"Would Iraq be better off today if it was in the control of Saddam Hussein?" - Most Iraqis believe that life was much better before the Americans decided to "fix" things. Fact is, we squandered our good will by not spending the money to rebuild Iraq even though Bush promised the US would do so. And, instead of hiring Iraqis to rebuild the country, they gave all the lucrative contracts to Halburton and other US companies. The Iragis are mostly unemployed. And, guess what........ the oil isn't paying for squat. We went to war based on forged documents and the administration KNEW IT. Of that, I am certain. But, they risked our soldiers lives anyway, just to secure the oil for themselves. Bastards. They killed thousands and thousands of Iraqis; more than the insurgents ever will. They have left many more maimed forever. And, they are littering Iraq with depleted uranium, which will cause cancers for generations, not just to Iraqis, but also for the thousands of American troups who are also exposed to the high levels of radiation. It's appalling.
Kerry is well defined democrat. It's just that whenever the republicans say he's a flip-flopper, people buy into that crap. When they say he doesn't stand for anything, that's gargabe. He's committed to the environment, to fixing the Iraq mess as best as possible with an appropriate exit strategy, securing this country from terrorist attacks, as it should have been done all along, instead of invading a country that had nothing to do with terrorism or 9-11. They do now. He is committed to providing fair tax breaks and imposing taxes in sensible ways, instead of giving the rich more and more freebees and give-aways. And, whatever you think about Kerry, the man, you have to remember that part of what makes a good president is the kind of people he (and she, someday) surrounds himself with, what kind of advisors he'll rely on. Bush has surrounded himself with crooks and thieves and selfish neocons. It's disgusting. I completely trust that Kerry will be much more intelligent about who he picks for his cabinet and for supreme court justices.
Bush has squandered the surplus. He is incapable of stringing a sentence together. He is a fascist ideologue of the worst kind. He is raping the evironment by gutting regulations so that corporations can make windfall profits at the expense of the air we breath, the water we drink , and the forests and wild lands. He's a crook and a traitor. Does the name "Siverado" come to mind? That was actually his brother, Neil, who was involved in that savings and load debaucle, which cost the taxpayers billions, but Dubya also cost the taxpayers millions with his S&L scandal. He's failed at every business venture he's undertaken, but is rich anyway because he was born with a silver spoon.
I can go on and on, but I'm tired. Go to www.commondreams.org Read the articles. Get educated. Go to www.airamericaradio.com and listen to the station on streaming audio. Get educated.
Thank you, stevendedalus. I am gutsy. I am also passionate about this election. I am absolutely committed to getting people to vote. I am confident about John Kerry's abilities. If that takes guts, then yeah, I've got guts.
