Let the Great Sacrifice Begin
"Like previous wars we have waged to protect our freedom,
the war on terror requires great sacrifice from Americans."
George W. Bush
Well, I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to sacrifice when my President and my nation asks me. So far, I haven’t been asked In fact, no one has been asked except the military and even that requirement has fallen disproportionately on the Reserves.
What you and I have been asked to give includes:
Giving (and receiving, if we’re wealthy enough) a trillion dollar tax break in place of the tax increases that usually attend a declaration of war
Giving no-bid war contracts to Vice-President Cheney’s old alma mater, Haliburton, under which they are repeatedly found to have their hands in the till
Giving a blind-eye to unconscionable mistreatments of war prisoners in a scandal the likes of which this country has never had to choke down
Giving unquestioning approvals to an almost endless string of false premises, lies, cover-ups and blunderings by the President, Vic…