It’s Not Unpatriotic to Oppose an Unjust War
Praise, Anger at Pro-War Rally in D.C.
“No matter what your ideals are, our sons and daughters are fighting for our freedom,” said Marilyn Faatz, who drove from New Jersey to attend the rally.
Marilyn Faatz is probably a perfectly nice person if you were to meet her face to face — and I’m guessing she wouldn’t strike most of us as being especially stupid. Like many people (particularly those with family members serving in Iraq), though, she’s been telling herself a BIG LIE. The BIG LIE is that the Iraq war is just and necessary and, consequently, that supporting it is equivalent to ‘supporting the troups.’
Here’s the truth — and it’s really indisputable at this point: Sadam Hussein was never a real threat to the United States. There never were any ‘weapons of mass destruction.’ The war in Iraq really has nothing at all to do with protecting our freedom. Nothing at all. Do you want to know what it’s about? Most of you reading this already know, of course.
It’s about OIL.
That’s it. It’s about maintaining the US’s access to cheap oil.
People in the US thought they were paying these terribly high prices for gas when the prices recently went up after Hurricane Katrina. Folks, the truth is that even at $4 a gallon, we’d still be paying significantly less for gasoline than most of the rest of the world pays. Just ask pretty much anyone living in Europe and they’ll be happy to confirm that for you.
But anyway — back to Marilyn and folks like her who have the terribly mistaken notion that opposing an unjust war is somehow unpatriotic:
Marilyn, as citizens of a free society it is our duty to oppose injustice whenever we see it — ESPECIALLY when it’s coming from our own country. I understand that you may feel a very deep need to believe your son or daughter is fighting for something nobler than OIL. That’s all it is, though, Marilyn. Oil. The very thought of it probably makes you feel scared and angry. That’s understandable, too. Here’s what I want you to do with that anger. Turn it around and point it towards the people who are responsible. It’s the Bush administration, Marilyn. George W. Bush and his cronies are using your son or daughter’s genuine desire to do good as a tool to buy cheap oil.
I hope that pisses you off as much as it does me.
Posted by RebeccaHartong on September 26, 2005 under Uncategorized
You can only say he wasn’t a danger in hindsight. Even John Kerry thought he had WMD’s. And to top it off he acted like he had the weapons.
So, was it wrong to start this war? Yes, but we had no way of knowing before we went there.
If you dems want to win elections you’re going to have to become more hawkish. You don’t have to support the war now but you at least have to acknowledge that Saddam was a menace that needed to be taken care of.
Protest all you want about the way the things are screwed up now but if the public perceives that you guy coddles dictators you’re going to lose. It’s that easy. A democrat strong on national defence would have waxed Bush last election. The problem is right now there aren’t any hawkish (I’m not saying pro-war) democrats. Hillary is moving that way but she’s so devisive that she’s no sure bet to win. Evan Baye, now you may be talking about a winner. If the Republicans can nominate Guliani though, you guys are toast no matter who you run.
Good luck
“…if the public perceives that you guy coddles dictators you’re going to lose.”
Please. Need I even type the name?
Kim Jong Il
Coddling dictators has become the official American Political Pasttime.
Disturbingly enough, it appears that a great number of citizens are just too damn stupid to care WHO gets coddled as long as it doesn’t affect their access to cheap gas for the SUV and regular re-runs of Law and Order on cable TV.