In peace there’s nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness and humility;
But when the blast of war blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the tiger:
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. King Henry V. Act iii. Sc. 1.
The will of the American people would have been won over...and it would have supported the Iraq War...had George W. Bush and his cabal of friends told the truth.
Since they did not tell the truth, the American people do not support these liars.
They will support investigations and impeachments.
The Pentagon, the White House and the Congress know this, and each knows it very well.
Vietnam is a benchmark and acid test for our present impasse.
It is true that the Iraq War was based upon lies and fabrications.
It is true that billions and billions of dollars have been lost there.
It true that Iraq is NOW worse (and a bigger THREAT...A GATHERING STORM!) than BEFORE George W. Bush’s SHOCK AND AWE PRE-EMPTIVE WAR.
Now, we are shocked and awed by the tragedy and catastrophe.
And yet, as I read the above lines from Shakespeare (after all of my screaming to leave Iraq), I now wonder whether it is more honorable to stay and fight the enemies there.
The problem, of course, is that the enemies now include Iraq's own citizens, not just sectarian factions, insane jihadists, or the new Al-Qaeda terrorists that the Long War President and his cabal spawned.
The Iraqis detest what has been done to their country in the name of saving them.
America can be kindly, but it has a savage history.
The slaughter of Native Americans is but one example of its savagery.
We must now include Iraq.
Unfortunately.
Deja Vu (All Over Again)
John Fogerty
Did you hear 'em talkin' 'bout it on the radio
Did you try to read the writing on the wall
Did that voice inside you say I've heard it all before
It's like Deja Vu all over again
Day by day I hear the voices rising
Started with a whisper like it did before
Day by day we count the dead and dying
Ship the bodies home while the networks all keep score
Did you hear 'em talkin' 'bout it on the radio
Could your eyes believe the writing on the wall
Did that voice inside you say I've heard it all before
It's like Deja Vu all over again
One by one I see the old ghosts rising
Stumblin' 'cross Big Muddy
Where the light gets dim
Day after day another Momma's crying
She's lost her precious child
To a war that has no end
Did you hear 'em talkin' 'bout it on the radio
Did you stop to read the writing at The Wall
Did that voice inside you say
I've seen this all before
It's like Deja Vu all over again
It's like Deja Vu all over again
As modest stillness and humility;
But when the blast of war blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the tiger:
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. King Henry V. Act iii. Sc. 1.
The will of the American people would have been won over...and it would have supported the Iraq War...had George W. Bush and his cabal of friends told the truth.
Since they did not tell the truth, the American people do not support these liars.
They will support investigations and impeachments.
The Pentagon, the White House and the Congress know this, and each knows it very well.
Vietnam is a benchmark and acid test for our present impasse.
It is true that the Iraq War was based upon lies and fabrications.
It is true that billions and billions of dollars have been lost there.
It true that Iraq is NOW worse (and a bigger THREAT...A GATHERING STORM!) than BEFORE George W. Bush’s SHOCK AND AWE PRE-EMPTIVE WAR.
Now, we are shocked and awed by the tragedy and catastrophe.
And yet, as I read the above lines from Shakespeare (after all of my screaming to leave Iraq), I now wonder whether it is more honorable to stay and fight the enemies there.
The problem, of course, is that the enemies now include Iraq's own citizens, not just sectarian factions, insane jihadists, or the new Al-Qaeda terrorists that the Long War President and his cabal spawned.
The Iraqis detest what has been done to their country in the name of saving them.
America can be kindly, but it has a savage history.
The slaughter of Native Americans is but one example of its savagery.
We must now include Iraq.
Unfortunately.
Deja Vu (All Over Again)
John Fogerty
Did you hear 'em talkin' 'bout it on the radio
Did you try to read the writing on the wall
Did that voice inside you say I've heard it all before
It's like Deja Vu all over again
Day by day I hear the voices rising
Started with a whisper like it did before
Day by day we count the dead and dying
Ship the bodies home while the networks all keep score
Did you hear 'em talkin' 'bout it on the radio
Could your eyes believe the writing on the wall
Did that voice inside you say I've heard it all before
It's like Deja Vu all over again
One by one I see the old ghosts rising
Stumblin' 'cross Big Muddy
Where the light gets dim
Day after day another Momma's crying
She's lost her precious child
To a war that has no end
Did you hear 'em talkin' 'bout it on the radio
Did you stop to read the writing at The Wall
Did that voice inside you say
I've seen this all before
It's like Deja Vu all over again
It's like Deja Vu all over again
No comments:
Post a Comment