Operation Iraqi Freedom was probably changed from Operation Iraqi Liberation, because if the second were chosen it would spell O.I.L. .

We wouldn't want anyone to figure out why we really went to war, after all.

I pointed that out over a year ago. =P

We wouldn't want anyone to figure out why we really went to war, after all.

George W. Bush will continue to use fear as a political weapon, invoking the symbol of 9/11 whenever he is doubted on national security or anything else, and silently branding others as traitors for disagreeing. After all, he is patriotic.

Yet George W. Bush fails to mention that he might of prevented 9/11 happening and the fact that no other terrorist act ever happened on U.S soil before he became president.

So to add a new element to this conversation, I would like to speak to you all about prospective voting.  That basically means what happens if Bush gets another 4 years in office.

War
For starters, we will have more wars.  There will be other Iraq's, other quagmires and needless and costly wars.  Prepare for nearly endless war to ravage and consume this nation in the name of "terrorism", "freedom" and "good".  Our allies will further be alienated from us, possibly beyond repair or reconciliation.  Casualties might be (and hopefully would be) relatively low in most of them, but the cost in money, time, potential and above all our moral standing will be enormous.

Whether the wars are with Syria, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia or even France or something comical like it, the result is the same.  More lies, more pretentious ideology, more division, more death.

More war.  George W. Bush in '04,  for four more wars.

Recession

History shows that the economy, job and stock markets tend to do worse under Republican presidents.  So far, George W. Bush has been no exception to the rule.  The economic 'recovery' right now is already falling victim to fears over inflation, energy prices, interest rates and the deficits.  Uncertainty in the country and around the world will only lend to these deterrents.

The rich will get richer.  The poor will go down the hole even farther.  Economic polarization will rise to levels the likes of which this country has never seen and never needs to see.  College costs will continue to skyrocket, health care coverage will be lost, the hungry will starve and this country will be shaken to its core.

Corporations might do better from honey deals, tax cuts, deregulation and general welfare from the government.  Expect at least 1 more major tax cut for the wealthy during these years as well.  It will likely be bigger than the previous ones, George likes to outdo himself.

The deficit will skyrocket.  Other nations will start to cut us off with either sanctions, tariffs or just higher prices.  When you tell the world to go screw itself, it tends to tell you the same thing.

A smirking, beady-eyed man with his arrogant swagger will continue walking the halls of the White House, knowing the bill is on us, my generation.  When the chicken comes home to roost, he'll be living it up with his billionaire buddies down in Crawfordsville, Texas.

Division

Don't count on Bush winning the election in any "democratic" way, even if he takes office.  If he wins, it is going to be close.  At this point, no poll suggests he is likely to win the popular vote.  Given the electoral closeness, it is likely to boil down to a few key votes, if not a tie itself.  Legal action is likely to repeat itself, especially with the great distrust people seem to have of machines counting their votes.

Republicans love polarization.  They prefer it.  They actually love it, come to think of it.  Strike that.  They crave polarization.  For these people, the extremely poor must exist so extremely rich can exist.  Extreme evil must be in existence for extreme good to need to exist for their wars (see Communism, Fascism, Terrorism). 

Political division must exist for them to make themselves seem more distinct, yet also more reasonable.  It must exist for them to appear more moral, in touch and representative of America at large.  It must exist for them to win, as shown in 2000. 

George W. Bush did the impossible while still failing to do the possible.  He dethroned Al Gore, a man that ran under times of peace, prosperity and with incumbency.  He won without winning.  The world, it seems, "misunderstimated" George W. Bush.

He needed inner-division among Democrats.  He needed to define Al Gore as robotic and himself as compassionate.  He needed to show them as some unacceptable liberal evil, while he himself was a "compassionate conservative".  They had to be, ironically enough, imperialists to his anti-nation building foreign policy.

He had to be humble compared to the aloof Al Gore. 

Republicans need polarization to define who they are, they need it to win electorally.  They need Democrats to stay bunched up in cities, to keep the minorities socially immobile and keep their faithful in line.

Fear

BOO! 

Just in case you forgot, you're supposed to be afraid.  Of what?  The terrorists of course.  They are just around the corner.  They want to kill you.  They hate freedom.  They hate America because we are free.  They don't like freedom fries either.

But don't fear, the Great Leader George W. Bush can save you.  His no negotiation attitude, no get help from them weak euro-pussies policies, absolute godly moral standing and go it alone Lone Rangeresque foreign plans will save us all.

God Bless America, and Support the Troops.  When we talk about war, we're really talking about peace.

Because war is the new peace of mind, after all.

George W. Bush will continue to use fear as a political weapon, invoking the symbol of 9/11 whenever he is doubted on national security or anything else, and silently branding others as traitors for disagreeing.  After all, he is patriotic.

He did, after all, signed the Patriot Act, which took away those annoying Civil Liberties those dirty liberals try to peddle.

Be afraid of tax hiking, ultra-liberal, out of touch, flip flopping cartoons named John Kerry too.

Infact, be so damn afraid you don't do anything but buy products from the same corporations that contribute largely to Bush and then don't question what he does.

You don't want to be unpatriotic, do you? Or are you a terrorist?

The Court-Appointed President that will appoint the courts

Be prepared for a lasting indent on our nation.  Bush will pick at least 2 young, conservative judges to take the place of retiring Supreme Court justices.

You can pretty much kiss any moderation goodbye and say hello to a long era of socially conservative judges at the national level.

A New America
Be prepared to no longer recognize this country.  Because when it is all done, America won't be the land of the freedom, equality or democracy anymore.

It will be the land of fear, cynicism and stagnation.

1.  He was never elected to begin with and therefore cannot be re-elected, he lost the popular vote and the Supreme Court stopped democracy in its feet.

2. He presided over economic recession, gave tax cuts to the wealthy and then took credit for the eventually natural and shallow economic recovery.

3. Bush's unilateralist and pre-emptive foreign policy has left us alienated without allies and with no credibility.

4. Bush has given the terrorists precisely what they want: a divided world, fear and jihad.

5. Bush hasn't helped anyone besides the rich in getting richer.

6. The reasons we went to war for in Iraq were false, George W. Bush proceeded to joke about WMD, censor photos of death and coffins and then not attend any funerals.

7. After 9/11, Bush squandered the good will of the world by demanding mindless cooperation and invoking the name of God and moral righteousness on his and only his side.  He blatantly capitalized off of a national tragedy for political gain and his own short-sighted agenda in Iraq.

8. He has presided over literally unprecedented budget deficits so that the upper 1% can get more money they don't need, corporations can get even more tax breaks they also don't need, we can fight needless wars against elusive enemies around the world in places most people can't identify on a map and to attempt to privatize healthcare with more corporate welfare.

9. He has walked away from every global organization, treaty, alliance or united institution he could.  George decided to be the Lone Ranger, and to pursue only the ends of himself and his friends. 

10.  George W. Bush has fostered terrorism by marketing fear through the Department of Homeland Security, infringing on our rights through the obscenely named Patriot Act, encouraging division and anger in the world among our allies by pursuing only his own ends and making the real terrorists greater in number by botching the occupation of Iraq and failing to capture the majority of the Taliban or Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan.

HOWARD DEAN FOR PRESIDENT!!!

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