Ambivalence of War »
Posted By populist 1 year, 4 months ago in NewsIn these Orwellian times, governments and corporations go to extraordinary lengths to disguise reality. Our ancestors were much more in touch with reality. They believed in capital punishment, but they didn't hide it away in a prison. They had public executions, and people came out to see them. We should do that, too. We should always be willing to face what we want. That's the only way we can learn if we truly do want it and are not just enamored of an abstract idea.
On the receiving end of our bombs and missiles is torn, bloody and burned flesh. But our military bureaucrats routinely refer to "packages of targets" or "sorties," as if human beings weren't involved at all. It's true that this time we are trying to avoid civilian residences and civilian facilities, but it is not out of any concern for the Iraqi people.
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populist1 year, 4 months ago
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The right plan, in the short term, is the immediate withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Iraq. Now. Not when the violence "subsides." Not when Iraq has a stable government. Not when more Iraqi forces are trained. Not when the Democrats tell us the war is over, not when the Republicans tell us the war is over, and not when we have a new president.
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The time to leave Iraq is now. Not in the fall. Not next year. Not next month or next week. Today, not tomorrow - right now. -
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Spadecaller1 year, 4 months ago
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According to our corporate dictatorship, there are always good reasons to start wars without notice, but never good reason to end wars that were admitteldly ill-conceived from the start. That is what you call, "optimizing profits".
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