Category Archives: Dick Cheney

Fire Next Time

Posted on April 11, 2013 by | Leave a comment

It is now ten years since the great American military genius, George Bush, sent US forces into Iraq in order to get rid of the bad man, Saddam Hussein. In the process, al-Qaeda rapidly expanded into an important rebel group in Iraq since Saddam had never allowed them into his country. It is now apparent that al-Qaeda in Iraq and its followers in Syria are joining forces. They have formed the Islamic States in Iraq and the Levant. To make matters worse, Jabhat al-Nusra, a militant  group will soon  join along with al-Qaeda and attempt to take over Syria once they have gotten rid of President Bashar al-Assad. This is simply further evidence of the stupidity of Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld policies in the Middle East.

Reality is that America must proceed slowly and carefully to ensure that a democratic group emerges in Syria. Oh, for the good old days when George made clear to all that he knew what he was doing!

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Manning And Bin Laden

Posted on April 11, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Ten years ago President Bush decided to launch an invasion of Iraq in order to end terrorism. OK, so al-Qaeda went from an organization of a few thousand to an organization with branches in Syria, Algeria, Mali, Pakistan and other places on this globe. We now know who really was responsible for this incredible growth of al-Qaeda–BRADLEY MANNING! The slightly built Bradley Manning is a PFC in the Army who is responsible for allowing the world to learn what American diplomats thought about life and people. Col. Denise Lind, who heads the court martial trial of Manning will allow a member of Special Forces who helped to kill Osama bin Laden to testify. The Special Forces soldier will reveal that someone got copies of Manning’s materials and gave them to Osama bin Laden.

In other words, it was Manning who helped al-Qaeda to grow from a few thousand members to a multi-national gang of murderers. Yes, let us blame Manning, the evil genius behind Osama bin Laden.

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Iraq Redeux

Posted on April 9, 2013 by | Leave a comment

We are coming to the tenth anniversary of American troops entering  Baghdad in 2003 and overthrowing the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein. John Howard was Prime Minister of Australia in 2003 and warmly supported the war in Iraq. Today, ten years later, he claims disbanding the Iraq army in 2003 “was a mistake” and getting rid of anyone who belonged to the Baath party “went too far.”Howard went on “the post invasion conflict, especially between Sunnis and Shiites..did more damage.. to the credibility o f the coaliton operation in Iraq than the failure to find stockpiles of WMD.”

Like his buddy George Bush, the prime minister continues to insist invading Iraq was the right thing to do. He went on to argue that Arab Spring was an outcome of the Iraq war. Dream on, John, dream on.

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Did “Surge” Actually Succeed?

Posted on April 9, 2013 by | Leave a comment

During the recent confirmation hearing for Chuck Hagel his former friend and now foes, Senator John McCain demanded an answer to the question as to whether Hagel would now admit his opposition to the famous “surge”led by General David Petraeus was wrong. Hagel refused to give a yes or no answer. Senator McCain now has an answer to his question. Eight years AFTER the surge, car bombs rocked the city of Baghdad. Nine bombers, including suicide insurgents, blasted away leaving anywhere from 31 to 50 dead and overt 150 wounded. Terrorism never halted despite the “surge” which allegedly halted violence in the capital.

John McCain was wrong about the  surge just as he has been wrong regarding violence in the Middle East. In reality, the surge did produce an immediate benefit of REDUCING violence due to efforts of Sunni Awakening Councils which  dealt with al-Qaeda. After Prime Minister Maliki took power he refused to work with Sunni leaders and this led to renewed violence. Sorry, Senator McCain, it was NOT Petraeus who led to reduced violence, it was the Awakening Councils!

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Sorcery-New Guinea-Washington?

Posted on April 9, 2013 by | Leave a comment

A teacher in Bougainville, Papua, New Guinea was accused of using sorcery to kill another teacher and then beheaded for this horrible crime. This is the second person accused and then killed because they engaged in sorcery. I wonder if  this punishment should be inflicted upon  those in America who engage in sorcery. Of course, that would result in mass killing of hundreds of important Republican officials who spend their days and nights honing their sorcery skills.

1. George Bush and  his buddies who invented Weapons of Mass Destruction which never existed but he was able to get quite a few people  killed in the process.

2. Paul Ryan who can reduce our deficit and at the same time reduce taxes  on the wealthy. Paul, never go to New Guinea-they know how to handle those engaged in sorcery.

3. Mitt Romney, who opposes a health care plan  that is similar to one he proposed, but according to Mitt, what was the same is really different. Sorcerer, First Class.

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Death Takes No Holiday In Afghanistan

Posted on April 7, 2013 by | Leave a comment

To the average American soldier serving overseas it must appear as though wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have gone on and on. Actually, the only war to surpass these conflicts in length was in Vietnam. Another day in Afghanistan, more deaths in that far away  land, and the end of violence is no where in sight. A suicide   bomber drove his car into a convoy of Americans and killed himself along with three soldiers and a few Afghans. Elsewhere in Afghanistan another suicide bomber killed self and a soldier.

I frequently wonder how I would  feel after four or six or God knows how many deployments in Afghanistan violence continues, my buddies still die or get wounded and  all too many of my friends return home with Post Traumatic  Stress Disorder. Yes, they suffer but those who sent them to these places of horror make thousands giving lectures and writing articles justifying the deaths of the innocent. Say, is that guy, George, still chopping wood in Texas??

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America’s Dark Secrets

Posted on April 4, 2013 by | Leave a comment

It is scarcely a decade ago that George, Don and Dick promised Americans  the war in Iraq was the beginning of a new world in the Middle East in which democracy would replace the dark dungeons of Saddam Hussein in which innocent people were tortured to death. British soldiers who worked in one of those wonderful democratic secret American prisons have now revealed what really happened under the direction of American guardians of democracy.

Iraqi prisoners were held in cells the size of a large dog kennel.

Men entered an interrogation room and left ready to physically collapse.

As one British soldier noted: ” I saw one man having his prosthetic leg pulled off him and and beaten over the head with it.”

Apparently British officers knew about the brutality but remained silent.

Ah, the good old days when George and Dick and Don were at the top of the world.

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In The Bush Army

Posted on April 4, 2013 by | Leave a comment

The years have passed, the anger over the war in Iraq has become subdued and fears, anxieties and concern have disappeared into the inner world of our minds. Retired Army Spc. Shoshana Johnson has memories that will never fade since she was the first female to be captured during the conflict when her convoy was ambushed in the initial stage of the war. Her rifle, as did many, misfired due to an incorrect manner of maintenance of weapons. After all, this was the Rumsfeld Doctrine in action whose goal was speed, not effectiveness. “Many things went wrong that day. It was not one thing.”

A gentle reminder of how Don Rumsfeld placed thousands of men and women at risk due to lack of planning and incompetence run wild. Ms. Johnson was rescued, unfortunately those who died in a war that never should have been fought were not as fortunate.

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Two Headed Republican Party

Posted on March 29, 2013 by | Leave a comment

There is now good news for members of the Republican party, they just discovered a two headed shark  off the shores of Florida. The shark contained two heads, two hearts and two stomachs. This proves it IS possible for a human to possess two of a kind in their bodies. Consider the possibilities for Republican leaders, we can now have a two headed John Boehner. One head can support expanding our economy with rebuilding the infrastructure, becoming a backer of gay and abortion rights while the other head leads the opposition to these ideas. Just imagine, a reason why Republicans can talk out of both sides of their mouths!

Finally, a rationale for lowering  taxes on the wealthy while preaching against raising the national debt. John Beohner the supporte rof giving illegal immigrants a path toward citizenaship while leading the oppositon to this liberal idea. The Republican party has to provide funding not only for two headed sharks but for two headed people!

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Betrayal of Iraquis

Posted on March 25, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Among the ongoing tragedies of the Iraq War is American failure to provide visas to Iraqis who risked their lives in order to provide assistance to the war effort in their nation. Hundreds died because they worked for the Americans, hundreds witnessed their lives torn to pieces by fear and hatred from insurgents who wanted to exact revenge on anyone who assisted the American war effort. Of course, the Bush administration promised these individuals a visa to America when it came time to depart Iraq. This is simply another example of a Bush promise which turned out to be simply another Bush lie.

We do not know how many have been murdered or had their families slain because they worked with Americans. We do know that of 25,000 promised visas only 5,000 have been given to Iraq people who supported the Bush war. George is back in  Texas chopping wood while thousands of Iraqis are shopping for an exit from hell.

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