...for the children
For six-plus years now, we've been subjected to the kind of flag-waving Patriotism that makes most sane people ill...the same kind of ill you get when you hear someone who is not serious speak about serious issues. You wince. It is painful to hear someone embarrass themselves, especially in public. Before the "war", and I use that term loosely, the podium stompers used phrases like 'save the children' and 'family values.' Only ow, the soldiers are the children and apparently their feelings will be hurt if they get even the mildest inkling that we're involved in a conflagration that is literally destroying the very country they are trying to protect.
This from and article written by ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press Writer:
-Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said he opposes any measure that cuts off money for the war.
"We don't want to send the message to the troops" that Congress does not support them, said Levin, D-Mich. "We're going to support those troops."
Now if the troops feel like they're not supported, what are they going to do? Well, they're mercenaries...they're there getting paid, and paid quite well. In fact, if I clocked the kind of OT these people get, I would be quite happy to take some time off and get my head together for a couple of years. They'll get breaks on educational expenses. They'll be immediately approved for car, home, and small business loans. They get to buy at wholesale. If there's no more money there, they will go home. It's not like they like being there. It's not like they don't have better things to do with their lives. And they're certainly not going to have their feelings hurt. Basic training is in place to enable you to turn your feelings off for extended periods of time so you can do things like killing and maiming without asking ethical questions like 'why are we here?', 'what am I doing firing at a set of coordinates where I cannot see if there are people on the ground?', and 'shouldn't I treat other human beings like human beings?'
Saying that we don't want the troops to feel like they are not supported is a political ploy to make it look like we actually have a conscience about perpetuating the horrible atrocity that is our involvement in the middle east. We've overdrawn our checkbook, devalued our currency, wasted thousands of lives, killed a lot of innocent bystanders, become ingrained in a conflict with no forseeable end against an enemy we cannot see, nor identify.
The argument for ithe 'war' is that we have not had an attack on American soil since 9/11/2001. Well, let's think about that. Say you're a terrorist or a group of terrorists. You're well funded in a country where it costs pennies a day to live. Silence, stealth, small numbers and time are all on your side. Are you really going to march in the front door of the mansion with the dobermans while the searchlights and video cameras are on? No, you're going to be patient, plan, and play possum for a while. Every once in a while, you'll stir up the pot to fuck with authority. Send out one of the neighbor kids with a bottle rocket and tell him to light it in the side yard. Laugh at how uptight your uptown neighbors are when they jump.
The way I see it (and I am no security expert), water is going to find the cracks in the dam. We might try to fill all the holes, but if there is one method available, someone wishing to cause harm will certainly find it.
It is a much better policy to be secure by having no enemies. How do you get to a place of having no enemies? Well, you start by laying down your weapons. Then you start acting like a friend. And finally, you accept help from your friends so they can feel like they are valid contributors to the friendship, as well. It's not that hard, but it requires a little maturity and real leadership by men who are wise, peaceful, and humanists.
So spare me the lipservice about how we are doing this for the children. The children hold guns and have been brainwashed into using them. It's Lord of the Flies over there and someone needs to step onto the island and remind everyone that this is not how you behave in the real world.
This from and article written by ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press Writer:
-Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said he opposes any measure that cuts off money for the war.
"We don't want to send the message to the troops" that Congress does not support them, said Levin, D-Mich. "We're going to support those troops."
Now if the troops feel like they're not supported, what are they going to do? Well, they're mercenaries...they're there getting paid, and paid quite well. In fact, if I clocked the kind of OT these people get, I would be quite happy to take some time off and get my head together for a couple of years. They'll get breaks on educational expenses. They'll be immediately approved for car, home, and small business loans. They get to buy at wholesale. If there's no more money there, they will go home. It's not like they like being there. It's not like they don't have better things to do with their lives. And they're certainly not going to have their feelings hurt. Basic training is in place to enable you to turn your feelings off for extended periods of time so you can do things like killing and maiming without asking ethical questions like 'why are we here?', 'what am I doing firing at a set of coordinates where I cannot see if there are people on the ground?', and 'shouldn't I treat other human beings like human beings?'
Saying that we don't want the troops to feel like they are not supported is a political ploy to make it look like we actually have a conscience about perpetuating the horrible atrocity that is our involvement in the middle east. We've overdrawn our checkbook, devalued our currency, wasted thousands of lives, killed a lot of innocent bystanders, become ingrained in a conflict with no forseeable end against an enemy we cannot see, nor identify.
The argument for ithe 'war' is that we have not had an attack on American soil since 9/11/2001. Well, let's think about that. Say you're a terrorist or a group of terrorists. You're well funded in a country where it costs pennies a day to live. Silence, stealth, small numbers and time are all on your side. Are you really going to march in the front door of the mansion with the dobermans while the searchlights and video cameras are on? No, you're going to be patient, plan, and play possum for a while. Every once in a while, you'll stir up the pot to fuck with authority. Send out one of the neighbor kids with a bottle rocket and tell him to light it in the side yard. Laugh at how uptight your uptown neighbors are when they jump.
The way I see it (and I am no security expert), water is going to find the cracks in the dam. We might try to fill all the holes, but if there is one method available, someone wishing to cause harm will certainly find it.
It is a much better policy to be secure by having no enemies. How do you get to a place of having no enemies? Well, you start by laying down your weapons. Then you start acting like a friend. And finally, you accept help from your friends so they can feel like they are valid contributors to the friendship, as well. It's not that hard, but it requires a little maturity and real leadership by men who are wise, peaceful, and humanists.
So spare me the lipservice about how we are doing this for the children. The children hold guns and have been brainwashed into using them. It's Lord of the Flies over there and someone needs to step onto the island and remind everyone that this is not how you behave in the real world.
posted by wally @ 12:40 PM
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