"Significant progress" ~ words that have been used often in our present conflict. It calls to mind other wars. Korea, Viet Nam, and our present conflict in the middle east. In each, question has been often raised with respect to the enemy ~ ours is a powerful country. We plastered our enemy with the most modern weapons of death, on the ground and in the air. Korea ended as a "draw" to many since we failed to defeat them. Viet Nam endured our best destructive efforts but many of us remember our rapid evacuation by sea and by air as the enemy troops advanced into the South and assumed control of the country.
Each war had its public purpose that is debated back and forth. Many believe that our present war in Iraq is a war to control middle east oil. Not our oil, middle east oil. There are a dozen of other reasons and causes that are put forward but at the bottom the issue always seems to boil down to control of oil. Words used by politicians is that we are there to "protect our interests". Or "bring democracy" . . words that are sometimes close to acceptable truth but do ring hollow. At the same time we all know that we are desperately in need of oil and some suspect we will do almost anything to control management of it ...even to the invasion of another country. Those who own the oil are not fools. They know our desperation. They know our greed. They also know that our economy is in serious trouble. We cannot even take serious actions against China for their inferior products, some of which has poisoned and killed our citizens ~ Certainly we can shout at them and be angry but aggressive "either-or" actions cannot happen. This simply because they own our paper ... they have our bonds ...we are using their credit, along with credit granted by other countries to fight our wars in Iraq and elsewhere. . . and to finance other basic functions of our government. As one well known CPA stated: "...they own us...have you noticed taxpayers don't have to pay for the war here, now, today? Think about it". That's probably a exaggeration. I hope it is an exaggeration.
Each war had its public purpose that is debated back and forth. Many believe that our present war in Iraq is a war to control middle east oil. Not our oil, middle east oil. There are a dozen of other reasons and causes that are put forward but at the bottom the issue always seems to boil down to control of oil. Words used by politicians is that we are there to "protect our interests". Or "bring democracy" . . words that are sometimes close to acceptable truth but do ring hollow. At the same time we all know that we are desperately in need of oil and some suspect we will do almost anything to control management of it ...even to the invasion of another country. Those who own the oil are not fools. They know our desperation. They know our greed. They also know that our economy is in serious trouble. We cannot even take serious actions against China for their inferior products, some of which has poisoned and killed our citizens ~ Certainly we can shout at them and be angry but aggressive "either-or" actions cannot happen. This simply because they own our paper ... they have our bonds ...we are using their credit, along with credit granted by other countries to fight our wars in Iraq and elsewhere. . . and to finance other basic functions of our government. As one well known CPA stated: "...they own us...have you noticed taxpayers don't have to pay for the war here, now, today? Think about it". That's probably a exaggeration. I hope it is an exaggeration.
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