Short simple diary follows. Of course the MSM, corporately owned of course does not follow the real stories that affect our lives and the way others see us around the world. The following story will blow your mind dealing with a security pact that we want the Iraqi gov't to sign, basically turning their country over to the United States.
Nothing like that "Bush/Cheney Diplomacy".
So as the president of Iraq has now landed in his neighboring country of Iran for talks about this so-called "security pact", Bush and Cheney, with all of their arrogance watch our political cache dwindle throughout the world.
TEHRAN (AFP) — Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sought to reassure Iran over a planned security pact with Washington on Sunday, vowing Iraq would never be used as a platform to attack the Islamic republic.
"We will not allow Iraq to become a platform for harming the security of Iran and neighbours," Maliki said after a late-night meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in Tehran.
Now look at what this "security pact" entails :
grants the U.S. long-term rights to maintain over 50 military bases in their California-sized country
allows the U.S. to strike any other country from within Iraqi territory without the permission of the Iraqi government
allows the U.S. to conduct military activities in Iraq without consulting with the local government
allows U.S. forces to arrest any Iraqi without consulting with Iraqi authorities
extends to U.S. troops and contracters immunity from Iraqi law
gives U.S. forces control of Iraqi airspace below 29,000ft.
places the Iraqi Defense, Interior and National Security ministries, under American supervision for ten years
gives the U.S. responsibility for Iraqi armament contracts for ten years
Are you kidding me ? What sovereign nation would give an occupying force this type of autonomy ??
We see ourselves as good and doing the right thing by the world. The world sees us completely different.
Have you ever had a performance appraisal or given one to someone that thought they were doing a really good job ? But, when you give them your assessment of their work, instead of listening to your assessment, they get defensive ?
If our government was given a performance appraisal by the people of the world, would we be surprised by their assessment ?
How would we react ? With fervent nationalism ? Or would the patriots stand up and say, "okay, the world has a point and we really need to look at what our gov't does in our name and not our perception of ourselves.
It's our government lead by Bush and Cheney that is hurting and has killed our standing worldwide.
Lastly, when will our lazy media start covering these items that do affect our world standing and quit asking if Hillary should be on the Obama ticket to different people 38 different ways ??
The MSM has completely done this nation and its citizens a disservice. MSM, don't get defensive, this is your performance appraisal.