Hello everyone! I know it's been awhile since I wrote anything. I've been trying to keep my mouth shut. However, there comes a time when you just can't sit there and be quiet any longer. Today I read on Think Progress that there is a man in Afghanistan, named Abdul Rahman, who could be put to death because he has converted to Christianity.
Bush during a speech in Wheeling, WV was questioned about Abdul Rahman's case. I found the story on Reuters. I've searched for a video of the speech but I have yet to find one. Here are the quotes.
Bush said in Wheeling, West Virginia: "It is deeply troubling that a country we helped liberate would hold a person to account because they chose a particular religion over another."
And
"We have got influence in Afghanistan and we are going to use it to remind them that there are universal values," he said.
See, my problem with these statements is they are non-commital. Last time I checked we still have troops in Afghanistan. They, whether they like it or not, are under our control. As long as American men and women are still dying in that country, it is in a state of war. This of course is my opinion. Where is the "War President" now? I can't believe that our men and women died so that we could set up a government just as bad as the previous.
I will say this much the Afghan Economy Minister, Mohammad Amin Farhang, has got some pretty big balls. In response to German threats to withdrawl troops if this man is punished for converting Farhang says, ""We don't interfere in Germany's internal affairs or in running court cases." He also says that the German threat to remove troops amounts to blackmail. Blackmail? No buddy. How is it blackmail? Do any troops from the UN have to be in Afghanistan? Did I miss something that Afghanistan did for the world? Nope, I didn't. See the government of Afghanistan still fears the old regime as well as the warlords, but hey they got little to fear from one guy converting to Christianity. So I say we throw these fuckers to wolves! Let the old crew chew them up and spit them out. Of course our great leader wouldn't want to see his "experiment" with nation building (which he promised not to do) fail.
This is the world we have created.
Bush during a speech in Wheeling, WV was questioned about Abdul Rahman's case. I found the story on Reuters. I've searched for a video of the speech but I have yet to find one. Here are the quotes.
Bush said in Wheeling, West Virginia: "It is deeply troubling that a country we helped liberate would hold a person to account because they chose a particular religion over another."
And
"We have got influence in Afghanistan and we are going to use it to remind them that there are universal values," he said.
See, my problem with these statements is they are non-commital. Last time I checked we still have troops in Afghanistan. They, whether they like it or not, are under our control. As long as American men and women are still dying in that country, it is in a state of war. This of course is my opinion. Where is the "War President" now? I can't believe that our men and women died so that we could set up a government just as bad as the previous.
I will say this much the Afghan Economy Minister, Mohammad Amin Farhang, has got some pretty big balls. In response to German threats to withdrawl troops if this man is punished for converting Farhang says, ""We don't interfere in Germany's internal affairs or in running court cases." He also says that the German threat to remove troops amounts to blackmail. Blackmail? No buddy. How is it blackmail? Do any troops from the UN have to be in Afghanistan? Did I miss something that Afghanistan did for the world? Nope, I didn't. See the government of Afghanistan still fears the old regime as well as the warlords, but hey they got little to fear from one guy converting to Christianity. So I say we throw these fuckers to wolves! Let the old crew chew them up and spit them out. Of course our great leader wouldn't want to see his "experiment" with nation building (which he promised not to do) fail.
This is the world we have created.
posted by L.J. Abershawe at 02:49
3 Comments:
I got one name for you to ponder, Tariq Aziz. Hopefully everyone of you in Iraq know this was Sadam's right hand man. But, how many of you knew he was a "Christian?" That's right even Sadam let the man he trusted most practice his own religion. Kind of makes you wonder...doesn't it!
The US Army has troops in bases in Germany. It has troops stationed in South Korea. It has troops stationed in a plethora of other countries around the world. But the mere fact that an army has troops stationed somewhere does not imply a 'controlling presence' extended by the United States. We do not control the Afghanistani political system, and while I disagree with the President's affirmation that we need to give their new government what amounts to a 'slap on the wrist' in an effort to propel their government in a different direction, I disagree with you even more vehemently on your definition of warfare. People die daily in the United States; just recently, a Muslim alumnus of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill was arrested for driving a car into a crowded area in an effort to kill 'infidels.' Does this mean that America is in a state of civil war? I think not!
Remember, when you look at situations in Iraq and Afghanistan, that the United States was not born the free and independent society it has progressed towards the instant our battle with the British ended. We had to endure a failed Constitution in the Articles of Confederation, another foreign war in the war of 1812, a Civil War of our own, and decades of policy change to bring about an end to abuses of basic civil liberties. You talk as though you expect Bush, or any other President for that matter, to accomplish complete and total victory absent a loss of life on any side instantaneously, and that is simply neither practical nor possible in reality. You can talk all you want about how many civilians the US has 'indiscriminantly killed' in Iraq and Afghanistan. . . . but think about how many innocents were also summarily executed in the genocides in Rwanda, Yugoslavia. . . .the ongoing turmoil in Somalia and other African nations. Innocent life is taken every day; since nobody else in the world seems to be concerned about it happening, it seems that the responsibility falls to the United States. This is why the United Nations is a fundamentally invalid organization; since, were we to withdraw our support, it would have severely limited international authority. But that is a discussion for another time.
Yes you know who I am ;-)
I didn't know that sooo much lingers in your mind though...
And the last blog of mine which you read... the illegal immigrant tidbit was was meant for kicks and laughs, not a serious proposal. Although, I can't say I don't agree with you comments... never knew you're so opinionated!!!
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