Wednesday, March 31, 2004Where do I start?Fallujah My reflex action is to hope the military goes in shooting at anything that moves or maybe just drop some napalm on the entire city and barbeque them alive. Then I get control of myself and I hope the military is getting some help in that area from the residents who do want to see the country succeed and that one by one they will weed out the bad guys and kill them. The terrorist have succeeded in changing one thing. I want them dead just as badly or worse than they want me dead. Sick and barbaric bastards. Time for a little boost of my spirits so I read the Iraqi Blogs that I follow to reassure myself that there is some sanity over there and I found that MSNBC is running a series called Iraq One Year Later. I went through the slideshow and got really depressed. Not a single slant towards anything positive. I scrolled down the page and found a Wounded in Action and thought I would hear if any of the soldiers who have been there had anything good to say and boy did they. If you are burned or have lost a limb and you have no regrets because you were doing something good there, then who am I to feel down today. Here's the link if you need a little picker upper. World Court Rules US Violated Mexican's Rights You got to love this one. The case was about 52 Mexican citizens who are on death row here who's rights were violated because we didn't inform them that they have a right to contact their government for assistance. If their government was willing to give some kind of assistance to its citizens, maybe they would have been in their own country to begin with! These are 52 convicted murderers in our luxury jails at a phenomenal cost to the American taxpayer of whom 49 are still exercising their right to appeal and the World Court has ordered us to review their cases. If we don’t, the matter could be handed over to the UN Security Council. What a joke! The Axis of Weasels might get involved, now I’m scared. Bring it on. War for Oil Hey all you anti-war protestor brain trusts, where’s the oil we went to war over? It’s been a year since the “War for Oil” began and I’m paying a frapping fortune at the pump for gasoline. If prices go much higher, we will all wish the war had been for oil. Morons. Manana. posted @ 02:51 PM MST [link] Wednesday, March 24, 2004Hard Earned Tax Dollars at WorkThe 9/11 Commission began its partisan, grandstanding hearings yesterday with the ridiculous goal of trying to find out if we could have prevented the attacks. Let me save hardworking Americans some tax dollars and put this charade aside. NO. The government couldn’t stop that one and they won’t be able to stop the next one either. While the hard work of the government may stop some, eventually the terrorist will succeed. Wake up America. What the government can do is make the targets harder to hit and make sure plans are in effect post incident to lessen the casualty rate. That’s where their focus should be. Can the police prevent every murder? No. Can the military prevent every civilian casualty? No. Then why such pretenses when it comes to the government and terrorism. Because it’s an election year? Yes. I watched the Commission ask some of their questions yesterday to both the Clinton Administration and the Bush Administration and you could easily predict the political party of the questioner based on the question. If you’re a Democrat, the Bush team dropped the ball. If you’re a Republican, the Clinton team fumbled. The subject is political fodder and a mute point. Let’s say that both administrations are found to be asleep at the wheel when it came to putting together the puzzle pieces leading up to 9/11. Does Congress busily get to work with a new piece of legislation demanding that future administrations stay on top of it? That will work. Does Congress appoint new oversight committee’s and hold more hearings to make sure its being done? That will provide more fodder and camera face time for some elected officials. I would prefer that when my hard earned tax dollars are being spent on Monday Morning Quarterbacking that they actually put together a team that doesn’t have an obvious conflict of interest. Maybe these committees should be made up of private citizens who specialize in systems analysis, efficiency, security procedures instead of politicians. Just a thought. Reading Assignment for Today A very thorough and powerful article by David Horowitz that puts the blame on Clinton’s shoulders can be found here. I am looking for a good counter-article but have been unable to find one that makes a cogent argument. posted @ 02:41 AM MST [link] Tuesday, March 23, 2004Where to Start?A lot has happened in the last couple of weeks while I was wrapping up some projects. So much so that it all seems surreal to me. Spain’s Pain Spain must top the list. While the government of Spain has been a staunch supporter of the War on Terrorism, the Spanish people have not. It seems interesting to me that despite this, Anzar was favored to win by a small margin. The bombings in Madrid seemed to change all that in an instant. Being an American, it seems surreal to me that the Socialist party can actually get elected in a democracy. There is something very George Carlin-ish about that. My sympathies to the families of those who were lost on 3/11. My fear is that you have made the tasks ahead much more difficult. It doesn’t matter whether you intended Al Qaeda to be victorious in this battle, it will be interpreted as a win by them. Perception is reality. The Aristocrat Much more alarming to me than the famous quote from John F’ing Kerry about his votes this past week was his cursing at his Secret Agent for accidentally bumping into him on the slopes. Heads up hardworking Americans, I think the good Senator shows his true colors with this one. I don’t know about you, but if I had someone whose job was to take a bullet for me I would treat that person with a lot of respect. But instead the Senator looks down that long, aristocratic nose of his and calls the guy a son of @#$%^. That must be the gratitude that Swiss finishing schools and summer vacations in France teaches you. Ah, it’s must be good to be king. Former President Jimmy Carter The only thing that gives me indigestion more than the mold that grows on peanuts is the farmer turned worst President in the history of this country turned statesman. I have a piece of advice for the current President. If Former President Jimmy Carter criticizes what you are doing, you must be doing the right thing. Since when does failure provide a platform for claiming any expertise? Now if Jimmy wants to go around lecturing on what not to do when you’re in office, then I might listen. Disgruntled Ex-Employees How is it that someone can have so much concern about national security that they leave their position but say nothing about it until it’s time for royalty checks to roll in which just happens to be in an election year? I wish the book had been an explanation and justification for his strategy and effectiveness against terrorism during the time he was serving as terrorism czar. It would have been a much better fiction novel than this one. Let’s see, on your watch there was World Trade Tower Attack One, Khobar Towers, Two American Embassies in Africa, the USS Cole bombing and we got an aspirin factory in Sudan! Good Job Dickie! Hamas Leader No More The ‘spiritual’ leader of Hamas rockets to meet his maker this week. There is something so twisted in terrorists who murder innocent people in the name of God and if they have spiritual guidance to do so, then that spirit must be evil. Goodbye and good riddance. Israel had done exactly what we want to do to bin Laden and they should be supported for it. Secret Service Scuba This story went out on the AP but I didn’t hear about it until a talk radio host here in Phoenix aired it. Here’s the link to the AP story and here's the urban legend piece put to rest an embellishment that wasn't needed. The Secret Service are pretty special people and the fact that this story wasn't on the news 24/7 shows a lot of class on the part of the Secret Service and the President. Later. posted @ 04:24 AM MST [link] Monday, March 15, 2004The Days Before the War StartedOne of my favorite Iraqi Blogs has begun posting his journal entries from a year ago. Must Read. I hope he will continue this in the coming weeks. posted @ 02:18 AM MST [link] Saturday, March 13, 2004Are We Still 'All American'?I read this article this morning and had to comment on it to get my blood pressure under control. Dear Monsieur Columbani, Thank you for expressing your transatlantic concern as to whether we are still all American in the aftermath of September 11th and the Gulf War Part Deux. The answer is quite simple; yes we are and no you never were. I am glad that Europe is still concerned and philosophizes about this question but most of us in America have moved on. We understand that in this very dangerous world, we along with a few allies, will shed the blood and fund the efforts to rid the world of terrorists and despots. The summation of your article typifies your arrogance. “This is why John Kerry is, a priori, perceived with so much sympathy. He personifies the promise of an America that will get back on track--more just, more cohesive, more generous.” Mr. Kerry is perceived with sympathy. Poor John, stuck over in that arrogant country who hasn’t had the benefit of European enlightenment. While I understand our economies are global now, that doesn’t mean I am willing to surrender the rest of my countries autonomy to become one giant, global government. Mr. Kerry may be a very fashionable “internationalist”, but I am an American. When you come up with a giant, global government that is better than what I already have, let me know. Until then, I don’t plan to give up the freedoms and sovereignty I am blessed with as an American. America will get back on track? Just exactly, how should I translate this? America will be contained? Perhaps more attention to containing Saddam Hussein should have been paid by the UN, which allowed the Oil for Food Program to become the Oil for Weapons Program. America will be more generous? Just exactly, how much more generous do we need to be? There has never been a country more willing to give away its riches and ask nothing in return than America. You speak of our unilateralism because the US moved when the UN refused to put its money where its mouth had been for twelve years. More clearly, France planned to veto any action. You forgot to point out in your article that while Monsieur de Villepin ran around the world altruistically trying to “give peace a chance”, that the paper shredding in Baghdad was still incomplete. What a strange coincidence that the European countries that screamed the loudest about our impending invasion, were the same countries whose illegal weapon sales were found and used against once we got there. You call the President of the United States a liar. I would insist you provide proof of this accusation instead of rhetoric. Without it, your remark is slanderous. This President and all President’s to come in the aftermath of September 11th are damned if the do and damned if they don’t. That’s why “containment” has given way to “pre-emption”. How well did containment work on September 11th? I want this President and all future President’s to err on the side of caution in favor of the American people not against them. Given conflicting intelligence, assume the worst. I will forgive a judgment error when I am not engaged in the gut-wrenching task of picking up the body parts of innocent civilians. I cried with Spain two days ago and cheered them on yesterday when they poured into the streets in solidarity and defiance. They get it. They have gotten it all along. I fervently hope that France does soon and that it doesn’t take an attack on your soil before you do. It’s nice to hear that you are willing to accept me back into the fold, if I mend my ways. Please be aware that I have no desire to have your forgiveness and I make no apologies for that. Your endorsement of John Kerry is duly noted and should have the same effect as Al Gore’s for Howard Dean. Let’s see, Kim Jong Il and France are on the bandwagon for Mr. Kerry. With that, Mr. Kerry does elicit some sympathy. posted @ 04:31 AM MST [link] Thursday, March 4, 2004Time OffI will be working on a project for the next two weeks so I am signing off until then. Unless of course, something really exciting happens. Talk to you then! posted @ 02:26 PM MST [link] |
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