The Surreal Politics of Premeditated War

There is no Global War on Terror! It is a farce.

The war is an all out war for resources, which could have been dealt with in a much better way, if the goal had not been controlling he resources; like the flow of oil, which sent gas prics through the roof.

Good for Bush and Cheney's oil buddies, but not so good for the people of America.

R.W. Behan The Surreal Politics of Premeditated War:

George W. Bush, who proudly claimed the mantle of 'war president,' was keenly rebuked in the recent mid-term election. The event was notable, but it merely continued the surreal politics of premeditated war - a politics that has dominated the last six bizarre, hideous years of our nation's history.

Two elements of the repudiation seem unreal, indeed. Not the fact of it, but the amazing length of its gestation period - those six years - and how tepid it was. Given the documented record of the Bush Administration - lying us into war, torturing prisoners, rewarding cronies with no-bid contracts, spying secretly on the nation's citizens, selling public policy to Jack Abramoff's clients, stating even their intent to ignore laws with dozens of 'signing statements' - one would expect the political about-face to have occurred far sooner, and the protest to have been a firestorm. Bush loyalists in Congress (and George Bush) should have been turned out angrily and en masse two years ago.

The victorious Democrats' response was even more surprising, and also unreal. 'Impeachment is off the table' quickly became the mantra: let us instead proceed with raising the minimum wage. Apparently the Bush Administration's record is flawless, showing nothing remotely approaching a high crime or a misdemeanor. Impeachment would be a 'waste of time.'

There is a good reason for these strange results: we practice a politics of surrealism, and have done so since George Bush was first put in office.