War and Deliverance

An interesting perspective.
The general perception seems to be that there was no plan for Iraq when we invaded.
I question that. The plan apparently was to stay in Iraq permanently.
Cheney has made it clear over the years that we would go to war to protect our interests in Mideast oil.
Greenspan said it was all about oil.
We lost our bases in Saudi Arabia and we have had a lot of talk from GOP congressmen and the Pentagon about the need for permanent bases in the Middle East - and we are reported to be building permanent bases in Iraq.
We trained and armed much if not most of the allied forces in WWII and we can't seem to train and equip an army in a country the size of New Jersey. The half-hearted effort at training, along with the other evidence, suggests an intention to keep the Iraqis dependent upon us while the country disintegrates so that we can maintain permanent bases -- at all costs.

Profround. We are living a nightmare.

What an excellent article. What great comparisons to the movie. This article gave me new perspective on the reasons behind invading Iraq. I, probably like a lot of Americans, at the time of the instigation of the invasion of Iraq were dumbfounded as to "why" we were going into Iraq instead of trying to find Bin Laden. I think the invasion of Iraq's masterminds (i.e., Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, etc.) really were able to pull the wool over our eyes without any kind of effort at all. After all, they are the ones in power and were in power at the time. It's time to stand up to that power, and we (the people) want the Democrats to do it! They were given the mandate to do it! They have dissappointed us (the people) so far. Do it Congress and let's also start putting the spotlight on those many Republicans who are just as criminal as Bush!!!!

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