Afghanistan and da Bush and the coming coup

Updated 7-3-08, 8:55 p.m. EST

There is a growing body of evidence that da Bush is planning a military attack against Iran, ignoring the intelligence estimates of our various services and despite the warnings of our Secretary of Defense.

What follows validates the old cliche that "truth is stranger than fiction." The Bush administration will go down in history as the most crass and most stupid presidency in history!

At a Rose Garden "news" conference, Bush yesterday acknowledged things weren't going too well in Afghanistan; it has been a "tough month," he said. As if he would know about how "tough" it is in that beleaguered country! As if he gives a rat's ass how many men and women have died or that one-third of them have been civilians caught up in this misguided adventure into the netherworld of the resurgent Taliban.

Furthermore, even though additional U.S. troops are needed in Afghanistan, the Pentagon says its forces are too depleted to send more soldiers to that country. Admiral Mike Mullen, who chairs the Joint Chiefs of Staff, commented to the effect that if things in Iraq should improve, he maybe could move more of our forces to Afghanistan by year's end.

And still the Bushites talk about attacking Iran? As a last resort, of course! Is this a reprise of the Bush administration's monumental blunder in Iraq? Does Bush/Cheney and gang have a clue as to the possible repercussions of a military attack against Iran? Iran is not Iraq. Iran knows precisely what the military capabilities of the United States are. Iran has intimated that if attacked, one of its first responses will be to shut down its oil supply, which will create chaos across continents. Iran is capable of responding in other ways, too, with its assets spread across the Middle East, all of which implies untold death and destruction.

Do these war-mongers in the Bush regime give any thought whatsoever to all the people whose lives will be snuffed out by our man-made hell on earth? Does anyone give a damn about, not just our own men and women blown into tiny pieces of blood and guts, but also those innocents just trying to get on with their lives, make a living, survive and find a jigger of joy here and there? What kind of monsters have we elected to represent us? Perhaps we can tie them to the first bombs, so they can get a smell of burning flesh and hear the screams of the those frying to death up close.

Are American imperial (oil) interests so strong that we no longer see others (yes, even Iranians) as also human, sharing the precious gift of life?


The next thing this miserable excuse of a president did was to ask the American people "to pressure Congress to allow more oil exploration in the United States." We need to drill more, said da Bush.

The fact that this is a deliberate lie for the sole purpose of enriching his buddies in the oil business, seems oblivious to the MSM. There is no need to drill more. None! As we noted in a previous post:

What we have had in place for some 26 years is a moratorium on off-shore oil and gas drilling in certain areas. "Other areas are not only open to drilling but leases and drilling permits have already been issued.

"And they are not being drilled."


As noted, "only 17% of the leased areas is in production." There are some 33 millions acres of offshore areas that are currently available for drilling. "The fact is that nearly 25 BILLION barrels of oil off the coast of the United States" is in position for drilling.

It's amazing that anyone believes anything this lying president says!


Then, da Bush talked about the problem of global warming. At the upcoming G-8 summit, he will "urge" that these major nations commit to long-term goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

What a hypocritical monster. He's the one who has led the fight against action to deal with global warming! He's the one who has forced scientists to rewrite global warming reports to agree with the Bush administration's view that it isn't a problem!

In other words, Bush plans to do nothing. That's the way it's been since the beginning of his term. We need more study, he says. We need more conferences, he says. We need to look at long-term goals, he says. The result of which is, of course, that not a damn thing gets done, which is exactly what he wants.

Cutting greenhouse gas emissions is bound to cost his corporate friends a lot of money and if there's one thing you can say about da Bush, it is that he's loyal to his corporate friends, even to the end of the world!


Oh, and finally, da Bush warned us all again that we might be attacked by terrorists at any time. The terrorists are out there, biding their time. We are at "war" with them and we cannot afford to relax.

So, like usual, the fear-monger ends with his usual mantra: "The terrorists are coming, the terrorists are coming." That's why we've got to bomb Iran, and torture those who we think are our enemies, and toss away constitutional guarantees, and spy on American citizens...

I hope I'm wrong, but do not be surprised, if just before the November elections there is a major disaster or looming threat to our country of such proportions that da Bush will invoke his assumed right in a statement he has already signed, to continue as da leader and suspend the elections. That would not be such a terrible threat in itself, except that our spineless Congress and activist Supreme Court would no doubt pronounce their blessing on such an action - for it would keep in power the global corporate structures that in fact, rule the world.

Hail to da Chief!