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July 28, 2003
About Criticizing the Government:
I don't want anyone to misunderstand my criticism of the current
administration. That is about what they are doing. It is not
about what the Iraqis are doing. As far as the savages in Iraq
who are attacking American troops, I would use extreme measures.
I would really hammer them. I would give them a reminder of what
they endured before we came. I would use a few of the old Hussein
methods on them. They don't deserve our presence, but we are
there at great cost. With those demonstrating crowds, I would
use tear gas first, then real bullets. So long as they are interfering,
our troops cannot do their jobs effectively. I would do whatever
it takes to stop that.
Anyone who even looked like a threat would be ordered to drop
their arms and lie down. If they did not, they would be shot.
They are enemies until they prove they are not. Eventually, if
we are to succeed there, we must disarm everyone except American
troops. After that, I would make it clear that anyone with a
weapon would be considered an attacker and would be treated accordingly.
I do not see anything wrong with imposing martial law there.
Blair is Going Down:
Kelly was a top weapons analyst in England. He committed suicide
because Blair's people persecuted him and ostracized him. He
was made the goat In their political dodges. The very fact that
they were willing to destroy a human being in their coverup is
a real indication of their desperation. It wont wash. In going
after Kelly, they cut Blair's legs off. Kelly is dead and that
is the final straw. Despite all of his mush mouthing and piety
about Kelly, Blair will fall. He is exposed and so is Bush. Our
problem is we are too easy on liars. Bush will not fall. He may
even win the next election.
Funny:
Just a little yuck for you. Ofttimes, when they don't intend
to be, the news media people are quite funny. Last week, one
of them was in the field reporting on a crime. The anchor person
said, "Do the police have a motive?" — Think about
it.
Costs:
We were watching channel 12 news. The president's men, and the
media, are all wondering how we are ever going to pay for this
war and pay for enough additional troops to support all the ambitions
of our government. Mrs. Gaffer got spirited and shouted at the
TV, "Raise the damn taxes!" I though that was a good
idea. I still don't know why our taxes were cut. It hurt the
government at a critical time and, for most people, the income
difference will be insignificant.
I am concerned. We have less than half a million troops on
active duty. One senator said we should have twelve divisions
instead of ten. Bologna! If we really want to pursue these terrorists,
defend ourselves, deal with Iraq, and Afghanistan, and prevent
battle fatigue, we need two or three million soldiers. We need
to be mobilized. When we were attack on September 11, a lot of
people in America were ready to step up and serve. We were ready
to sacrifice, ready to share the burden, ready to serve. Our
president was not ready. He was so wound up in his own personal
self interest and self inflation that he missed the opportunity.
He still does not realize how poorly he reacted. He could
have mobilized this whole country and had us ready for a long
term commitment to American security. Instead he strutted, preened,
and posed for the public view. His own tawdry egocentric mentality
kept him from seeing the obvious. He could have done exactly
what FDR did after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He could have
put America on a complete war footing and kept us there. He could
have gone down as one of America's foremost leader heros. Instead
he will ultimately come over as a bungler, worse than Nixon.
Was Hussein a bad guy? Sure, but he was not a clear and present
danger to America. There are other more dangerous threats. We
are not dealing with them. We are dissipating our energy in Iraq.
Because we are not mobilized, we do not have a great deal of
energy to dissipate.
Dead is Dead:
Hussein's boys have been brought to justice. We saw the photos
of their corpses on TV. Even with the photos, some diehard Iraqis
are not convinced. Some of them never will be, but some people
belong to the flat earth society too. Dead is dead. They cannot
be wished back to life. Now, if we get the old man and commit
to the long haul some good could come of this yet. Let us hope
for that no matter who gets the credit.
Role Models:
Let's get straight. A role model is not a person who mouths words
about being a role model. The only true role model would be the
philosopher who actually believes in truth, beauty, and justice.
An athlete pretending to be philosophical about his role is a
bad joke. Regardless of his mouthing Mike Jordan is not a role
model. He is an opportunistic shoe peddler. He uses his image
to sell overpriced shoes to kids. There is a difference between
an image and a role model. We can hope all of these opportunists
who invest most of their effort into grooming a public image
will eventually trip upon reality as did Bryant. Real role models
make no pretensions. They just go to work and do their thing
day by day.
The Israel Wall:
Remember the Berlin wall. This seems to be exactly the same.
It has the goal of treating humans like some kind of herd animals.
Stalin and Khrushchev would have loved it. I think even Hitler
would have admired it. First, identify them, then we can isolate
and annihilate them.
The Silly FDA:
A spokesman who opposed the legislation to allow us to buy drugs
in foreign countries spoke out. He said that would prevent the
FDA from being a watchdog for Americans against dangerous drugs.
Who is he kidding? When did the FDA ever do that? They have no
high ground there. What they usually protect is large drug companies.
Congress wants to mitigate their power to do that. I say, right
on!
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