WRITTEN WHILE LISTENING TO PINK FLOYD'S A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON

Turning away from the Signs of war

Who will own and control The air?

Turning away from the Signs of war

Who will own and control The water?

Turning away from the Signs of war

Who will own and control The petroleum?

Turning away from the Signs of war

Will own and control the Planet?

Turning away from the Signs of war

Who will own and control Outer space?

When will we

Turn away from

The

Signs

Of

War

And

Let

Peace

Take

Control?

IT'S THE OIL STUPID!

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Before the US launched its attack, Saddam Hussein was telling the Bush/Cheney administration he was willing to leave the country. All he wanted was a safe haven like Idi Amin got, and a billion dollars. We were not told about this offer until years later. Yet think how much cheaper that solution, arrived at through a little talking, would have been than what we got through not talking. Instead of letting Hussein run off with a billion of his own ill-gotten wealth, we’ve spent close to a trillion dollars, killed upwards of a million innocent Iraqis, destroyed a country, driven four million people in a nation of 24 million into exile, ruined America’s global reputation, and bankrupted the US treasury, not to mention running up the price of oil four-fold.

Talk is cheap, I’d say.

Obama should be more forthright and admit that America has no enemies, and that we can talk to anyone.

Dave Lindorff