Nuggets (blogs from the past)
First blog ever posted on this site! (unedited)
(February 20, 2003)
George W. Bush is in deep shit. He thought he could just go forward with impunity and bomb Iraq. The Congress (Republicans and Democrats) thought they could read the minds and hearts of America. They were all wrong.... dead wrong. The media is behind the war- Congress is behind the war- and that's where any solid support ends. Voices of reason around the world are rising up to stand united against this insane move: A pre-emptive strike against a country, based solely on the fact that the country (like so many others) has the ability to cause terror, will not succeed in the 21st century. People are coming forward from all walks of life to say "No" to this new and aggressive American policy.
As the, "not-THIS-war" movement grows, the Bush administration will be pushed further and further against the wall. The decision to bomb Iraq had already been made months ago- no matter what Iraq did or did not do to save itself. Now America is in a no-win situation. Within a short time, the movement will be overwhelming, regardless of the name-calling and rhetoric from the conservative Right and from the "moderate-at-best" media.
Bush has sealed his fate for a one-term presidency. Now we can only watch as the bombs fall, and as America trembles from within. We can only hope that by November of 2004, there will still be enough left of this proud and mighty country to gather and to repair- and then we can return to our original goal: Find and destroy Osama Bin Laden, along with all those directly connected to Al Qaeda and to the horrors of 9/11. Let America stand tall once again as the most powerful nation on earth, looked up to- not scorned by- the rest of the world; and revered in history as an example of how democracy, peace, resolve, and intelligent policy-making all can work together for generations to come.