You've read about the revolt of the generals. Now hear what a Colonel
has to say. Of course, we have discussed the views of Lawrence Wilkerson, former aide to Colin Powell, in previous posts. But now he has offered the most hard-hitting -- and yet, most
sensible -- sentiments I've seen yet from a retired military man.
Support from this quarter is always welcome, but to suggest that America, pre-Bush, was the Shining City, and full of goodness, is ludicrous.
ReplyDeleteWe've been an oligarchy from day one; the Constitution was constructed in large part to ensure that "those who own it" would run the country.
And once our long international isolation ended, it's been one murderous predatory war after another, directed for the most part against the civilians of impotent states.
It says something that flaks like Wilkerson and Joe Wilson are sufficiently appalled by BushCo to speak out; but these dear fellows are not moral heroes and don't espouse decent values. See what Wilson (for example) had to say about Bush I (he's a true admirer). And Wilkerson no doubt thinks that 3-5 dead Vietnamese peasants (at our hands) somehow abused American innocence and good will.
What Americans need to hear is the truth -- not just about Bush, but the *whole* truth. Who among these whores is going to speak it?
Correction: I mean to write "3 to 5 **million** dead Vietnamese peasants".
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