was selling portraits of him ($150 each!) on air force one during the 9/11 attacks. A week before he and the vice president accused reporters of asking "irresponsible" questions and "playing politics", when it was made known that Bush was informed in August that there may be a terrorist attack. So, selling $150 pictures of yourself to profit your party is "returning honor to the white house", and asking questions about why you didn't act on the knowledge you had in August is "playing politics." Someone tell me what i missed.
Bush also refused to sign a UN declaration on children's rights, unless "pledges on sexual health services are scrapped." Because, yeah, I'm sure he was a virgin when he married his wife.
And of course, the Homeland security act....
John Ashcroft is salivating with excitement now that he can spy on websites, libraries, churches and political organizations without needing any evidence of criminal wrongdoing, provided that the goal is "detecting or preventing terrorism." The fourth amendment? Bah! But here's what really gets me angry, for anyone who isn't convinced yet that he's the scariest ****ing man in America:
Ashcroft
I dont have time to mention the Venezuelan coup (http://www.guardian.co.uk/internatio...706802,00.html), the budget being in deficit for the rest of Bush's term (says the White house budget director), Bush giving the military $1 billion a day, the weekly Enron revelations (http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAL6GJ1X0D.html), right now.
What is everyone's opinion on this state of affairs?
The president strikes me as thoroughly hypocritical, as well - he appeared at a GOP fundraiser in mid-May, where the RNC was selling portraits of him ($150 each!) on air force one during the 9/11 attacks. A week before he and the vice president accused reporters of asking "irresponsible" questions and "playing politics", when it was made known that Bush was informed in August that there may be a terrorist attack. So, selling $150 pictures of yourself to profit your party is "returning honor to the white house", and asking questions about why you didn't act on the knowledge you had in August is "playing politics." Someone tell me what i missed.
Bush also refused to sign a UN declaration on children's rights, unless "pledges on sexual health services are scrapped." Because, yeah, I'm sure he was a virgin when he married his wife.
And of course, the Homeland security act....
John Ashcroft is salivating with excitement now that he can spy on websites, libraries, churches and political organizations without needing any evidence of criminal wrongdoing, provided that the goal is "detecting or preventing terrorism." The fourth amendment? Bah! But here's what really gets me angry, for anyone who isn't convinced yet that he's the scariest ****ing man in America:
Ashcroft
I dont have time to mention the Venezuelan coup (http://www.guardian.co.uk/internatio...706802,00.html), the budget being in deficit for the rest of Bush's term (says the White house budget director), Bush giving the military $1 billion a day, the weekly Enron revelations (http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAL6GJ1X0D.html), right now.
What is everyone's opinion on this state of affairs?
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