We tried to stop Bushco's Oil War Of Choice BECAUSE we care about military

[omega minimo]

RUSH LIMBAUGH YOU DRUG-ADDICTED PSYCHOPATH WHAT PART OF "NO BLOOD FOR OIL" DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?








Millions of us were out in the streets all over the planet in Spring of 2003. We said DO NOT DO THIS, MR. PRESIDENT. The sick man who got on his international megaphone (broadcast to the troops in Iraq!!) yesterday and accused some imaginary "kook" bloggers of being happy about more violence and mayhem against soldiers in Iraq is pretending that we didn't try to stop this before it started, stop it so NO ONE WOULD BE HARMED UNECESSARILY BY BUSHCO'S CORPORATE AGENDA.

Last night watching "The Dark Side" when they got to the "aluminum tubes" media blitz was anyone else having some serious deja :puke: as we recall WE KNEW AT THE TIME IT WAS A SNOWJOB? We knew because they all came out on the same day to all the Sunday shows with the same canned phrases and buzzwords that pretended to be actual information or rationale for war. BUMPERSTICKERS. THEY TRIED TO CONVINCE US TO GO TO WAR BY COVERING THE SCREEN WITH BUMPERSTICKERS. :wtf:

So, forgive me if it rings hollow when I hear our Demcratic legislators claim "we all had the same information" "we were misinformed." Hey-- they had more information than the American people and the international community and WE FIGURED IT OUT! We knew it was a war of lies, a war of choice, we knew that the lives of our military would be squandered and our international reputation would be (further) damaged. We knew that the death and destruction delivered on a country that the U.S. had under sanctions for a dozen years was unecessary. We knew there was still time for weapons inspectors to do their jobs.

Bushco's Oil War Of Choice has made Iraq less safe, the Iraqi people less safe, our military less safe, our nation less safe, our Constitution less safe, our civil rights less safe, the world less safe.

All of this was preventable.

So, only a mentally imbalanced hatemonger like Rush Limbaugh could try to get his Dittoheads to believe that anyone at all is happy that ANYONE died for Bushco's profit margin.

[Qanisqineq]

1. I can't even tell you how sick I felt

First was the horrible, horrible news about finding the missing soldiers dead. My heart sank. I felt numb. Then it got worse and we find out they were tortured and killed in a barbaric way. I couldn't stop crying. I still feel just ill. God, that doesn't even come close to describing it. The images going through my head make me want to vomit.

Then, I heard on Mike Malloy (and repeated on Stephanie Miller, on Al Franken, on Ed Schultz, and I'll probably hear in on Randi) Rush Limbaugh's tirade about liberals WANTING this? HAPPY about the torture and murder of these soldiers? And not only Limbaugh, but O'Reilly saying the same. I felt such a horrible rage, I could barely sit still. I want to punch something. I want to scream my fucking head off. I am beyond pissed off. I cannot believe it.

I would NEVER think that these soldiers deserved it because some other soldiers were ordered to torture Iraqis. I would NEVER think that these soldiers deserved it because some marines killed innocent Iraqis in Haditha. Jesus fucking christ! Why would I want these soldiers to be killed so it would hurt Bush? I WOULDN'T CARE IF BUSH'S APPROVAL RATING SHOT UP TO 99%, AS LONG AS ALL THE TROOPS GOT TO COME HOME SAFE.

The man really needs to have the ever-living shit beat out of him. Yeah, that's violent and probably hypocritical to everything I normally say and feel but LISTEN TO THE MOTHERFUCKER. What the hell is he thinking? MY HUSBAND IS A SOLDIER AND HAS SERVED IN IRAQ. To think, all these idiots listening to him and BELIEVING him. All these troops that hear this crap and, not hearing anyone from our side, believe this crap. I am livid, just livid.

[omega minimo]

3. Limbaugh IS the Culture of Corruption

He neglects to mention how happy HE must be about this new horror, since he contributed so much effort to DRIVING THIS COUNTRY TO A WAR OF CHOICE.

He is compelled to put out an outrageous (preemptive?) lie like yesterday's JUST IN CASE ANYONE POINTS OUT THAT THIS TOO WAS PREDICTED!!!! He has poisoned the well of public discourse where someone might point out that OUR OBJECTIONS TO BUSHCO'S ENDORSEMENT OF TORTURE



BUSHCO'S ENDORSEMENT OF TORTURE PUTS OUR TROOPS IN DANGER OF BEING TORTURED!!!!!



Who really cares about the military? Republicans? Do the troops believe that now?

Generals, veterans and legislators (Murtha) all say the military is BROKEN now.

We need to reject the lie --the Limbaugh tried to reinforce yesterday-- that we don't care about the military. When we protest unecessary war we do so because we ARE protecting the lives of soldiers and the viability of the military. That is our responsiblity. We do not want their lives (or reservists!!) SQUANDERED.



Best to your husband. Hope you are all well. :grouphug:

[Qanisqineq]

4. he seemed to be happy about it

Limbaugh seemed to be happy about the torture and death of those two kids. That way, he had more reason to rile up his listeners about hating Iraqis and hating liberals. Sometimes I think he wants his listeners to get their guns and come after liberals.

I hear that all the time -- the military is broken now. I don't know exactly what that means. I don't really ask my husband what he means by this. He doesn't really like to hear about Iraq or talk about what Bush is doing to the military or our country. He just doesn't want to talk about that kind of stuff anymore so I leave it alone.

[omega minimo]

7. as far as I know it boils down to abusing the resource

and then abusing them as well. Redeployment with short breaks or with already existing health issues, the equipment issues, bad food and water (!!) courtesy of Halliburton contractors (!!!), taking the Reservists out of the States and into combat, destroying the good will and coalition potential with the rest of the world.............................................. not supporting veterans when they get back, making them sign statements before they leave that give up certain legal rights..........................................

Kinda hurts recruitment.

[RufusEarl]

2. I watched that program myself,

and the memories started rolling in. I've lost friends because of this mess, and i also remember the news programs that Front Line ran clips from, and how i tried to convince friends and family that they were being played like a cheap guitar. But here we are three years later and we're still arguing over this fucked up war.

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5. Any lightbulbs go off for them?

"and how i tried to convince friends and family that they were being played like a cheap guitar."

:think: Any success getting people to see the light?

[RufusEarl]

6. In a word no!

I live in Texas so that should say something. It appears to me most people are either to stupid, are just don't care what the truth is.

The only people i'm able to discuss these issues with, or the same people that i've always been able to speak with or the folks here at DU.

It's very lonely here in North Central Texas, but thanks for asking.

[omega minimo]

8. Well at least ya got yer music

:evilgrin:


Hey, it's still KoolAid time no matter where ya go. It seems a lot of people are too proud to admit they've been had.