The real reason why Bush 41 isn't going to die is because Norman Schwarzkopf did. The latter's media tributes are full of the usual great-American-decent- human-being stuff--as were the premature Bush obits. But Norman had the extra-special legendary thrown on him. Stormin' Norman. So awesome he earned a nickname.
I don't know how long it has been since I have thunk a thought about Norman Schwarzkopf. Is he really a legend. Do little boys want to be like him? I'm sure my gut is right when it tells me little boys want to be sports or rock stars, not Generals.
What we have to acknowledge is the role Norman played in the Brought to You by the Bushes stage-managed wars.
I was driving home from work when I heard Bush 41 announce: "The Liberation of Kuwait has begun..." as if it bore some equivalence of Aretha singing "Freedom, freedom, freedom, freeeedommmm!!!
We had to get this Ugly American Viet Nam war monkey off our back. Enter Colin Powell, soon to be credited with the legendary Powell Doctrine. Massive force and an exit strategy. Mother of Shock and Awe. And eventually to be discredited by being a ho for Bush 43, making the sale for a war that threw his own doctrine out the window. Not the massive force part, but the swan dive into quagmire.
Note the "embedded reporters." American is not going to be stupid enough to let journalists run wild with doubts. The military press conferences. Tommy Franks and "We got him." The out-of-control savage hanging of Saddam, who since, from the legendary spidey-hole to prison, learned to enjoy Dorritos, proving that America is the greatest salesman ever. Before we are finished, there will be pork-chop stalls in Mecca.
Life caught up with the legendary David Petraeus and his doubly embedded reporter. Now here, I sense a bit of the "role-model" phenomena taking place, as I read many boys/men commenting "Hey, she's hot. I'd fuck her, too."
We know the surge succeeded because the Iraqis ethnically cleansed themselves beforehand.
Let's put this military worship out of business. Barbara Fucking Boxer is recommending National Guards in the schools? When was the last time you saw a policeman as a boy-in-blue, a little paunch, walking a street beat? Car 54 where are you?
Maybe it will all merge--SWAT teams being the new sports teams.
The militarization of America began some time back.