Tuesday, May 11, 2004
Hello all,
Its finally the end of a long school, time to review what's happen. It's been crazy. Iraq has turned in to a complete mess beyond anyone's imagination and yet Bush and team still stand by their policies, generals, and such in the face of this!
Today, my brother tells me that an Al-Quadi group in Iraq released a video of them cutting off the head of an American and proudly displaying it as pay back for these prison crimes and such. I get the eerie feelings of My Lai in my blood, remembering the Geneva convetion and such.
Paul Krugman touched on this yesterday. As he says, "Donald Rumsfeld said early in 2002, when he declared that "enemy combatants" — a term that turned out to mean anyone, including American citizens, the administration chose to so designate — don't have rights under the Geneva Convention. Now people around the world talk of an "American gulag," and Seymour Hersh is exposing My Lai all over again." Human rights violations have dug us holes before and our leaders, arrogant as ever, keep digging.
The great FDR quote says it all. If you fuck up, dont keep fucking up. Try something else for god's sake and admit your mistake. A good leader is one who knows and admits his faults, but takes risks none the less. Think Hannibal; he knew very well that his army couldn't topple Rome the city, for they lacked siege equipment. Hannibal thus, after some of the most glorified and amazing military victories ever (Cannae, Lake Trisfine?), decided to try and ravage the countryside and get Rome's allies to go against her. Granted, the strategy failed, but a similar strategy worked under Gen. William T. Sherman during the Civil War. The point is America fails to see its weaknesses, and so do its commanders, probably to a greater extent.
Bush says that he apologized, but he never actually did. Neither did Powell or Rumsfield. In fact, they had to have their secretaries do it for them. After all this, its why I am pushing for people to remove this administration of arrogance.
John Kerry may surprise people eventually, when his campaign kicks into gear in the summer. He may not, but this will be the only time I actually suggest choosing a "neccessary evil." Kerry may be bad, but he will never be George Bush.
On a lighter note, I meant end of the year as in my school year ended today with my last final. Acing away classes, feeling good after a year of turmoil with a fruitless relationship.
Its finally the end of a long school, time to review what's happen. It's been crazy. Iraq has turned in to a complete mess beyond anyone's imagination and yet Bush and team still stand by their policies, generals, and such in the face of this!
Today, my brother tells me that an Al-Quadi group in Iraq released a video of them cutting off the head of an American and proudly displaying it as pay back for these prison crimes and such. I get the eerie feelings of My Lai in my blood, remembering the Geneva convetion and such.
Paul Krugman touched on this yesterday. As he says, "Donald Rumsfeld said early in 2002, when he declared that "enemy combatants" — a term that turned out to mean anyone, including American citizens, the administration chose to so designate — don't have rights under the Geneva Convention. Now people around the world talk of an "American gulag," and Seymour Hersh is exposing My Lai all over again." Human rights violations have dug us holes before and our leaders, arrogant as ever, keep digging.
The great FDR quote says it all. If you fuck up, dont keep fucking up. Try something else for god's sake and admit your mistake. A good leader is one who knows and admits his faults, but takes risks none the less. Think Hannibal; he knew very well that his army couldn't topple Rome the city, for they lacked siege equipment. Hannibal thus, after some of the most glorified and amazing military victories ever (Cannae, Lake Trisfine?), decided to try and ravage the countryside and get Rome's allies to go against her. Granted, the strategy failed, but a similar strategy worked under Gen. William T. Sherman during the Civil War. The point is America fails to see its weaknesses, and so do its commanders, probably to a greater extent.
Bush says that he apologized, but he never actually did. Neither did Powell or Rumsfield. In fact, they had to have their secretaries do it for them. After all this, its why I am pushing for people to remove this administration of arrogance.
John Kerry may surprise people eventually, when his campaign kicks into gear in the summer. He may not, but this will be the only time I actually suggest choosing a "neccessary evil." Kerry may be bad, but he will never be George Bush.
On a lighter note, I meant end of the year as in my school year ended today with my last final. Acing away classes, feeling good after a year of turmoil with a fruitless relationship.
Saturday, May 08, 2004
Can you believe it? Michael Eisner and the assholes at Disney are refusing to release Michael Moore's new documentary, "Fahrenheit 9/11." Of course, its because some political reasons, namely that Moore suggests many interesting relationships between Bush and the Saudi Royal family. But no problem. Even Eisner admits that Moore will have no trouble finding another distributor.
Monday, May 03, 2004
Hey. Long time no see. Maureen Dowd's NY Times column today was excellent. Though she doesnt always impress me, this was a great point. For Wolfowitz to not know how many soldiers have died is just sad, considering what a warhawk he was for this war.
Otherwise, check out my new columns at the UMD statesmen.
Otherwise, check out my new columns at the UMD statesmen.
