"Violence is the first refuge of the incompetent" - Issac Asimov

Originally posted on May 11, 2006

I wrote this piece back in June of 2004; at the time I had deep concerns regarding the Iraq invasion and the consequences that may occur as a result. As all of you know, I have always been opposed to the war in Iraq because I felt the reasons the people of America and the world were given weren't justified at the time and they still aren't. I fully supported the invasion of Afghanistan for different reasons, but that's another story. Remember, the invasion of Afghanistan took place during President Bush's first term, there's a lot of Liberals out there who also supported the invasion. It's not the same situation. As far I am concerned, Iraq is no better off than it was before the invasion especially with the spiked surge in the number of insurgents killing Iraqi civilians and soldiers. As many of my concerns I have shared in the past, they were taken out of context and twisted around due to our differences in politics. My concerns are not due to the politics, it's how it is being handled that bothers me the most.

President Bush is ignoring the people of America including some of the Republicans who have disapproved of him on his job performance.

One of the recent statistics showed his approval rating at 31%. These people have to admit that it’s not good news that he has such a low approval rating. Even FOX News can’t deny this because their statistics are similar. The hole just keeps getting deeper as the time flies by. By the time these people come to their senses, it may be too late to do something about it.

Here’s the piece I wrote a couple years ago as I mentioned earlier.

“I am Tom Whiskey, and thank you for watching CNTV News tonight”. After, a commercial advertising foot powder to reduce foot itching appears, the television screen goes black after being turned off. A heavy sigh is heard, we see a man sitting on the sofa in front of the television. “God, I just hope this crap between the USA and Iraq don’t last long”. “Don’t worry, it’s not worth getting upset over.” Said the woman next to the man. “Martha, are you crazy? “The new Iraq government could nuke us. It’s pretty obvious that the new government didn’t last long in democracy, now they’ve turned against the USA”. “I know how you feel, William, but there is really nothing we can do to help the problems go away, that’s something the governments will have to work out on together”. William gets off the sofa and walk to the kitchen, he stops and turn around, ‘Martha, if this don’t work out, what will we do?’ “If we are going to face death, we can just lay onto the bed together and sleep hoping that we won’t feel anything, then we’ll be with the Lord”, Martha said. “That sounds like a good plan, but let’s just pray that we don’t have to do it at all”. He walks away into the kitchen with an ill-looking expression on his face.