Endless War category archive
“The Smart One,” Reprise 0
In more news of the Smart One, Shaun Mullen discusses the Smart One’s decision to hide behind the flag when called on his saying that, knowing what we know now, he would still support the Great and Glorious Patriotic War for a Lie in Iraq.
Here’s a snippet, in which words are not minced, but the Smart One is:
No, what burned the red, white and blue ass of this veteran is that Jeb Bush defaulted to cowardice. Because, doncha know, any criticism of the troops and by extension his former commander-in-chief brother is unpatriotic — a battle-tested, if vile, tactic from the Republican playbook to tamp down dissent when it threatens to come uncomfortably close to the truth.
If this response has the ring of familiarity, it is because President Bush, and Vice President Cheney in particular, used it early and often in calling into question anyone and everyone who opposed that fool’s mission, which wasted nearly 4,500 American and perhaps 110,000 Iraqi lives, left the country in far worse shape than when the war began, further destabilized one of the world’s most volatile regions and handed Iran — and by extension Al Qaeda and an emergent ISIS — an enormous strategic advantage.
Do read the rest.
A Fraud Is Not a “Mistake.” It’s a Fraud. 0
From the AP wires (full story at the link):
No, no, no, no.
Mismatching socks is a mistake.
The Great and Glorious Patriotic War of a Lie in Iraq was not a mistake.
Mistakes are accidents. Cons are on purpose. Same like “Republican Family Values,” it was a con. It was a purposeful orchestrated well-planned-out con, and the con artists still profit thereby.
Sending people to their deaths for a lie is not a “mistake.” It’s a crime, and the criminals have not and likely will not face justice.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
Bush League 0
Paul Krugman sees more to Jeb Bush’s week of wonderful waffling on the Great and Glorious Patriotic War for a Lie in Iraq than what it might say about him. He finds it symptomatic of larger problems within the Republican Party and its ideological world-view. A bit (emphasis added):
Follow the link.
Needles and Haystacks 0
I haven’t paid much attention to Seymour Hersch’s story about the killing of Bin Laden because anyone who expects honesty and transparency about anything involving the CIA or the NSA, however tangentially, is delusional. Duplicity, nay! triplicity is their stock in trade.
Also, frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn how the CIA got their information.
If you give a damn, Shaun Mullen has a masterful analysis of the story so far.
“Idiocy Is Bipartisan” 0
Jon Stewart cross-examines Judith Miller, clueless shill, on her role in mongering the Great and Glorious Patriotic War for a Lie in Iraq.
Below the fold in case it autoplays.
Droning On 0
Noah Feldman explores the myth of the surgical strike as regards robotic death raining from the sky. A snippet:
Do read the rest.
Droning On 0
Will Bunch sums it up.
Swampwater 0
Read J. M. Ashby on the cover-up.
War and Mongers of War (Updated) 0
(I found a better embed and replaced the first one, which was up for only about five minutes.)
Addendum, Early that Afternoon:
Noz looks behind the bluster:
War and Mongers of War 0
Trevor Timm, writing at The Guardian, finds the Republican response to the tentative agreement with Iran to consider an agreement, to be quite telling.
The tentative Iran deal announced on 3 April, in which Western leaders and the Islamic republic agreed on strict limits to Iran’s nuclear program, was hailed by many as a breakthrough, given that it could avert yet another US-led war in the Middle East. So almost immediately, it was denounced by key conservative members of Congress, neocons, and Republican presidential candidates, whose unquenched thirst for blood almost always outweighs their supposed commitment to peace.
Do read the rest.
War and Mongers of War 0
Thom and his guests investigate why the Republican Party is trying to sabotage talks with Iran.
