xnavy said:
This isn't the first time Danzig has gone off on something like this. First off let me say that the American People were not mislead, the whole world thought that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction including most of the Democrats who are running for President.
Danzig is right. You should listen to him. And most of the American people certainly were played for fools by their own government, which knows that most people are too "reasonable" not to believe the "official story." That's why "our" government has never had any problem plotting to deceive the American people like this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Northwoods
Those of us who spoke out against the war from the beginning because we saw through the BS were labeled "traitors" and "anti-American" in order to silence us. Yet we were right, and all the "true patriots" were wrong.
However, "the whole world" did NOT think that Saddam had WMDs. I never believed he had them (except for the ones he had previously, with the blessings of the US government), and neither did many others. Why not? Among other reasons:
(1) There were too many inspections;
(2) When evidence presented was found to be falsified (e.g., Nigerian uranium documents), the administration merely forged onward, never admitting its mistake or showing hesitation. That was the sign of a clear determination to go to war regardless of the evidence.
(3) The evidence presented by Powell at the UN was patently flimsy. That's why most other nations didn't support the coalition. The French weren't "cowardly" -- they were just smart.
(4) Some intelligence analysts even resigned prior to the invasion because they said intelligence was being "cooked." I believed them then, and I believe them now.
I suspected from the beginning that the neocons were looking for an excuse to invade Iraq for the benefit of ISRAEL, just as they're now doing with Iran. The neocons who have hijacked the Republican party have been leading the charge, but the Democrats are false opposition.
The sole reason for US saber-rattling against Iran is because most politicians on both sides of the aisle are controlled by the Israeli lobby. This lobby and its allies in think tanks and the media (American Enterprise Insitute, Jewish Insitute for National Security Affairs, Saban Center, Charles Krauthammer, Rush Limbaugh, David Horowitz, etc.) have the sole purpose of making US politicians and the public view Israel's enemies as America's enemies. They've done an excellent job. Show me someone who is aggressively advocating for war with Iran, and I'll show you someone who is devoted to Israel for one reason or another.
I say: Screw Israel! They have WMDs of their own -- let them deal with the problems their expansionist, racist aggression has created.
I'm tired of my country shedding gallons of blood and billions of dollars so that Israel can dominate the Middle East with impunity. But if this is going to change, then those who are loyal to AMERICA -- both Jews (like myself) and non-Jews alike -- need to ignore the shrieks of "anti-Semite" and "self-hating Jew" and speak the truth.
There's no need for the US to be enemies with Iran. All we need to do is learn to mind our own business in the world and stop supporting the warmongering Zionist/neocon agenda with blood, money, and UN vetoes. Sadly, I doubt this is going to happen, as too many Americans have this "macho" need to see their country "kick some ass" against smaller countries. The plutocrats who rule American take advantage of this but never go in harm's way themselves.
By the way, you know the claim that the "high-tech IEDs" that are killing Americans in Iraq are so sophisticated that they must be coming from Iran? That's almost certainly more BS. EFPs technology is over 100 years old, and even hobbyists can make them. Here's a guy in another country who posts on
http://www.sciencemadness.org/
and makes them all the time. Here's a video of a small one, using homemade explosives, that could easily be scaled up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMf8DbZAD6Y
A 20-pound version of the above, using a copper liner rather than glass, could punch through a tank's armor with ease.
I haven't kept up on all the other claims "our" government is making about Iran, but I'm sure they're lies as well. This government we live under deals almost exclusively in lies. They know enough people will buy them to allow their policies to go forward.
What about the super-secret jewish neocons? That's twice the conspiracy!!! Super secret! Some of 'em are Masons, too!!! 