2007...Just Another Year With Dumbya At The Helm...
Looks like the administration reached their goal of 3000 war dead by the end of 2006. I know I look upon this with a jaundiced cynical eye...but that is a milestone number for that young man's family. This Christmas and New Years holiday time will take on a new meaning for these unfortunate people...and whatever heart I may have left goes out to them. I wonder if Jenna and Not Jenna are even aware of it.
And Riverbend at Baghdad Burning has more to say about their EID sacred holiday that puts the death of Saddam in perspective a little more. It will also clear up what was really said in the last moments of Saddam...and not what CNN managed to put forth. Although she concedes that a Judge may have deliberately said the wrong thing...and hecklers were placed among the spectators for the hangings. Something is up...the streets are not crawling with the angry mob as was thought would happen. Perhaps it is the observation of their holy days that holds them back...who really knows.
The world desires for this madness to be over...man's inhumanity to man...why our administration cannot see this is totally beyond me. But there is a part of me that does have hope for 2007...I don't know what possible shape it could come in...but nontheless I do hope for the best we can be...even if it is only as bloggers trying to get the truth out...seeking what truth may be out there in the corners of the world...we owe our human brothers that at least. We owe that to the troops...the truth to set them free of the bonds of madness that sent them into harms way. Edwards, Obama, Gore (?) even the Hills if we have to...elect one of them to get us out of that ancient land that Alexander the Great once road upon and thought so very beautiful. It is a culture that must not be forever destroyed...but time and progress may have a hand in something that we will be unable to stop...and that makes me sad that it had to come to this.
I read on someone's blog a comment that said something to the effect of, either the war is over, or we're over. The fall of the new Roman Empire.
Posted by
Unknown |
1:33 AM
Madness indeed ; (
Since it's all about $$$$ to these people, it doesn't appear much will change, although we all Voted for such!
For a Democracy, to choose from only 2 people, all tied to $$$$ isn't much of a choice, or democracy or real Freedom to choose! ; (
Posted by
Coffee Messiah |
3:16 AM
Happy New Year Sumo. Let us hope that something radical happens soon the change the way things are going. We can't go on much longer than this.
Posted by
fallenmonk |
6:15 AM
With our own version of Nero at the helm, who is to say that our empire won't fall?
We have to get out of Iraq, we have to clean up here at home, and we have precious little time to do it.
Peace.
Posted by
DivaJood |
11:07 AM
Although I too tend to be very cynical, this year is starting out bright and beautiful (the sun is shining) and so I have (perhaps foolish) hopes that things will turn out better than they appear. Happy New Year to you and your loved ones!
Posted by
PBS |
1:26 PM
It might not be the end for the Empire but that's not because the lack of (unintentional) trying by your Emporor. Ironically, the strenght of the U.S.A. is demonstrated by her ability to withstand a leader of the bu$h's caliber with just huge damage to it's reputation and standing in the world and still remain repairable. Down side is, though, that the Emporor of Chimps has time for two more years to do his unfinished job, what ever the hell it might be.
God Bless America!
Posted by
Anonymous |
6:34 PM