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07/31/2003 Archived Entry: "Herbert: 'Dying in Iraq'"
Herbert: 'Dying in Iraq'
Herbert nails it. I forgot, or would have posted this much earlier.
Why are these kids dying?The United States was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001. But instead of using all the means available to hunt down and destroy Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda, the Bush administration became obsessed with the ouster of Saddam Hussein and the takeover of Iraq.
That is a very peculiar ordering of priorities.
The federal government issued public warnings this week after being alerted to potential new terror attacks against Americans by Al Qaeda, including the possibility of airline hijackings in the U.S. or overseas. President Bush said yesterday, "We're talking to foreign governments and foreign airlines to indicate to them the reality of the threat."
But even as the president was speaking, word was coming out that the Transportation Security Administration is trying to cut back its air marshals program to save money. The war in Iraq is costing scores of billions of dollars a month, and the president's tax cuts have grown so large they're casting shadows over generations to come. But we can't afford to fully fund a program to protect American airline passengers.
"When we are faced with more priorities than we have funding to support, we have to go through a process of trying to address the most urgent needs," said a spokesman for the security administration.
The credibility of the Bush administration is approaching meltdown. The White House won't level with the American people on the cost of the war, or the number of troops that are really needed, or the amount of taxpayer money that is being funneled to the politically connected corporations that have been given carte blanche for the reconstruction.
Replies: somebody speaks up.
Good thread.
A few days ago I was watching a CBC business report and their commentators were lamenting this latest airline travel warning.
The gist of their analysis was that the LAST thing the airline industry needs during the peak August vacation season was yet another vague, poorly-defined warning. Their fear was that this alert will only create yet more anxiety and further hurt the airline and tourism industries.
Bush & Co., bad for you, bad for America, bad for homo sapiens.
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 07/31/2003 05:29 PM NY
