Global Eye

[CHIMO]

Surely it is now time for all the Bush-bashers and war critics -- on both left and right -- to swallow their pride, put aside their partisanship, and admit the stone-cold truth:

The invasion and occupation of Iraq has been a rousing success.
For despite many setbacks and dark days, it cannot be denied that George W. Bush has accomplished exactly what he set out to do in launching his aggression: the installation -- through "a heavy dose of fear and violence," as one U.S. commander eloquently put it -- of a client state in Iraq, led by a strongman who will facilitate the Bush Regime's long-term (and long-declared) strategic goal of establishing a permanent military "footprint" in the key oil state, while also guaranteeing the short-term goal of opening the country to exploitation by Bush cronies and favored foreign interests. All of this has now been done -- and even sealed with the approval of the UN Security Council.

http://context.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2004/06/18/120.html

[AG78]

1. Sadly...

you can't argue with that.

[struggle4progress]

4. Yes indeed.

:(

[Fovea]

2. I cannot even vaguely agree.

This is a total load of crap.

Iraq will continue to explode, burn, and a lot of body bags will
continue to pour out of Iraq, but little oil.

[glitch]

3. he's being heavily satirical - this is Chris Floyd.

Good ain't he?

edited to add his last paragraph:

Has Bush's war brought democracy to Iraq? Has it dealt a blow to terrorism? Has it made America -- or the Middle East, or the world -- any safer? No. But it was never intended to do those things. All this blood and chaos -- this mass murder -- has had but one aim: enhancing the power of a handful of elites. This mission has been accomplished. And there is not the slightest chance that any of the perpetrators will ever face justice.

That, my friends, is victory.

[teryang]

5. This essay is right on the money

War is a money maker for the bushista clique. It also satisfies the Machiavellian scheme for domestic support while our country's Constitution and social safety net is completely dismantled.