Thursday, July 17, 2008

IRAQI VETERANS AND THEIR AD ABOUT "FINISHING THE JOB"

POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN IN THE NEW YORK TIMES

“Finish the job”?

What “job” would that be exactly?

The purpose of this invasion has never been defined, beyond vague, and quite ridiculous, blubbering about democracy and terrorism.

We all know it was instigated through a long and tortured series of nasty lies and manipulative behavior.

We also have the fact that in the vernacular, “finish the job,” often means killing someone or something off.

Is that what these bright lights mean?

They haven’t seen to the dispatching of enough souls? The creation of enough mayhem? The crippling of enough children?

What segment of the Iraqi population still needs killing off?

Since the invasion was a war crime, plain and simple, you really have to wonder about such language.

The supposed government of Iraq wants a timetable for your departure. Does that count for anything?

The head of the largest Shia group wants you out, period. Does that count for anything?