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Dec 16 2008
Not The “So What” I Wanted To Hear
I’m a huge Miles Davis fan; ‘Kind Of Blue’ has always been one of my favorites. I particularly love ‘So What’ for its improvisational journey through a basic, two chord progression.
Yesterday, however, I heard a “so what” I could have done without.
Martha Raddatz interviewed Dubya about his legacy, and yes, the shoe-thrower (by the way, you really want to click the link–I promise, you’ll crack up). I’m not going to get into the “shoe heard round the world” because I think what our lamest of lame duck President said regarding the whole of the Iraq war is more important.
[Bush] “Clearly, one of the most important parts of my job because of 9/11 was to defend the security of the American people. There have been no attacks since I have been president, since 9/11. One of the major theaters against al Qaeda turns out to have been Iraq. This is where al Qaeda said they were going to take their stand. This is where al Qaeda was hoping to take …”
At this point, our re-writer in Chief was interrupted by Raddatz, whereupon she reminded him that al Qaeda had no presence in Iraq until he decided to invade. To which he replied:
Yeah, that’s right. So what? The point is that al Qaeda said they’re going to take a stand. Well, first of all in the post-9/11 environment Saddam Hussein posed a threat. And then upon removal, al Qaeda decides to take a stand. And they’re becoming defeated and I think history will say, one, the world was better off without Saddam, two, along with the Iraqi troops we have denied al Qaeda a safe haven…”
Except we haven’t denied al Qaeda a safe haven in Iraq. All reports from the ground admit that Iraq has become an entirely new front for the terror organization, and with friendlies on every border, an effective one at that. I’m sure if you look hard enough, you can find an article in some place like the Christian Science Monitor debating that, but you’d be getting your information from the CSM–and that would make you an idiot.
It’s not that Incurious George has ever been concerned with facts that pisses me off; rather, it’s his callous disregard for human life and inability to recognize his drastic fucking mistakes. Shrugging off the fact that our public enemy number one wouldn’t even be in Iraq unless he hadn’t decided to turn that country into a 400,000 hole desert golf course doesn’t even register with this complete and total fucktard. The 4,200+ American lives lost don’t matter, nor do the lives of over a million Iraqi citizens.
In 36 more days, we’ll inaugurate a new President, but for generations, we’ll be feeling the effects of the Bush Legacy. It will take much more than Barack Obama to restore our standing in the world; it will take all of us working together to achieve that goal.
While a leader (correctly or not) represents us globally, we need to freely and willingly immerse ourselves in other cultures, other beliefs, other ways of thinking, and yes, other religions. You don’t have to forsake the snake and apple for the flying horse and the black rock, but you should be at least half as aware of the Qu’ran as you are the Bible. American civilization just may depend on it.
- Wow! Tweeter shut down!
- Arizona Child Protective Services, Pima County (AZ/DES CPS) False allegations of Child Abuse, Using my Disability as Excuse, Not making reasonable efforts to return my son, abused him Tucson Arizona
- “Our universities and our culture are the envy of the world, but that’s not what keeps the world coming to our shores.”
- “But that’s not the way MOM used to do it”- A dedication to all of HIS moms on Mother’s Day and all the joy they have brought women across the nation.
- Taking the First Step to Writing from Home: Deciding What to Write
Even as a pro-Iraq War Republican, this bothers me. It’s one thing to lie about the reasons we went to war, or to rush in based on shady intelligence. It’s another thing to continue to give the same reasons when a) we all know it’s not true, and b) the shady intelligence has been more thoroughly analyzed and shown to be false.
The reason that we got no international support, the reason Republicans have lost Congressional seats, and the reason McCain lost is not that we went to war in Iraq.
It’s that Bush is the man who did it.
On a more happy note, I’ve given you the lemonade award. Thanks for a great read!
http://thezspot.today.com/2008/12/15/lemonade-award/
Okay, now I’m angry. Or angrier. I’m so pissed I could throw a shoe at the guy.
I think I could throw two…
I’ve been of the opinion that I would rather see indictments thrown at Dubya than shoes, but after I saw that interview…perhaps the shoes were justified.
I no longer care what Bush has to say, or that some still support him. The facts and the lives lost, not just American but Iraqi as well, are enough condemnation. He never needs to say another word to defend himself, his legacy will speak for itself.
@ blue sis- I do care what he has to say, nauseous as it makes me, because he’s trying to rewrite history. If we ignore him, and hope he goes away, he’ll be able to do that.
Close to 55 million Americans think Reagan was our greatest President. If we don’t remind people of exactly what Dubya did, his “legacy team” could pull off the same shit.
Obama will have to dig his way through piles of s**t (Bush translation of s**t is protecting the dignity of the office)before he can even find the desk to start working.
@ netta- you’re greatly underestimating the intelligence of bulls.
@ spinningfacts- you can cuss on my comment board. I don’t mind
I don’t think that he has the capability of rewriting history. He has been discredited time and time again. Everyone knows that only bullshit runs from that mouth. He will never, never admit that going to war in Iraq was the wrong thing to do. How could he? He would have to admit to thousands of families that their loved ones died as a result of his poor decision making. If you are waiting for an apology or some humility from that man you are going to be waiting a long time.
I’ve heard people compare dubya to Truman but i don’t the similarities. Truman was ten times the president Bush is. He should be remembered in history as the miserable failure that he is.
Interventionism only creates more terrorism. ‘Nuff said.
http://politicalanimal.today.com/