Saturday, April 09, 2005
That's Exactly How I Feel
This article, sent to me by my friend Martha, explains exactly why I don't like the Iraq war. It's just so on the mark that nothing I can say would add to it.
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Hmm . . . where to begin?
I'm sure that corrupt politicians are causing a great deal of misery in Argentina. And Argentina would likely be better off without them. But the U.S. has a very poor record for pleasing the people of any country in which it has installed its own puppet. Saddam was once a friend of U.S. politicans—and the U.S. helped put him in power in the first place. Knowing that, are you sure you'd like the leader the U.S. government would choose for Argentina?
Yes, Iraq is better off without Saddam, but it wouldn't have had to deal with him in the first place if the U.S. hadn't put him there. And George Bush told Americans that our military was going in to keep the U.S. safe. From what? Iraq hadn't attacked the U.S.
The U.S. shouldn't be setting itself up as the police force of the world. Who are we, as a nation, to complain about other nations' nuclear weapon capabilities? We have nuclear weapons of our own. And if Bush and his minions continue on the path they're on, they may just decide that the U.S. should use those weapons on other countries.
Almost 400 Venezuelan journalists signed a statement in March 2005 accusing the U.S. government of a campaign to prepare the way for a U.S. military attack on oil-rich Venezuela (see this report).
God forbid that Bush decides Argentina is part of the "axis of evil"—or that he wants its offshore deposits of petroleum and natural gas.
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