I've talked before about the fact that if Iraq went too smooth or if we went in, took over the country, created a democracy and got out quick it wouldn't suit our purpose. Here it is referred to as the Chaos Theory. If we did that then we could not build the 14 `enduring bases' set in Iraq. If we went in setup a new, flourishing democracy in Iraq then we would have to leave and Halliburton, Bechtel, and all the others in the MIC could not steal their ill gotten gain from the American tax payer.

So what does the Iraqi Viceroy Bremer have to say about it? "We have problems, there's no hiding that," That's deep. What does your President have to say about it? "We've got tough work there because, you see, there are terrorists there who would rather kill innocent people than allow for the advance of freedom," Bush said in a speech in El Dorado, Ark. "That's what you're seeing going on. These people hate freedom. And we love freedom. And that's where the clash occurs." If you believe that I have some of Saddam's WMD to sell you. If you think these people involved in the violence in Iraq hate us because we are free you are truly kidding yourself. They hate us because of 30 years of oppression. Most of which was put on them because of us. We put Saddam in power and then kept him there to fight for us against Iran. Then when communism fell we needed a new bad guy and he sufficed. We went to war in 1991 left him there and put sanctions on the country that crippled the people of Iraq. We then attacked captured their leader and freed(?) them and here is where the problem comes in. They are no better off or probably worse since the war began. The country has been torn to shreds and all they see is the coalition running around, living large and stealing their natural resources. But they hate us because we are free. I don't think so.

Short and sweet on where we stand
In Iraq, Without Options
So now the president's war of choice has led to an occupation with no good options.

The Bush administration's plan is to hand over control of Iraq to the Iraqi Governing Council on June 30. Just how that council will sustain itself in power, however, is increasingly unclear after the upheaval of the past few days. Its own police force, which the United States has spent time and treasure recruiting and training, all but collapsed during the uprising of Moqtada Sadr's Shiite militia.
- posted by Mom/Dad @ 12:15 PM