sabotaging the future

[mckitterick]

I talk about the evils of the Neocons every so often, but look what they've done now.

A week ago, when the Dem's were getting sworn in as per America's reaction against the Repub's and their adventuring in the Middle East, gas prices in Lawrence shot up more than 20 cents overnight. A big "FUCK YOU" from the oil companies, I'm sure, for whom the Repub's are patsies (or are simply owned by the fat Repub's). Now, before the Dem's have their feet under them, the Bush administration has decided it had better get us firmly involved in war with Iran. Before the Dem's try to limit his power or reduce our forces in Iraq, that is.

Is this a big surprise when Bush yesterday stated he's sending tons more troops to Iraq? When we've scoffed at Iraq's attempts to work with Iran in settling their civil war? The examples of Bush's planning for war with "The Axis of Evil" abound, and here he goes, the fucking fuck.

Isn't there anything we can do to stop this adventuring prez? I mean, dammit, whatever happened to checks and balances?

The people no longer have any power in this country. Perhaps Bush and his ilk are spoiling for a revolution here at home. They keep this up, they'll get it.

I'm just feeling so pissed off and helpless.

Good luck,
Chris

Comments

[shawn-scarber.livejournal.com]

Well, I hate to say it, but the only way we're going to be able to end this thing is to face Iran. I'm not for more war, but I understand my history enough to know that we lost so many soldiers in Vietnam because we weren't willing to stand up to China--who was at the time supplying weapons and soldiers to the Viet Cong. Iran is fighting a proxy war with us in Iraq. We can either keep that up, which will get more Iraqis and US soldiers killed, or we can face Iran and take care of the problem. Really, we should have faced Iran immidiately after we won the war with Iraq. Because we're not officially at war anymore. We are now basically refereeing a civil war. There's no winning something like that.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

I hear you, but I'm afraid the Bush-ites will use that as an excuse for war rather than simply pressure on Iran. I mean, before Bush started shooting off his mouth about Iran and evil, that country was moving toward the future, away from their religious dictatorship. Now look at them. It's like he's been spoiling for war with Iran for years.

[shawn-scarber.livejournal.com]

Well, if we've raided a consulate, then we're probably already going to war. That's not the sort of thing you do if you're trying to maintain or establish diplomacy.

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

The best thing this congress could do is rescind the act that he alleges gave him "war powers" -- that is, cancel the "war on terror" in favor of pursuing terrorists in a police/accountant fashion. So far, the only effective things that have happened have been through these means, anyway.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Y'know, here's what I wrote years ago about that. Heck, I oughta just repost it seeing as it's now relevant again.

[skyflame.livejournal.com]

I completely missed the gas spike in Lawrence. I was in town a couple of days ago and they seemed normal.

(The thing that gets me about Lawrence gas prices is the wild swing from one end of town to the other. Apparently it's much more expensive if you want to drive west than east. I've never understood that.)

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it was some kind of freakish short-term rise. Feh.