Wednesday, November 17, 2004
Stew in their own juices
I don't know too much about any of the people who are taking up new job in the government. I do recall that our new secretary of state, Dr. Rice, prior to the war in Iraq made reference to "mushroom clouds" from the evil one calling the shots in Iraq at the time.
But the upshot of all the moves in Washington is that we're in for more of the same, and perhaps more so. I'm reminded of the old saying, "beware the man who reads but one book". Of course, perhaps for the good our nation, it is just as well that Bush is not noted as being an avid reader.
We've a family friend who just arrived in Iraq. I remember when he was born. Now he is an officer in the Marines and stationed not far from the fighting. I got he email address the other day and the darn system, after many tries, works. Mike is about as nice a guy as you could want to know. He's overthere-do you remember that line from the First World Was?-and we're overhere, waiting for the malls to open.
What's wrongs with this picture? Well, we just went over 1200 service member killed in action, the world hates us and there is no end to the bloody mess in sight. And the guy that sent these men and women to their deaths, and countless civilians in Iraq, was just reelected and has selected his right hand foreign policy aid to represent us to the world. Meanwhile, my friend Mike is "overthere" doing God knows what.
Yes, they should and no doubt will, stew in their own juices, but I pray that while they are boiling in the pot, more like Mike are not forced to cook with them.
But the upshot of all the moves in Washington is that we're in for more of the same, and perhaps more so. I'm reminded of the old saying, "beware the man who reads but one book". Of course, perhaps for the good our nation, it is just as well that Bush is not noted as being an avid reader.
We've a family friend who just arrived in Iraq. I remember when he was born. Now he is an officer in the Marines and stationed not far from the fighting. I got he email address the other day and the darn system, after many tries, works. Mike is about as nice a guy as you could want to know. He's overthere-do you remember that line from the First World Was?-and we're overhere, waiting for the malls to open.
What's wrongs with this picture? Well, we just went over 1200 service member killed in action, the world hates us and there is no end to the bloody mess in sight. And the guy that sent these men and women to their deaths, and countless civilians in Iraq, was just reelected and has selected his right hand foreign policy aid to represent us to the world. Meanwhile, my friend Mike is "overthere" doing God knows what.
Yes, they should and no doubt will, stew in their own juices, but I pray that while they are boiling in the pot, more like Mike are not forced to cook with them.
