War.... What is it Good For? Absolutely Nothing! Say It Again

Well, just as I thought, Obama intends to extend the illegal Afghanistan Invasion and Occupation (Authorization for the Use of Military Force), by adding additional troops; meanwhile the illegal Iraq Invasion and Occupation drags on. By providing for the illegal “Authorization for the Use of Military Force” instead of declaring war as provided for in the Constitution, the Congress abdicated its responsibility to determine the rationale for waging war. That is one of the main reasons that no one knows what constitutes victory in these two countries, because Congress permitted open-ended use of military force. Permission to use military force without any specific guidelines results in the perpetual war we are witnessing. I guess that what happens after 60+ years of waging illegal undeclared wars. Obama shows no sign of being any different than any other President. He continues to engage in and expand the illegal bombing of Pakistan, at the same time pretending that they are our allies. Despite the phony rhetoric emanating from Democrats and Republicans that they disagree about invading and occupying countries, there has never been any indication in history that either party shies away from conducting illegal wars or for fostering false-flag operations to achieve those ends. The sad thing about the last decade is that if the Republican Party had been operating under its historic conservative principles, we would not be involved in these illegal, undeclared wars. And in doing so, we would not be expanding the empire nor subsidizing corporate operations in foreign lands through the blood, sweat and tears of our dedicated Armed Forces. As Major General Smedley Butler said in 1933, “War is a racket.”

Our long-term policies of having our military provide the muscle for our corporations to plunder third-world countries creates blowback. Couple that with imbecilic immigration and refugee policies (wait until the children of the Iraqi refugees grow up) that are intended to provide cover for our advancing empire, and you have a recipe for disaster. It is only going to get worse. What people always seem to forget is that 9/11 (regardless of whether it was a false-flag operation or not) happened because the terrorists were here (not there) in the United States, with the Saudi Visa express making it very easy for some (http://www.nationalreview.com/mowbray/mowbray061402.asp).

The bottom line is that we, as a nation, must recognize the lies emanating from our leaders to convince us that they are acting in our best interests. The only interests they act in are those of the Corporatists and their lackeys. Just remember, when evaluating a pronouncement by our President or Congress, we must always ask ourselves, “Cui Bono (Who benefits – profit wise)?” Once we determine that the answer to that question is consistently the Corporatists, we will begin to understand the massive deception propagated on the American people. Only then will we see real “Hope and Change” and the chance to reverse our spiraling decline to become the great nation envisioned within the Constitution for the United States of America.