[I Was Naked]
When I Wrote ThisBREAKING NEWS STORY
2007-02-17
So, I’m reading a BREAKING NEWS STORY that the Senate is gridlocked on the anti buildup measure in Iraq. I was more stunned they were working on a Saturday.
The Democrats were trying to send a strong message to Dubya that he wasn’t going to just rubberstamp his wants and needs with the war. OK. I get your little pissing contest power play..whoohoo…you win.
But lets look at the losers. The people of Iraq.
Whenever I read new stories, or listen to the arguments, I always try and turn the situation around.
Except for 9/11 we haven’t had to endure violence in our streets to the extent the Iraqi’s have. The last time we had war on our shores was the Civil War, and we still have pockets of clan members out there, skin heads and the like who won’t let it go. On the other hand, we have gratuitous lawsuits from descendents of slaves, who think they can cash in. But let’s put all that aside, and generally we don’t deal with anything remotely on a daily basis like the people of Iraq have.
Let’s put ourselves in their sandals.
If Iraq took it upon themselves to invade the US and take out our government, create war in our streets, and gather other foreign nations in joining them, all in the name that they believe we should follow Allah and their idea of government, would you be willing to die for your God?
Hypothetically speaking, say you actually sat down and did some studying and read up on Muslim (whether Shiite or Sunni or the myriad other factions) but what if it made sense? What if our democracy was so perverse and off the mark from its original intent that any change would be better than the direction this country has been heading?
There comes a time, where you have to say, we got ourselves so far into this countries business, that to leave them now, would be irresponsible. You can’t judge a third world country by our principles. Sure we have convinced them to embrace our democracy, in effect freeing themselves from the next Saddam who controlled the country through ethnic cleansing. Not unlike Mr. Hitler tried.
But imagine that it did happen. Imagine waking up one day, watching the news and all the Catholics by decree of the government to unify ourselves with the rest of the world, had to go. And we invite another country in to help us rid ourselves of them. Personally, I wouldn’t mind, it’s the religion I dislike, not the people, but therein lies the crux. Does the religion stand alone without its followers? How many isms can last without a following? They use the same Bible as Protestants, they just worship differently. There are some who are more devout. Would they be able to fight off Protestants in the streets for an alternative belief system? Would anyone get up from the dinner table and care?
I just imagine that if Muslims invaded the US at the Protestants beckoning, and joined forces with Americans against other Catholic Americans and uprooted our daily lives for years, we would be pretty pissed off if one day, they just left.
You came into our country, because your Government believed so strongly with the US that the Catholic Church was wrong and harmful to itself. Our infrastructure was destroyed every other day, so no watching Grey’s Anatomy or chatting on the phone. Roads that once carried thousands of vehicles destroyed. Power cut off and no means of restoring it. Think of how decimated our country would be if we were in the exact same position we have left Iraq.
Just apply whatever perception you have of war, and move it to the shores of this country. Remember the fear that was in the streets of NY and DC, and a town in PA on Sept 11th, when we couldn’t believe that we were attacked. Live it every day.
They may have started it true, but we said we would finish it. Just like we did in Japan. Bombed the crap out of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, then we rebuilt it. But we learned from that atrocity, that it may not have been the most prudent way of dealing with our enemy.
I used to hold onto a belief, that works only in theory, that a common enemy would unite us all. Hence the whoop ass movie of the 90’s Men in Black etc. Except human nature still follows the survival of the fittest. Don’t think so? Why do you think we are addicted to reality shows like American Idol, The Apprentice and any other elimination show, pitting contestants against each other, and coincidentally gives the viewer control over someone elses fate or at least a vote on who they think should go, the networks are also smart enough to profit off of you for $.99 a phone call plus tax.
I’m not saying I have any good answers, except for unity. Sure I joke about it in my other blog World Wide Religion Smack Down. But the point I was making remains. Either we agree to disagree on our religious beliefs, and accept that were different for a reason. But the truly devout will never allow for that. I just want you for a moment to think what your life would be like trying to survive every day not knowing if you were going to be able to finish your coffee on your ride to work because a bus blew up beside you and took you out and 60 other people.
These extremist are people who will die and kill you for an idea, and they hate everything about Western Civilization. Nothing proven, just a thought process imbedded for centuries that what isn't their culture is wrong and must be eliminated, praise Allah.
I don’t think we ever will eradicate the “enemy”, but we do have to finish what we started. If you are keeping up with Operation Whatever its called right now, we technically are in the rebuilding stage, but those pesky insurgents keep attacking our asses and their countrymen. So if we don’t want the war on our shores, I think we need to persevere and continue the job to the best of their ability to maintain it. This isn't a bipartisan thing, its a responsibility to the world at this point.
Don't get all excited over the cost to the tax payer. You are getting a whopping $60.00 back this year in your tax return for the telephone Federal Excise Tax that was originally instituted in 1898 to help defray cost of the Spanish American War. Even though it was eventually repealed in 1902, our government reenacted it and continued enforcing it for the last couple of decades to the tune of collecting $300 Billion dollars from you and I on our telephone and cell phone bills. Unless you itemize. For shits and giggles I would love to go back more then the three year lookback period and add up all the taxes I've paid on every phone number I've had. $60.00 seems like such an arbitrary number, but I digress.
Now if you want the US to leave Iraq, just send a text message on your phone to 598576 with the Letter A.
If you want us to stay in Iraq send a text message to 598763 with the Letter B. Remember you can vote as many times as you like.
So please, don’t worry about the cost of this war. I’m sure your great grandchildren will be counting their Euros fifty years from now, thankful for their (€)100 refund. By then the Federal Telephone Excise Tax won't exist as we will be part of the New World Order. Though I'm hedging a bet the IRS gets a promotion to the Global Revenue Service. 
Digital Dreams (2007-02-17)
Good post. I was always under the impression that if the US attacked a country, it also helped restore it before the mission was considered complete.
Brother Chris (2007-02-17)
oops, sorry, sentate not congress. my bad
Brother Chris (2007-02-17)
I'm pretty sure, they got 17 republican votes
Brother Chris (2007-02-17)
I thought it passed 270 to 180?
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