The ongoing negotiations between Iraqi leaders and the Bush administration over the future role of the military occupation "have turned into an increasingly acrimonious public debate."
The Bush administration’s demand for 58 permanent bases in Iraq — a near doubling of the current 30 bases — are causing Iraqis to warn that the status of forces agreement would be "more abominable than the occupation." The administration is reportedly holding hostage "some $50bn of Iraq’s money in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to pressure the Iraqi government into signing an agreement."
The reason the White House is so hell-bent on signing a long-term agreement may have less to do with Iraq and more to do with Iran. According to press reports of the ongoing negotiations, the Bush administration is seeking the "power to determine if a hostile act from another country is aggression against Iraq." Ali al Adeeb, a leading member of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s Dawa party, confirmed:
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WOW...collectivism at it's finest.
We (being the US) of all countries have no moral high ground to stand on, when it comes to dictating the intentions of other countries. WE ARE THE TERRORISTS.
As for "caring about the world around them," if anybody has noticed, the dollar is in the tank and we are being bought out by everyother country in the world ie..ports sold to Dubai - waterways sold to Germans- farmland being sold to China - highways being sold to Mexico. So scr*w the world, we can not be the world police, nor the "savior" of every non-christian country. Call in the UN troops, they have been useful in several places around the world
As for attacking Iran - it will happen. Under what pretext remains to be seen. Are they a threat to the US - NO, are they a threat to Israel - who cares. Israel has over 200+ nukes, top of the line fighter jets, and all the other ammetites to fend for themselves.
We have been force fed more crap then a christmas goose...and we have swallowed all of it.
* Oil - Ceo's of Shell and Exxon have stated there is no oil crisis, we have enough in the US to last another 200 years.
* Iraq war - Spreading democracy from the barrel of a gun.
If we needed authorization for war.....who authorizes it? The UN? Girl Scout Troop 271? It's a shell game to justify the action by a corrupt group of scumbags.
They will start the war... and our children and grandchildren will have to end it.
Just thinking out loud