I am an American expat living in Germany. It's a far away land on the other side of the ocean. It's interesting and often weird here. If you read this and want to comment then email me at blog(the at symbol)chillmost.com. If you find any spelling or grammar mistakes, you can keep them.
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Nothing new coming to my mind right now. Its thundering and lightning outside. I probably shouldn't be on the computer. Oh I know what to wite about. Something that has been irritating me for the last week und zwar...
Now I hate to say I told you so, but I did. The reasons for going to war in Iraq were completely bogus. The American people were lied to and so many innocent americans and Iraqis had to die. It's sick. The two main reasons were Weapons of Mass Destruction© and Saddams involvement with 911©. Time, the great teller of truth, has so far not revealed one iota of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons. Dubya, the great king of monkeys, has just recently admitted that there is no connection between Saddam and 911©. But what is this? Its from the White House's very own website.
- Presidential Letter
Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate
March 18, 2003
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)
Consistent with section 3(b) of the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243), and based on information available to me, including that in the enclosed document, I determine that:
(1) reliance by the United States on further diplomatic and otherpeaceful means alone will neither (A) adequately protect the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq nor (B) likely lead to enforcement of all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq; and
(2) acting pursuant to the Constitution and Public Law 107-243 is consistent with the United States and other countries continuing to take the necessary actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations, or persons who planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001.
Sincerely,
GEORGE W. BUSH
Hmmm. Look real close at point number 2. Does that mean he lied to congress? I am not a lawyer but it seems a little shady. Then again so does everything else about this presidency. So. Anyway. It makes me angry that so much life was wasted (on both sides), so many resources squandered, so much sympathy and good will towards Amerca simply pissed away. I don't understand how this guy is not already impeached. Clinton gets a blowjob and its a constitutional crisis, but Dubya sends thousands of young men and women off to a foreign land to fight a bullshit war for the political and economical gains of his friends and there is not a revolution going on? not even an armed skirmish? America needs an uprising. I don't get it. I just don't get it. That would never happen again in Germany. It happened here once and it will, I hope to God, never happen again. Europeans have seen what happens when leaders run amok with unchecked powers. I've heard a few Americans say that they don't mind giving up some freedom so that the man can better protect them. Yeah, thats what the germans said after Hitler brought in some sweeping changes after the Reichstag was firebombed. At the time the communists were blamed but history has shown that it was actually Hitler's henchmen.
I know the constitution is supposed to provide a legal and stable way for the people to swap out unfavorable and/or dangerous leaders, but it doesn't seem to be working. If all of America's veterans went to war and fought to protect the freedoms and stabilities offered by the Constitution and Bill of Rights, I don't understand how Americans let this kind of shit keep happening. When politicians in Germany are found to be doing something shady their careers are over in about 2 days. Perhaps it has something to with the history. Get the diseased apples out of the bunch before the rest go bad. Don't get me wrong. Not all Geman politicians are angels. They are politicians. Of course there are a few snakes in the grass. There just seems to be a sense of accountability in the German political system that's all.
Manno, Jetzt bin ich schlecht gelaunt. Verdammte Sheiße.
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