HARM

The Biggest Bubble of Them All

"It is pretty clear that Muslim nations are not aligned with the interests of the U.S. -- which are principally, to be and remain, a nation of liberty for all its people. Saddam Hussein was known to have met with Bin Laden, so although Hussein may not have had direct involvement in the 9/11 attacks, the association was there, and we do know that he was working on WMDs...whether we found ready-to-deploy weapons or not is irrelevant: we did find weapons-grade uranium, and he had every intention of developing capabilities to harm the U.S. Couple that with the mass-murders of his own people...and there were plenty of good reasons to take action in Iraq."

Despite what you may have gleaned from listening exclusively to Fox News, Rush and Laura Ingraham, we never found any weapons-grade uranium or other WMDs in post-war Iraq. Pre-war Iraq was also one of the least radicalized and most secular Arab-dominated countries... until we invaded it. The supposed "link" to OBL has also been conclusively discredited. The two men clearly detested one another. But then, reality has a known liberal bias, so facts don't count to the "Base".

Yes, Saddam was an evil murderous dictator... in a world full of evil murderous dictators. Where to draw the line? Are we to be the world's policeman for all foreign governments?


"Now...about the bubbles facing the U.S. -- we have a bubble of moral bankruptness that is causing MANY of our troubles:

1) People complain about the HUGE cost of healthcare? The spread of STDs, early and unwed pregnancies, drug and alcohol addictions, obesity, and more...are ALL due at least in part to moral character issues."

Uh-huh... so STDs, unplanned pregnancies, drug & alcohol addiction was completely unkown to pre-New Deal America, then? People in previous centuries must have been angels, I suppose. And the fact that 2/3rds of healthcare costs go to bureacracy, lobbying, advertising, malpractice insurance and end-of-life care is totally irrelevant too.

You do have a point on obesity; however, I suspect that the Green Revolution and the resulting abundance of cheap, high-sugar foods has a little more to do with that.


"2) Worried about government debt? Maybe we should reconsider entitlement government -- again, a moral and character issue! Those who are mentally and physically able should earn their own way. Period. The government as an entitlement machine fosters this moral delinquency that is our entitlement nation! We won't shrink the national debt by remaining on this socialist path. And incidentally, has any people ever retained their freedom by continually expanding their dependence on government? By very definition, it is impossible to do so!!"

Wow, finally a statement I can (mostly) agree with. However, I suspect that "SCC" --like many neocons-- does *not* include Wall Street bailouts, discretionary military expansionist spending, or corrupt no-bid government contracts as a form of "entitlement".

U.S. Socialism is only for the rich & powerful, dont'cha know.