May 02 2007
These Aren’t The Droids You’re Looking For …
There’s not been much commotion about it, but yesterday, 1 May 2007, marks the four (4) year anniversary of President Bush’s declaration of “Mission Accomplished” on board the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln — just beyond sight of the coastline at San Diego, California.
To date, the total number of U.S. military casualties in Iraq confirmed by the U.S. Department of Defense is 3355, and Iraqi civilian deaths are estimated to be between 62,770 and 68,796.
Just to put those losses into perspective, and not to take anything away from the other innocent losses of life, but last week this country mourned (rightfully, mind you) over the deaths of 33 innocent students from Virginia Tech.
Now try to imagine that entire student body murdered.
Mission accomplished, you say? And just what mission was that?
Shit, he’s gotta be using an old Jedi mind trick – there’s no other plausible explanation.
P.S. For the record, I am left to assume that comments like this (as well as the godless Bible commentary and “colorful” language from my immediately preceding posts) are why, as I have been informed by friends of mine, my blog is now being banned from military installations here in South Florida. My MSG would be proud.
UPDATE: On a tangentially related subject, I found it ironic this story also came out last night about how the U.S. Army is tightening restrictions on soldiers’ blogs and other Web site postings to ensure sensitive information about military operations does not make it onto public forums. And while I think it’s asinine to restrict access to public blogs and such (especially one as blatantly stupid as mine – hell, it’s in the fucking title, for Christ’s sake), in this case, I agree with Army Brass in large part. Although I’m libertarian/anti-censorship in general, that’s the military, folks. There is the distinct possibility that someone may inadvertently disclose sensitive information – which could result in the loss of lives. That’s a whole ‘nother game.
Interesting that anything critical of the miliatry is “banned” by the military. We are constantly scolded by the neocons that disagreeing with the war sends the wrong message to our troops and “demoralizes” them. Nevermind that THEIR suggestion, that the best-trained and best-equipped armed foce on the planet can’t do its job while coexisting with a dissenting political opinion, is of itself an outrageously patronizing insult to the maturity, skill, intelligence, and professionalism of our troops.
But wait a second… If access to criticism is “banned,” how can it be demoralizing to the troops?
Why the two orders, Colonel Jessup?
Another straw man neocon argument fails the test of logic.
God bless the military. These are the same guys who ban 40 year old sailors from taking liberty in Japan, and if they do they have to be back on ship by midnight, while 20 year old ensigns can eat, drink, and live it up all night long. God bless officers. Heaven forbid some E-5 should know a little more about the real navy than a ROTC boy.
Congratulations on getting your blog banned BTW! It’s the first step towards being full of ghey and fail as Kang would put it.
oh honey. I’m SO PROUD of you!
Brings a tear to my eye to see how far you’ve come.
I don’t know what to say. This is truly a red letter day for The Bowl. I guess we’re gonna have to have that talk about the birds and the bees now…..and hair in funny places.
I don’t know what the big deal is. I banned you months ago.
And… um… you should probably listen for clicking sounds on your phone. And whatever you do, don’t answer the door.
The Neocons now have their ultimate accomplishment. Iraq will be run by Bechtel and Halliburton and freinds along with their privitized armies. The next civil war in Iraq will be between the private security forces of rival multinational corporations vying for more control and marketshare in their perfect New World Order. Meanwhile civil institutions barely exist and the new democracy gets to vote for which moneygrabbing sleazebag gets to be the whore of this grand design. Iraq will be the stage for the corporate utopia for the next 50 years pitting insurgent “terroists” against the “democratic” and “free market” state.