Democrats can't allow Bush to have his 'bloodless' war

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The Bush Junta is determined not to repeat the 'mistakes' made during the Vietnam 'police action' of having an uncensored, free press cover a very costly and bloody war. During those times...the nightly news brought images of real war: of blood and guts and lost limbs and lives.

So the Bush Neocons invented the 'bloodless war'. Embedded 'journalists' that report only what the Bush White House orders them to report. A ban on images of returning flag-draped coffins. A taxpayer funded propaganda machine that reports only the 'good news' of liberation and freedom. A Bush White House ordering the 'free' press to censor their own news broadcasts and reports in the name of 'national security'....leaving out the not-so-minor details about...

...lies that took this nation to unnecessary war against a country that posed no threat to our security and had NOTHING to do with September 11, 2001.

...a rush to war without adequate funding, equipment, troop strength or planning (although there were billions available for Halliburton and other Friends of Bush).

...unnecessarily putting American troops in harm's way.

...TENS OF THOUSANDS of innocent Iraqi civilians slaughtered in an invasion and occupation that never had to happen.

Let's not mince words. This is treason. It is a High Crime to wage war without cause and under false pretenses.

Yet the Republican party, Democratic Leadership and too many of the rank and file excuse these criminal acts and rationalize that we're helping to bring 'freedom' and 'democracy' to Iraq. Worse...they have nothing to say as King George has his Coronation Parties while death and destruction ruins the lives of so many.

Why do they continue to participate in this deadly deception?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

1. Why, honey, because the money's GOOD!

</crackwhore>

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2. The money IS very good...for some...

...but not for American soldiers or their families struggling just to survive.

Americans should know that war profiteering is also a crime.

[leanin_green]

3. Even Kerry had to eat it. . .

when he voted "to give the president the power to go to war." I really believe that the majority of Dems bought the intelligence reports. Not to mention the added pressure of opposing a president they perceived as popular. Face it, Capitan, they're politicians and like to be in power and privilege. As our good friend "Q" would say, "You puny humans and your need for prestige and status. You order others to their deaths to maintain your silly institutions and grand ideas about freedom. I don't know how you've managed to come this far!"

Now, because of the fraud, they have to stay in line and play ball or their gone after the next electioncycle. God, Q, how did things get this far? I'm still a Democrat, but, I'm more independent now. For me, how Dems respond to the accumulating fiasco in Iraq over the next months is going to tell me a great deal about them. Their going to have to risk being tagged "unpatriotic" by these thugs and stand up for what is right for me to listen to them anymore.

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4. If ANY Dem bought the intelligence reports...

...then they were either not paying attention or pretended not to know about the deceptions.

One would have to be fairly naive to have believed the rhetoric coming from Bush, Cheney and Rice about 'mushroom clouds' and their unwillingness to allow inspectors to do their jobs.

Many here on DU...along with Scott Ritter and dozens of other experts...knew that Bush was lying as he rushed troops to the Iraq border to force a confrontation.

I refuse to accept that most Democrats believed that Iraq posed any kind of a threat to anyone. The country was decimated and nearly powerless to defend itself.

And there is absolutely no excuse to go along with the fraud...especially after it was proven beyond a doubt that the war was unnecessary and that thousands of civilians were intentionally targeted and killed in vain attempts to control a population that didn't want to be occupied.

We're talking about treason and war crimes. Democrats have a duty and responsibility to the Constitution and humanity to put an end to this tragedy in progress. They may have been able to claim they were duped at first...but knowing all they know now about the lies and deceptions...they can no longer pretend they're not participating in the betrayal.

[TankLV]

5. Exactly. The minute they trotted out those CARTOON|S instead of actual

pictures, read a lot of narratives - essentially the "trust me" but I can't show you any proof because it's soooo secret that not any Dems can be privy to it, but only repukes can - crap.

I knew they were all lying their asses off.

Almost destroyed my TV when all the dems & talking heads just smiled and nodded.

The snappy new logos and jingles for the 24/7 "America at War" bullshit programs like Nintendo games were the breaking point.

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6. I got the impression that both parties and the media....

...were cooperating in rushing this nation to war. The Democrats with their need to look 'patriotic' and 'strong on national defense'. CNN and FOX with their 24/7 coverage and the 'prime time' shock and awe sensationalism. No anti-war views allowed. Protestors were reduced to 'focus groups' and 'fringe elements' by GOPers and Dems alike.

I wonder if the Democratic leadership really believes they can escape responsibility for helping Bush...not only wage a war that had been planned before he took office...but their continued support for an aggressive war that would have made Hitler proud?

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7. This happened during Vietnam...for a while...

...it was as if no one wanted to talk about it. And then the people took to the streets...joined by Veterans who had seen the truth in first person and worked with the protestors to end the war.

But things seem to be different this time. There was still a relatively free press during the Vietnam war. They covered most of the protests and the public couldn't ignore them for long.

Today's protests are not being covered or played down by 'journalists' who either feel a sense of misplaced patriotism or are simply being paid to support the war much like Armstrong Williams was paid to shill for other policies.

[leanin_green]

8. I guess that's why I. . .

am more independent now. I mean, the idiots in DC have handed the left a cause to rally around, the government is the problem. If you remember, that was the rallying cry of right's movement when it started. Now they've handed us the same thing. It's not just Repugs anymore, it's Repugs and Dems that went, and continue to, along with this madness. Your right about about the lack of coverage of protests and the slant they receive from 'journalists' now. Even in the Nam era we still had a relatively effective election process. Now that has even been taken away.

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9. That's what makes it so difficult to understand coming from Democrats....

...because it IS madness. Why would they even want to be tainted with Bush's illegal war? Certainly they can't think that their pro-Iraq war positions got them votes in 2004 or will bring votes in 2008?

Any Democrat that wasn't aware in 2004 that Bush's war is illegal will certainly know it by 2008. They could lost the next election on this issue alone.