Wake-up call for those who think Bush is incompetent

i've been feeling like the proverbial voice crying in the wilderness when i keep saying that i don't believe that bush or his cabal is the least bit incompetent... i know that "incompetence" is the accepted liberal and progressive wisdom, and, from any normal, rational viewpoint, given such incredible messes as iraq, katrina, the budget deficit, etc., it certainly looks that way... but, if you put a frame around bush's nearly six year record, a frame that says all of what we are now experiencing has been deliberately crafted and quite intentional, a clear and very different rationale reveals itself... reading robert parry this morning, i no longer feel quite so alone...

But the downward spiral of the Iraq War and the worsening worldwide terrorism threat are negatives only if one assumes that creating a more peaceful and secure world was the original goal.

If the goal included changing the character of the United States as a free and open society – and consolidating one-party Republican control over the federal budget – then the administration’s policies would seem to be working like a charm.

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If the U.S. does launch an attack, it seems clear that the terrorism threat faced by Americans at home and abroad will dramatically increase. For such reasons, many observers argue that an attack on Iran is unlikely.

But [retired Air Force Colonel Sam] Gardiner points out that not making sense won’t limit what the Bush administration does. “The ‘making sense’ filter was not applied over the past four years for Iraq, and it is unlikely to be applied in evaluating whether to attack Iran,” Gardiner writes.

It also could be that “making sense” means something different for the Bush administration than it does for average Americans.

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Those trends seem likely to continue – and even accelerate – as the “war on terror” remains a powerful excuse for transforming the United States from a historically free and open society to a frightened nation where citizens eagerly trade their constitutional rights for government promises of more security.

even with this contrarian view, note how parry carefully chooses his words... he refrains from coming right out and saying that bushco is deliberately fostering global chaos and terrorism in order to further its aims... unfortunately, i happen to believe that's precisely what's happening...

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