Doesn’t it seem strange that everyone in the Bush administration seems so fearful of Iraq? Aren’t we the nation that has 22,000 atom bombs held in reserve, as well as a large and functioning army and navy? Not to mention tons of ships, planes, tanks and a snootful of the dreaded intercontinental missiles. Come on! To hear the media, everyone in Washington quivers in their boots at the thought that Iraq may have weapons of mass destruction. Well, I never.
Look. Isn’t it true that someone demolished two of our biggest buildings in New York and severely damaged the Pentagon at the cost of over 3,000 lives? All without firing a shot.
Since then, Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida have become virtually household names. But there’s still no proof that these people were directed by Iraq. In fact, according to the papers, at least eight of the terrorists were from Saudi Arabia, including Osama bin Laden. Am I the only one who is confused here?
Iraq’s biggest problem was stated rather clearly by Vice President Cheney just the other day, “Iraq is sitting on 10 percent of the world’s oil.” As the former president of Halliburton oil company, he should know. Since the world is awash in oil (according to geologists, Prudhoe Bay sits on more oil than all the Arabias), this could pose a threat – if you want to keep oil prices nice and high.
Nobody claims that Saddam Hussein is a goody-two-shoes, but you’ll find his kind all over Africa and South America. Their regimes generally rely on generous handouts from the U.S. State Department in order to survive.
At the risk of sounding unpatriotic, I’d suggest the administration demonstrate the ability to find the true culprits of the 9-11 attack before rattling sabers in earnest. We’ve lost too many lives as it is.
Everett
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