Alive And (Not) Kicking
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007, 8:46 AM. George W. Bush observed a moment of silence in commemoration of the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. That’s cool. Any time Bush is silent, that’s a good thing. Even if for a moment.
Of course, later in the day he was babbling about why we need to be in Iraq because of what happened on 9/11. Doesn’t everyone know by now that Iraq had absolutely nothing to do with what happened six years ago? I would certainly hope so. Still, I suppose it’s worth a shot to try to convince the ignorant with a 15 million dollar media campaign to justify the mess that is Iraq. What’s another 15 mil when you’ve already spent over 450 BILLION on the war? That’s nothing, I guess it’s worth a shot. Some people might be stupid enough to believe it.
According to the Washington Post:
The television commercial is grim and gripping: A soldier who lost both legs in an explosion near Fallujah explains why he thinks U.S. forces need to stay in Iraq.
“They attacked us,” he says as the screen turns to an image of the second hijacked airplane heading toward the smoking World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. “And they will again. They won’t stop in Iraq.”
Every investigation has shown that Iraq did not, in fact, have anything to do with the Sept. 11 attacks. But the ad, part of a new $15 million media blitz launched by an advocacy group allied with the White House, may be the most overt attempt during the current debate in Congress over the war to link the attacks with Iraq.
Sorry about the soldier losing his legs and stuff. If not for Iraq, he might be training for an upcoming marathon, or at least would be able to walk to the fridge for a midnight snack. Blame George. But that same soldier apparently has lost more than his legs, he has also lost his mind! To even consider being part of such a Bush propoganda campaign, to make the statement, “they attacked us” in reference to Iraq, well, legless or not, he’s an idiot. Perfect spokesman, though, I suppose, for the target demographic of this media blitz.
At least he’s still alive, as are so many other needlessly maimed and wounded victims of Bush. Others weren’t so lucky, both American and Iraqi.
iraq war, george bush, american soldiers, wounded soldiers, 9/11
September 12th, 2007 at 10:46 pm
I agree to keep on saying that Iraq was involved in 9/11 is ignorant. What they should say is that the intellegence that we had at the time pointed to Iraq being a contributer but we were wrong and must fix our mistake.
And 15 Million is no where close to 3% of 450 Billion, may want to check your math on that one. When you devided you didn’t notice that what you got was 3.3 to a negative power.
September 12th, 2007 at 11:40 pm
Math lesson learned. I’m kind of embarrassed because I’ve worked with stats and numbers for my entire career, so I’m glad you pointed it out. I changed it. Just to be mean, I could give you some spelling lessons, I suppose, but I won’t, because I’m sure I’ll screw up again at some point, and you’ll be standing by to point it out. Still, as always, good to hear from you, Cam. Thanks!
Doug
September 13th, 2007 at 12:00 am
Hey by all means correct my spelling I will be the first to admit when it comes to spelling and grammar I am pretty stupid. Only problem is that if you correct my spelling all the time it will be a long day for you
TTYL Doug