by x999x » Dec 12, 2003 @ 9:49pm
I voted No, and am actually relieved to see that it is also the majority vote here...
Personally, I don't have very many moments when I'm proud of Mr.Bush Jr. Those few times being when he said there's gonna be hell to pay for what happened at 9/11, and when he flew to iraq for a special thanksgiving salute to our men in uniform. This latest news clip of him standing ground on the proposed list of eligible countries is another one of those moments.
There's no reason someone who doesn't contribute to a problem's solution should be entitled to it's results. That's common logic you learn in kindergarten, and sorry kiddies, it's also in all fairness. The irony here is, those countries excluded from the list of those eligible were also some of iraq's largest exporters, with france selling the most goods of all. This of course was helped along by mr chiraq, ryhmes with iraq, in his early trips to iraq before he took office in france. Australia was also a large exporter to iraq, but they were smart enough to take immediate losses knowing there'd be greater opportunity in that region once liberated by the US.
I honestly think that iraq was a calculated move to fuel our economy, and under the new "anti-terrorism umbrella," which is extremely convoluted and far reaching, I wouldn't be suprised if iran was our next campaign if north korea doesn't throw another tantrum before then. Under the guise of fighting terrorism, the US will continue to conquer and develop "rogue nations" into business ventures for allied nations in the name of humanity.
That's just my take on things, I'm sure some may be disgusted, but that's just the reality of things, and unless you're on the "winning team" I don't expect anyone to understand.
As for Canada, well they actually have some credibility with the "teams that aren't winning," so you can expect the US will pay off the canucks in some way that their kept happy, and save face amongst their compatriots. This would be done by not officially acknowledging Canadian Eligibility by keeping them unlisted, and off the record, allow eligible contractors to subcontract the work out to Canadian firms.
Iraq contracts dispute...
