I'm going on a rant here. What I am about to say may cause me to lose some Internet friends and I apologize in advance if the following offends anyone, but I can't help it.
I am sitting here listening to CNN and all this talk about the Iraq War and how it "makes America safer". I have several problems with this little phrase and I'm getting very sick and tired of hearing it all the time.
WHY IS IT okay for the United States to go tripping and trapsing all over the world and start wars, just because it
might make us safer? Does anyone else see a problem with this? I have heard President Bush (
) say this over and over again. He will say "The Iraq war is necessary and important because it makes America safe".
So what?
What makes US so important? Why is it okay for others to die just so we in America will be safer? I think about this all the time. Iraqi people are dying by the tens of thousands, and tens of thousands of other Iraqi civilians are fleeing their homelands because of this stupid war. We drag other countries into this disgusting mess, and their troops are dying over there too. The entire Mideast is on the brink of erupting into a regional war, and now even Europe could possibly be threatened in the future. And ALL OF THIS IS OKAY, according to President Bush (and many Republicans) because it will keep
America safe.
What kind of stupid bullshit logic is that? Why is it okay for the US to constantly walk all over everyone else, step on other country's "toes" and push, shove and force our way anywhere we want, anytime we want, because it is in OUR best interests? What about everybody else's best interests?
Does this bother any other Americans, or is it just me? I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks like this!
I wonder what the US would do if, for example, Russia decided to invade Mexico because it was in Russia's best interest and it would help to make Russia safer? Would the US tolerate such an act from Russia? HELL NO!! So why is it okay for us to do it? Why can't the US play by the same rules we expect everyone else to play by? I don't get it. I never did understand this hawkish behavior. It absolutely infuriates me.
Well, anyhow, I got that off my chest. And I feel better now. I get so angry, disgusted and offended when I hear our president and government say things like this. It's offensive to me. I can't help but wonder how offended others must be.