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August 07, 2006
Out of ideas?
For all the animosity between the extreme right and left wings in this country, one thing has become abundantly clear: Neither side has any idea what they're doing.
According to Newsweek, the White House has begun contigency plans for an Iraqi civil war (or rather, when they choose to admit there's one going on). President Bush would apparently remove our forces from Iraq, since having to choose sides between Saddam's old Sunni henchmen and Iran's Shiite buddies would be an irony that would blow our freakin' minds. But until then, it appears we trudge along.
This all happens as Cindy Sheehan returns to Crawford, Texas to protest near President Bush's ranch (Can't the leader of the free world clear brush in peace?). Ms. Sheehan, who now owns property in the town, is there with the Crawford Peace House. Just what is their mission? I quote:
"Our Vision is to make the Crawford Peace House a culturally and religiously diverse center for spiritual growth and intellectual understanding that offers hope to humanity by providing positive alternatives to the cult of war.
Our dream is to create beautiful gardens conducive to prayer and meditative reflection, as well as facilities for ecumenical worship and study."
Jesus, are we really in that deep over our heads that the only choice is "stay the course" or "do yoga, drink soy milk and hope everything turns out OK?"
If you thought Mel Gibson's tirade against the Jews was in bad taste, check out this from the Crawford Peace House Web site:
"We are outraged that the U.S. can't stop Israel's relentless bombardment of Lebanon and military siege of Gaza. ...The Bush Administration's blind support for Israel's military adventures in the Middle East does not serve the interests of our nation."
No word yet on when Hezbollah leaders will meet with Sheehan in the beautiful garden to meditate and reflect on how tough life has gotten for them recently.
The country is hungry for some leadership and some new ideas. "Stay the course" is not a strategy, and resting in a field of puppy dogs and rose bushes won't solve our problems, either. Somewhere between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, someone must have an idea. Just not this guy; I don't think our problems can be solved with sarcasm (rumor has it Hezbollah has a lousy sense of humor).
Posted by Greg Sidor at August 7, 2006 01:37 AM