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JandP

Saturday, August 27, 2005

A budding democracy?

What an ungodly mess Bush has created. Even though 57% of Americans now believe his war has made us MORE vulnerable to terrorism, one has to wonder why the number is not 99%.

One also has to ask how many of the Bush true believers have a clue about the real situation:
* British-built Iraq is really three countries, not one.
* 80% of the oil is in the Shiite south and 20% is in the Kurdish north. If three largely autonomous sectors become a reality, the Sunni sector in the middle will only get oil profits from existing wells, not future ones. A frightening scenario.
* The Shiite majority has a theocracy in the works. What would that mean for all that Bush preaches, especially with regard to women's rights?
* The Shiite south is already linked tightly to Iran. This is bad enough right now, but what will it mean if Bush moves on Iran?

Stay tuned for burgeoning disaster. And God help all the people on the ground.