The real signs are there for us all to see (click on link above). First there was the claims of weapons of mass destruction, followed by “Mission Accomplished”, and now the silent passing of the assault weapons ban which he pledged to enforce when the President took office.
I would certainly be surprised if anyone was still looking for the smoking gun in Iraq that points to Saddam’s proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. We could have let the inspectors come up with something before the invasion, but time was of the essence. After all, who knows when we would be attacked by Iraq again, right?
So, with the full support of the international community, we justifiably liberate the poor defenseless people of that country while at the same time make our great nation all the safer for it. To date, over 1,000 service men and women as well as 20,000 civilians have been killed since the occupation. Maybe the sign should have read, “Invasion Accomplished”.
Still, just two weeks ago, assuring the American people President George W. himself admitted that the War on Terror could not be won (statement quickly rescinded of course). I’m not entirely sure, but I don’t think anyone pointed out to him that what’s happening in Iraq really has nothing to do with the events surrounding 911.
Regardless of what’s being said by the mainstream media about the quiet death of the assault weapons ban, (at least until there is another tragic Columbine-like incident), it will be a cold day in hell before they chalk this one down as George W.’s “mistake”. With there being no impetus to bring this forward on the legislative agenda, it looks like we’ll be using a lot of chalk.
Congress has far more important issues to tackle, like amending the Constitution banning same-sex marriage, or passing legislation outlawing the burning of the flag. How about spending even more valuable time debating whether or not to keep the words Under God in our Pledge of Allegiance. Yes, this is what the White House has decided we should spend our valuable time and resources on now.
Ahh, to be a right-wing card carrying member of the NRA just for a day. Somehow life would be so much simpler. Thank you Santa, this Christmas daddy wants a MAC10.
I guess to some happiness really is a warm gun.
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