tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post5993370781503477249..comments2023-12-03T02:23:12.272-06:00Comments on BeggarsCanBeChoosers.com: Iraq War Grinds On, Ignored By Mainstream MediaMarc McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105754072842852126noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-53158336727158000822010-10-28T17:38:19.384-05:002010-10-28T17:38:19.384-05:00re:
>>>...I really don't recognize
&g...re:<br />>>>...I really don't recognize<br />>>>this as my country anymore. It<br />>>>no longer stands for anything<br />>>>but pure unbridled greed and<br />>>>selfishness<br /><br />My thoughts exactly. I feel like I was born in the wrong country. I should have been born in some place like Europe, a place with community values that are much more in line with my views.Marc McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17105754072842852126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-61129066093520599072010-10-25T08:46:18.782-05:002010-10-25T08:46:18.782-05:00"I wish there was some way I could transmit t..."I wish there was some way I could transmit to the Iraqi people my utter horror and shame at what 'my country' has done to them. I use the quotes because I really don't recognize this as my country anymore. It no longer stands for anything but pure unbridled greed and selfishness. I neither supported nor condoned this war, and made sure that every one of my elected 'representatives' who did support it understood my extreme displeasure in their having done so."<br /><br />My sentiments exactly, Anonymous.Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-33750899389337446962010-10-24T16:25:58.292-05:002010-10-24T16:25:58.292-05:00"...it was quite another for the NYT to sell ..."...it was quite another for the NYT to sell Bush's B.S."<br /><br />And what did the NYT gain for that? To this very day, they are still considered by the conservative community to be some kind of "bastion of liberalism". Same with the Washington Post and MSNBC.<br /><br />Yep, their services in the cause of incipient fascism are conveniently forgotten when those same fascists find they need a "whipping boy" to rally their simple-minded synchophants against. It should be a warning to all who think they can deal with these people on a rational basis. They will use you and use you and use you, until you no longer have anything more to offer them, at which time they will recast you as a "traitor" and pitch you under the bus. <br /><br />I wish there was some way I could transmit to the Iraqi people my utter horror and shame at what "my country" has done to them. I use the quotes because I really don't recognize this as my country anymore. It no longer stands for anything but pure unbridled greed and selfishness. I neither supported nor condoned this war, and made sure that every one of my elected "representatives" who did support it understood my extreme displeasure in their having done so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-78658298649800686942010-10-24T09:27:00.822-05:002010-10-24T09:27:00.822-05:00...and aside from the violence there is the Iraq i......and aside from the violence there is the Iraq infrastructure that the US destroyed: electricity remains a couple of hour per day phenomena in that hottest of all environments, hospitals destroyed, bridges, etc. The US invasion truly was a massive crime against humanity. the entire top tier of the bush regime should be in prison as should obama for protecting them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-21144043321173393212010-10-24T08:31:13.461-05:002010-10-24T08:31:13.461-05:00Marc...maybe this is where Bush's case for war...Marc...maybe this is where Bush's case for war came from...<br /><br />“One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line." - President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998 <br /><br />"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program." - President Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998 <br /><br />Iraq is a long way from [here], but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face." - Madeline Albright, Feb 18, 1998 <br /><br />"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983." - Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb 18,1998 <br /><br />"[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the US Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs." - Letter to President Clinton, signed by Sens. Carl Levin (D-MI), Tom Daschle (D-SD), John Kerry (D - MA), and others Oct. 9,1998 <br /><br />"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process." - Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998 <br /><br />"Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies." - Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999 <br /><br />"There is no doubt that ... Saddam Hussein has invigorated his weapons programs. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programs continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status. In addition, Saddam continues to redefine delivery systems and is doubtless using the cover of a licit missile program to develop longer-range missiles that will threaten the United States and our allies." - Letter to President Bush, Signed by Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL,) and others, December 5, 2001 <br /><br />"We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandate of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them." - Sen. Carl Levin (D, MI), Sept. 19, 2002 <br /><br />"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country." - Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002 <br /><br />"Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power." - Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002 <br /><br />"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction." - Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002 <br /><br />"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons..." - Sen. Robert Byrd (D, WV), Oct. 3, 2002 <br /><br />"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force-- if necessary-- to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security." - Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9,2002Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-62841065874128210712010-10-24T00:31:28.196-05:002010-10-24T00:31:28.196-05:00Hi Jack, thanks for your comment.
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>> Our...Hi Jack, thanks for your comment.<br />re:<br />>> Our MSM deserves complicit<br />>> blame for its misreporting the<br />>> whole time<br /><br />Yes, definitely. And the likes of Judith Miller really did a disservice to the American people. It was one thing for Fox News to sell Bush's case for war, it was quite another for the NYT to sell Bush's B.S.Marc McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17105754072842852126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-88678809608141295022010-10-23T10:27:09.212-05:002010-10-23T10:27:09.212-05:00Thank you for spotlighting this, Marc. The war in ...Thank you for spotlighting this, Marc. The war in Iraq is the worst war crime and biggest foreign policy debacle in our history. Our MSM deserves complicit blame for its misreporting the whole time. No wonder the rest of the world has a hard time taking us seriously!Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.com