Morpheus
16th March 2004, 03:54
Roots of the Empire
A Radical Critique of the Bush Presidency
by Morpheus
As part of their attempt to suppress the insurgency, American troops in Iraq have begun wrapping entire towns in barbed wire. One such town, Abu Hishma, is encased in a razor-wire fence with only one way in or out. Explaining this, Lt. Col. Nathan Sassaman, the battalion commander of the forces occupying Abu Hishma, said, "With a heavy dose of fear and violence, and a lot of money for projects, I think we can convince these people that we are here to help them." Such actions are a microcosm of the barbarism wrought by the Bush administration. Bush has claimed to be combating terrorism while continuing to sponsor it, launched an imperialist war of aggression against Iraq, and waged a class war in favor of the rich. These policies, while supported and implemented by Bush, are not all that new and are in fact the outcome of the social structure of American society. It is not merely Bush's whim that brings these policies about, but the way American society is set up.
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A Radical Critique of the Bush Presidency
by Morpheus
As part of their attempt to suppress the insurgency, American troops in Iraq have begun wrapping entire towns in barbed wire. One such town, Abu Hishma, is encased in a razor-wire fence with only one way in or out. Explaining this, Lt. Col. Nathan Sassaman, the battalion commander of the forces occupying Abu Hishma, said, "With a heavy dose of fear and violence, and a lot of money for projects, I think we can convince these people that we are here to help them." Such actions are a microcosm of the barbarism wrought by the Bush administration. Bush has claimed to be combating terrorism while continuing to sponsor it, launched an imperialist war of aggression against Iraq, and waged a class war in favor of the rich. These policies, while supported and implemented by Bush, are not all that new and are in fact the outcome of the social structure of American society. It is not merely Bush's whim that brings these policies about, but the way American society is set up.
Read the Rest (http://question-everything.mahost.org/Socio-Politics/antibush.htm)