So, according to the folks at The Lancet, over 100,000 people have died because of US action in Iraq (more). Now, maybe that's not that high but it's still a lot of people that didn't need to die. How many people needed to die for this you ask? My best estimate: zero.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Bush Cabal chose several times to not arrest Zarqawi before the war, even though they had several opportunities to do so (more). Why would they do that you ask? I don't know, but I can tell you that by not doing it, the corporations involved are making a lot more money due to the increased violence. Private mercenaries and reconstruction efforts don't come cheap.
Remember those weapons that Bush claimed were gone before the war, and how he attacked Kerry for “jumping to conclusions”? Well, it turns out that the Al-Karar Brigade claims to have them (more) and promises to use them against the US. In a series of events that sounds very similar to Bush's WMD scandal, video footage exists of the explosives after US troops were there (more), and both Iraqi (more) and UN agencies (more) specifically warned the US to watch them. That said, those 400 tons of high explosive are only the tip of the iceberg of weaponry that's passed into the hands of insurgents and terrorists since the US occupation began (more).
The reasons for the weapons losses can easily be the same as the decision to let Zarqawi go — it's highly profitable. Sure, a lot of Iraqis and Americans die and become impoverished because of it, but that 2% at the top making the decisions becomes fabulously wealthy. Now, you may want to ask yourself, did this happen because of evil or incompetence? I don't see that there are any other options, and neither is fit to run a nation, let alone a superpower nation.
According to Dr. Robert M. Nelson, senior research scientist at NASA and JPL, “an international authority on image analysis” who's currently analyzing photos of Saturn's moons to determine their shape has some interesting things to say about the “bulge” on Bush's back during the debates (more):
"I am willing to stake my scientific reputation to the statement that Bush was wearing something under his jacket during the debate. This is not about a bad suit. And there's no way the bulge can be described as a wrinkled shirt."
But hey, what does some egghead from NASA know about science. Bush is our buddy, he'd never betray the world… Well, time to go memorize the Bush pledge now (more), seeing as the latest GOP polls predict him winning 99.7% of the popular vote… Anyway, I'm off to the tattoo convention.
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