The war in Iraq is NOT a 'war on terror'

[doubles]

Why is the media brainwashing the public with this lie?

[Bluebear]

1. How can you have a war with a word anyhow?

n/t

[KissMyAsscroft]

2. Because they care about keeping their butt-buddy in office..

You see, Bush is a pro-corporate asshole who gives them massive tax breaks and makes them all filthy fucking rich..but only if they tow the White House line.

[DrWeird]

3. The only terrorists are the Americans.

How ironic.

[whistle]

4. Because the ReThugs own the media....

...and corporations pay the media's revenues through advertising and so media executives who want their big salaries, expense accounts and bonuses will do what they are told to do and not report what they are told to censor or keep secret.:hurts:

[Iceburg]

5. It is a "war OF terror"

of course that's just the opinion 1/2 of America and all of the rest of the world.
It time to dust off those old ant-war protest signs in the garage.

[newsguyatl]

6. and you know another thing i get sick of

when democrats and/or liberals feel they have to always wrap up their statements about iraq with, "but our troops are doing a tremendous job over there, they are all real heroes."

well, uh, no they're not. many over there are killers and war criminals... so many are just eager, blinded, not so intelligent kids. and the GOOD us troops (and i know there are many) are not heroes either, but rather victims of this administration.

calling us troops "heroes" is just a way of keep morale high for THEM and to further enable the war to persist as something necessary in public opinion. it's an old tactic.

for the GOOD guys and gals over there (and again, there are many), i truly feel sorry, and wish for their safe return.

[Poiuyt]

9. There's still a lot of guilt left over from Viet Nam

and the way the public treated the returning soldiers.

[Jacobin]

7. Because when one country wants to steal resources from another

country, its hard to get people in the military to die for theft.

So, ya gotta lie and freak everyone out that the other country is a bogeyman and about to attack you.

Then, all those who die, are "protecting our freedoms" and presto, all the flags start waving, anyone who objects is labelled as unpatriotic and off you go.....

[leesa]

8. But you are being brainwashed by the idiotic concept of a 'war

on terror'. Why are you allowing them to con you with that one?