People can't handle the big picture. If we were told the big picture, we'd all be speaking chinese in a few years from non action.Lohrno wrote:He never really explains the big picture. So I only have to assume that probably either:
A) The big picture is something not palateable. It's easier to say "Look at the big picture." than it is to say "Let's nuke them to hell and beat them into submission so we don't have to worry about them anymore." or "This will be great for the oil companies."
B) He is using that line as a cop out of some sort.
I've given the straight forward reason for anything we do over in the middle east: OIL.
People are too naive to realize that without oil our way of life goes into the shitter. They can't seem to make that connection even though they all ride around in gas guzzling cars on jam packed streets with other gas guzzling vehicles. Our food and construction material is delivered via oil guzzling trucks, trains and planes.
The most straight forward answer Bush could give is that we are in the middle east to secure our oil supply. Secondly, we need to take out the religious fanatics in the middle east that are a threat to our way of life.
No democrat, republican or independant is going to say that because you need to fool the general public into defending a "just cause" or otherwise they would destroy themselves through peaceful pussism ignoring the collapse it will cause.
Fight for alternative energy sources if you want to make a difference. Debating over who gets into office doesn't mean a thing. They're all the same. A major effort in research and development is required to enable the United States and other oil sucking countries to take the moral high ground again. Better yet, educate the masses on why we need to solve the energy issue. Until then, the politicians will play whatever hand they need in order to get votes.
