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Edited on Mon Dec-12-05 09:56 AM by Walt Starr
Some would say we lost the War in Iraq when we determined that only U.S. government approved candidates could be on the so-called "ballots" in the latest farce being called an election in Iraq, but they'd be wrong.
Some would say we lost the War in Iraq when the Iraqi Civil War broke out, yet we refused to acknowledge there was even an Iraqi Civil War under way let alone do something about it, but they'd be wrong.
Some would say we lost the War in Iraq when we pushed through acceptance of an Iraqi Constitution that was reliant upon Sharia Law, but they'd be wrong.
Some would say we lost the War in Iraq when we forced a government upon the Iraqi People and declared it "democracy", but they'd be wrong.
Some would say we lost the War in Iraq when we had a corrupt governing of Iraq whereby we "lost" billions of dollars that were intended for the rebuilding of Iraq, but they'd be wrong.
Some would say we lost the War in Iraq when we allowed the looting of archaeological treasures, explosives, and weapons to occur, but they'd be wrong.
Some would say we lost the War in Iraq when we determined that oil wells were more important than the security of our soldiers, but they'd be wrong.
Some would say we lost the War in Iraq when we relied upon a criminal in the form of Chalabi for "intelligence" about what was going on in Iraq, but they'd be wrong.
Some would say we lost the War in Iraq when we invaded with no plan for what to do after the Hussein government was toppled, but they'd be wrong.
Some would say we lost the War in Iraq when we determined that an exit strategy was unnecessary, but they'd be wrong.
Some would say we lost the War in Iraq when it was determined we should invade with half the force necessary to maintain order after the invasion was successful so we could do it on the cheap, but they'd be wrong.
Some would say we lost the War in Iraq when photo opportunities replaced meaningful strategies, but they'd be wrong.
Some would say we lost the War in Iraq when embedded journalism was determined to be the best way to report the war instead of actually telling the truth, but they'd be wrong.
Some would say we lost the War in Iraq when we determined that diplomacy was a "quaint and outdated" methodology for solving diplomatic issues, but they'd be wrong.
Some would say we lost the War in Iraq when our government determined the United Nations was irrelevant to the issue, but they'd be wrong.
Some would say we lost the War in Iraq when our president uttered a lie in his State of the Union Address in the form of sixteen words, but they'd be wrong.
Nope, the AMERICAN PEOPLE lost the war in Iraq when they stood by and allowed the Executive Branch of the government to spew deadly lies to the Legislative Branch of the government in a desperate attempt to score political points just before mid-term elections.
And the American People deserve every last thing they get from this awful mess that the American People allowed to happen.
When it comes down to brass tacks, the American People have precisely the government they deserve. By refusing to hold politicians accountable. By refusing to participate in the process through which our elected officials get that way. By tacitly standing back and saying that anything is okay. By ignoring real issues for silly wedge issues that are both meaningless in the long run and are specifically designed to divide the American People in the short run, the American People allowed themselves to be thrown into a war of choice and allowed themselves to be defeated in a war of choice for the second time in history.
We can't blame Bush. We can't blame Kerry. We can't blame Congress; we can't blame the SCOTUS.
The only place to put the blame is squarely where it truly rests, with the American People.
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