A Man Of His Word

On Thursday, August 5th, in signing the "Defense" Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2005, President Dubya remarked that the funds would be used to "spread the peace".

As if on cue, a day later the "Multinational Force" in Iraq, in killing an estimated "300 anti-Iraqi forces" (AKA, members of the Sadr militia) in a "heavy bombardment from the air", has demonstrated the manner in which the funds are to be utilised.

As Interim Prime Minister Allawi prepares to impose martial law, one might wonder just what sort of "peace" is being "spread" in Iraq?

Perhaps a futher look at Bush's remarks will help clear up the muddle: "We seek to preserve freedom and peace for ourselves and for our friends." [Emphasis added.]

So the "brave people of Iraq" are not our friends after all. Neither, it would seem, are the "men and women of our armed forces", who are, along with the brave people of Iraq, being compelled to "endure" Iraq's "freedom".

Posted by Eddie Tews at August 6, 2004 04:01 PM