IRAQ IS BUSH'S WATERLOO / UPDATE

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October 26, 2006

IRAQ IS BUSH'S WATERLOO / UPDATE

By Allen L Roland





WE CANNOT CONQUER IRAQ !

You want an analogy to what we are doing in Iraq ?

How about this letter from William Pitt to the House of Lords on November 18th, 1777.

It's entitled An English Plea For Peace With The American Colonies ;

" My Lords, this ruinous and ignominious situation, where we cannot act with success, nor suffer with honour, calls upon us to remonstrate in the strongest and loudest language of truth, to rescue the ear of Majesty from the delusions which surround it. You cannot, I venture to say, you CANNOT conquer America.

What is your present situation there? We do not know the worst; but we know that in three campaigns we have done nothing and suffered much. You may swell every expense, and strain every effort, still more extravagantly; accumulate every assistance you can beg or borrow; traffic and barter
with every pitiful German Prince, that sells and sends his subjects to the shambles of a foreign country: your efforts are forever vain and impotent-doubly so from this mercenary aid on which you rely; for it irritates to an incurable resentment the minds of your enemies, to overrun them with the sordid sons of rapine and of plunder, devoting them and their possessions to the rapacity of hireling cruelty!

If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms! - Never! Never! Never! "

And the Iraqi's will never lay down their arms for that very same reason.

Iraq is George Bush's waterloo and he is dragging all of us with him into this black hole of deceit, hubris, humiliation and heartache ~ It's time for an intervention on November 7th and a needed reminder to King George that the ultimate deciders are the American people.

It's time for a change.

Allen L Roland
Http://blogs.salon.com/0002255/2006/10/26.html



Authors Website: www.allenroland.com

Authors Bio: Allen L Roland is a practicing psychotherapist, author and lecturer who also shares a daily political and social commentary on his weblog and website allenroland.com He also guest hosts a monthly national radio show TRUTHTALK on Conscious talk radio www.conscioustalk.net


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[cyberpj]

1. Does this mean our William Pitt is a Vampire with a soul? Pretty long life for a human.

Thanks for posting this. Great info to use in discussions with die hards, maybe even a LTTE, 'eh?

[Fridays Child]

4. If I recall, the current Will Pitt has said that he's a descendant...

...of the former.

[Fridays Child]

2. Is there a vacancy on St. Helena?

[hwmnbn]

3. My goodness!! They talked so splendidly........

back in the day!!

Our Will Pitt is of the same fiber.