Post #24494 by Tiki-bot on Wed, Feb 26, 2003 1:36 PM

I am more appalled than most (apparently) that the axis of evil (GWB/Cheney/Rumsfeld) is taking this hardline stance towards Iraq. But what upsets me even more is the number of our "citizens" who are buying it all hook, line & sinker. It seems that all our administration has to do is point a finger at a tyrannical despot (and there are MANY of them out there), and everyone in the fly-over whoops and hollars about the need to depose the dictator by whatever means necessary. It's the public's ignorance that really gets to me.

I mean, if our government had never lied to us before, maybe I'd be more inclined to believe them on this. You can cite all the government sources you like to support one view or another, but how do you know if any of them are valid? You don't, so you go ahead and believe what you want to belive anyway ("George Bush knows what he's doing" or "Those towel-heads have been nothing but trouble for years - I hope we kill 'em all", or whatever).

I just don't think that most people really see what's at stake here. Regardless of what you think of Saddaam, invading his country will only destabilize both the Middle East AND the West, and will engender even more furious hatred of Americans around the world for generations to come (leading to much more terrorism), and further drive our economy into the ground, not to mention killing a significant number of American and Allied soldiers (who are only doing their jobs).

All I can hope is that people will educate themselves about the bigger picture here and understand the true horror that's about to be perpetrated in all our names. Installing a "democracy" (actually another American puppet regime) in a part of the world with thousands of years of entrenched Islamic culture is about the worst plan anyone has ever had. I hope to God I have to eat my words, I really do, but I fear I won't. This will be one God-awful mess.