Friday, February 24, 2006

not mine

History can be a judicious teacher. However, not all have the aptitude to learn from the past. With Respect to Iraq, this can be stated in inordinate respects. It is understandable the Bush Administration did not heed the lessons of the thirty some odd years the British were in Iraq. Nor have they learned that one cannot build an army in a country that is occupied by the US – at least not the last four or five times the US has invaded a sovereign nation and attempted to build an army (Panama, Haiti, Nicaragua to name a few).

Most prominently is not learning from Haiti in 1915. Like the Bush Administration, the Woodrow Wilson Administration fabricated a reason to enter a foreign country. The U.S. Occupation of Haiti was said to have been implemented to keep the Germans from establishing submarine bases in the country. The real reason for Wilson’s use of the military was to protect US business interest. History shows us that US presidents recurrently use the military (marines specifically) to protect financial interest abroad. Wilson like Bush desired to impose an American solution on a country that was unable to govern itself. We have failed miserably at building armies across the glob and usually, we end up with an autocratic despot or dictator in charge. Yes, this has happened each time we have removed leadership in power of sovereign nations and attempted to drop American political attributes on non American populations.

The concern is that Bush won’t tell us, the citizens of the United States of America the truth – what business interest are we protecting? Not Mine!

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

...I'm so not into politics, Especially now with this idiot..I really don't care about bush. He makes me sick! I refuse to waste my time on him.

Rose said...

Why do we as a people tolerate Bush's antics. Can we not do anything about his lies and misleading of a whole country?

Rev Island said...

RDB,

I will leave old George to you.

chrome said...

@paola it's a mistake not to care about politics. dangerous even.

Anonymous said...

Very nice site! lamictal side of affects sexual dangers of body building aquagen hard to say im sorry dance mp3 body building freaky peak woman Percocet without prescriptiom Best adult movie Stock isuzu axiom rims wheels and tires fragrance outlet

Anonymous said...

Best regards from NY! Begin search for ice hockey head coach Tramadol 120 tab at 90 00 mexican p tell me about depakote custom wall cabinet storage Ambien cod boards chongqed Merchant accounts search merchant accounts search merchant dental genetic abnormaleties Proposal jobs los angeles calif new york city day spa propecia Oriental milfs

oakleyses said...

canada goose pas cher, juicy couture outlet, air max, ray ban, lancel, moncler, supra shoes, oakley, converse shoes, converse, vans, uggs canada, coach outlet, pandora uk, canada goose, moncler outlet, ugg, louis vuitton canada, moncler, hollister clothing, toms outlet, swarovski jewelry, swarovski uk, montre femme, moncler, pandora charms, louboutin, hollister, karen millen, ralph lauren, iphone 6 case, baseball bats, canada goose, hollister canada, moncler outlet, pandora jewelry, thomas sabo uk, moncler, parajumpers outlet, links of london uk, nike air max, gucci, canada goose, wedding dress, replica watches, timberland shoes, juicy couture outlet, moncler