Post Prerequisite: this editorial is a must read.
Now let’s break it down. After the vague, general stab at Bush’s competence (I’m so confused… is he a devious mastermind or a bumbling idiot? Michael Moore, help me sort it out!), we have this:
This week we learn that the number of our troops on the ground in Iraq was insufficient to secure 380 tons of unusually powerful conventional explosives when we invaded that country in 2003.
Did everyone catch it? Rinse, and repeat if necessary. It was cleverly inserted, and almost brushed over without scrutiny. Did you see how unbelievably close she came to referring to the weapons as the type that might inflict, say, mass destruction? If there was a little doubt in your mind, you need only continue:
Less than one pound of this material was sufficient to bring down Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie Scotland in 1988. The bad guys in Iraq now have enough of this explosive to blow 760,000 civilian airliners out of the skies. Feeling safer everyone?
Weapons of Mass Destructio…. wait, wait… no, I didn’t mean that! Um… oh, blast. Now I’ve let the cat right out of the bag.
We also learn this week that the Bush administration is preparing another emergency request for between $40 and $70 billion to pay for the Iraq war during the remainder of this fiscal year.
Hmm… geez, is that for more armor and supplies for the troops? No, the military needs to quit being greedy. We need to elect someone who wouldn’t spend all that on the troops.
Administration officials are conveniently waiting until after the election to name the final figure.
Wait… you mean they didn’t tell you the figure? Then where did you get it? Did your 8-Ball tell you so?
One wonders how else thay are planning to waste our hard-earned money and the precious lives of our brave young Americans in the next four years.
That’s right! Those poor unfortunate souls didn’t expect to be sent into combat when they signed up! That’s not what the military is about! And here’s my favorite. Democracy has a pleasant alternative, folks! You can almost feel the gentle breeze and smell the fresh lilac field.
We can cast a positive vote for John Kerry, a man with a Senate record of fiscal conservatism and war record of proven judgment under fire.
Come again? Fiscal conservatism? I suppose we’re right in line with the thought process that wants to know how we define “is”. And from my understanding, the only proven judgment he’s had is to try and squelch any advancements for Defense. Good thing this guy will keep the country safe! Thanks for being informed, Elizabeth Perkins. From Danville and abroad… we thank you.
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