I can’t take it

I read yet another editorial going on and on about the American/Zionist hegemony, the failure of Iraq, and the danger that the US presents to the region. Look, I’ll be the first one to say that Bush and his buddies should be brought up on charges for this whole mess. We shouldn’t have gone in, if we were bound to go in we should have had a plan, and we have helped out iran considerably in the power balance scene. But for God’s sake, there isn’t any proof of us wanting to annex the place, and while we may be guilty of letting the genie out of the bottle, we are certainly not “responsible” for the Iraqis blowing each other up. The editorial claims that this has been one of the worst catastrophes of human history and that Bush and his neo-con buddies are just as bad as the nazis. First off, the author doesn’t seem to have a very good grasp of history. Even my history challenged self could probably come up with 50 worse things that have happened, someone that is into history could probably come up with a list of a 100 pretty easily. Yes, a lot of people have died, yes, the US killed many civilians during the initial wave. That’s what happens in wars, it’s the prime reason not to engage in them. But that number surely doesn’t compare with the carnage that Iraqis have inflicted on themselves. Say what you want, but the US does not target pilgrims, we do not target holy sites, we do not intentionally stir up sunni/shia emotions. As for the Nazi comparison, that’s not really fair to either side. Bush is no Hitler, I do not like him, but he has no “final solution” in mind, he (or the rest of the US) is not interested in annexing countries or expanding the borders of the US. On the flip side, the Nazis were organized, had a plan, and while they made tactical mistakes, they rarely made strategic ones.

Yes, Bush screwed up and dragged us all down with him. He has done incalculable damage to our foreign policy and wasted trillions of dollars and thousands of lives. But for the last time, that’s about all he did. There is no Zionist conspiracy (Israel’s most likely sneaky wish? They would have it so people would stop bugging them.), there was never a desire or a plan to “own” Iraq, and for God’s sake, we have nothing against Muslims (although you guys are really trying to make us that way.). The US now has a very well deserved bad reputation as a bully and meddler. The reaction of Iraqis blowing each other up and then blaming it on the US has solidified many American’s view that everyone over here is out of their freaking minds. That includes Israel incidentally. At this point, I think the people in the middle east will get their wish, I am sure that it will be a long time before America sticks its nose into this part of the world again. I am also sure that the US will then be blamed for whatever bad things happen over here because we weren’t here.

Sheesh, rant over.