What kind of imperative could possibly exist for invading a small country thousands of miles away which has absolutely zero realistic capacity of ever attacking you? Or do you people just never learn?
Gulf War I was for the money: we got the Arabs and the Kuwaitis, the Japanese and the Europeans to pay for that one. It took the Emir of Kuwait down a notch or two, as he was getting uppity ad threatening to move his money,
Gulf War II seems to be for the show, as in "We sure showed thet Ay-Rab Saddam a thing or two."
Gulf War III, if Elvis' paen to his celestial hued footwear has any relevance here, would be "Go, cat go".
I think "they never learn" is the operative term here.
Gulf War I was provoked when Olebush told his ambassador April Glespie (who we have never heard from since) to tell Saddam that"The US does not take any position on the borders of Middle Eastern countries", knowing that to Saddam it meant "Invade at will".
The Kuwaitis were drilling diagonally under Iraqi oil deposits, with the help of American companies, like well, Halliburton.
The Oligarchy knows what this was all about, and it is and has always been money. Our money, paid at the pump and sent on to the oil companies and their Arab buddies that ends up in their hands. They have made a mighty killing selling arms and all manner of crap to the Iraqis, Kuwaitis, Saudis and others.
Our troops have been among those killed.
We have the manipulative oligarchy that gets their minions elected and our people propagandized, and we have the saps that somehow believe that all this has been for the greater good of all Americans.
And elect more ancient warriors, who will call for yet more wars.
What the hell, them dead Americans, they are just ignorant inbred hillbillies. That is what Dick Cheney thinks, isn't it? Might as well put 'em to good use. We already stripmined their farms, so they can't grow taters and ramps no more.
One cannot underestimate the stupidity of the American people, to paraphrase H.L. Mencken.
