Post #143

Subject: An exit strategy without an exit, Pt. III

The “World Blog” is a service of NBC News – available at msnbc.com – in which reporters from around the world file a local news story, complete with local sources, that have implications for us. Richard Engel, Middle East bureau chief, filed “An exit strategy without an exit” – my Posts #141 and #142 – careful readers of this blog already know about this story. :P

Now, what makes the “World Blog” so interesting is that ordinary peeps get to add their 2 cents – such as:

“There is a strategy:

“Investigate the money trail blazed by Grover Norquist, Bush et al, multinationals, and defense contractors.

“1. Uncover where the billions have disappeared to, or to whom has been receiving kick-backs. In the real world, we call this embezzlement - it MUST be rampant there.

“2. The multinationals and defense contractor outfits that pulled the political puppets' strings for no-bid contracts, etc. - you COERCE these folks to REBUILD Iraq, since it was they - with the AEI "strategists" and the Bush White House cheerleaders; that brought war to common Iraqis and working class Americans.

“You LET them; with their RECORD profits pick up the tab.

“You let the multinationals that have hoarded money in off shore accounts (CitiBank, Banque Suisse, Deutsche Bank, etc. - the latter a preferred bank by the bin Laden family) pay the BILLIONS owed in CORPORATE TAXES to the USA -

“Gee - I think $63 Billion could be utilized to help our VETERANS - I think it could be utilized to help educate more Americans; I think it could be used to help insured American who lack health insurance; I think it could be utilized to off-set the mortage-loan-sharks that have helped evict American families out into the street!

“Read John Zdanowitz's (Florida International Univ.)work about profit laundering, tax evasion, etc. by these multinationals - read how the shell companies launder the profits they make to fund terror!

“Then - WHEN the MULTINATIONALS & DEFENSE CONTRACTORS do pay to rebuild Iraq - they employ IRAQI people to do the work so they can support their families; helping them establish a better, more normal life with security and basic necessities -

“If they were busy, being productive; having the necessities to help their families - they would NOT be as inclined engage in terror: their needs were being met. Read Mike Mazaar's article entitled " The Psychology of Terror" (Hoover Institute's Policy Review). Maazar is a professor at the Army War College.

“Yep. It's about time these MULTINATIONALS PAY for what they reap. It is they that wallow in the dividends - Lynn Cheney is on the BOARD at GENERAL DYNAMICS - gee - cozy, ethical, no-conflict of interest relationship with her war mongering husband and their fellow colleagues at American Enterprise Institute.”

“Seems to be a plan to perpetuate the gravy train for the"Military Industrial Complex" at the cost of many lives & increasing national debt.”

‘The US force size should be: no more than in Korea, paid for by Iraq, and be accompanied by a regional treaty similar to NATO or SEATO.”

“Bush and company misled the Congress” – the people’s representatives :p – “and we went into Iraq. Saddam was the objective then.” Only because the small minds in the White House bought the insane theories of Laurie MyLroie. “But the scenario has changed and so has the strategic goal. How we got there is not an excuse to run out.” How we got there IS important so that we can learn from our mistake – enough votes for an idiot so that he can “steal” an election. “The job that needs to be done is to crush the Islamic fundamentalist and radicals..The Dems need to wake up to the realities of the world. America needs to wake up to the threat that the House of Saud pose in the Wahabi version of Islam! “ And the reality is that Bush’s Iraq policy is NOT addressing Islamic fundamentalism and is making that movement grow. [rolleyes]