what war is this?
I’m sitting here trying to remember what war we are in…doesn’t it have a name? Do you know? They always name wars…Desert Shield, Desert Storm…those are over, then we went into Afghanistan…Operation…operation… a wacky doctor…has the patient on the run… oh, Operation Enduring Freedom. Do you remember that one? We fought the tailban and burned down opium fields. But that was somewhere else… what war is this one in Iraq? And will we have a new name for when we go to Iran? Desert Sand? Enduring Occupation? Republican Fuck-Up?
I’m a realist. Let’s keep america strong. Taliban is like the moral majority, like joining sides with the Christian Coalition…I’m for drinking and smoking and sex without marriage. No way am I supporting Saddam Hussien or Amidinijad (spelling?) but please be honest with me. We want to secure oil wealth. I haven’t quit driving to work, I’m all for securing oil wealth. I like my home heated. I wear shoes with fake rubber soles. We aren’t seeing any alternatives offered, so let’s go “secure” the oil. Just don’t treat me like I’m dumb and tell me we are there because of 9/11. Let’s do Iran next, we don’t want them getting ahold of Iraq…but don’t pump that terrorism sunshine up my ass.
p.s. they call it Operation Iraqi Freedom. That’s the name of our current war.
I always thought this country being at war was a new thing. Then I realized, we’ve ALWAYS been fighting someone one way or another.
1861-1865 : Civil War
1898 : Spanish American War
1917-1918 : WWI
1941-1945 : WWII
1951-1953 : Korean War
1961 : Bay of Pigs Invasion (US Planned and Funded)
1956-1975 : Vietnam War
1980-1992 : El Salvadoran Civil War (Arms Dealing with political agenda)
1987 : Nicaraguan Civil War (Arms Dealing with political agenda)
1999 : Yugoslavia Bombings (NATO Campaign)
and then the present day stuff.
That gives us an average of 15.5 years of peace time in between conflict times. Which begs the question: Is war a cornerstone of our economic prosperity?
Comment by chino — October 19, 2007 @ 2:00 pm
I’m not seeing the connection. The link between WWII and the exploding US economy is well documented but our most recent ‘wars’ haven’t coincided with economic crests, to my knowledge.
Comment by Lyle_s — October 19, 2007 @ 6:01 pm
Perhaps not economic crests, but the general well being of a populus. ive had a damn good life here, and i hate to think its at the price of smashing other countries. Just seems that we’ve always had an “axis of evil” to fight. all the listed conflicts after WWII have been cold war battles against the mighty red soviets. now we have the axis of terrorism… wonder if life would change much at home if we werent involved in conflicts.
Comment by chino — October 20, 2007 @ 6:05 pm
You don’t have to look at just our wars and our economic success, you should look at any war waged by a superpower throughout history to get the connection. You become a super power and remain one because you invade other places.
Comment by Rolston — October 25, 2007 @ 9:55 pm
AAA-Men! ahhhh…men? and i’m not even religious.
Comment by molly — October 28, 2007 @ 3:56 pm