Iraq and the F Word

War for oil.
War for global hegemony.
War for American Empire.
War of occupation.
War for Halliburton.
Bush junta’s war.
Imperialist war.
Colonial war.
Unilateral war.
Illegal war.

Given that the left seems ramped up about their new spokesmodel, Michael Moore, I’d like to ask the question: Is Bush Hitler? Are Republicans Nazis? Is this really a war for oil?

In an interview with a Japanese newspaper, Moore helped citizens of that country understand why the United States went to war in Iraq: "The motivation for war is simple. The U.S. government started the war with Iraq in order to make it easy for U.S. corporations to do business in other countries. They intend to use cheap labor in those countries, which will make Americans rich." -nytimes

Isn't this guy brilliant? Of course wars make it easier to do business. (That sound you hear is my palm hitting my forehead.) Man! It's like capitalism is really slavery... And we are like trying to enslave the whole world!

If we are to believe the new voices of the left, Bush is the anti-christ, and his war is the opening salvo of the capitalist-neo-con tribulation.

I can't imagine a worse place for the left to be in. If they are right they should be afraid for their lives. If they are wrong (ie lying) then they are overplaying their hand by calling their political opponents nazi's and fascists.

Fear breeds hatred, and Bush's policies create a lot of both. U.S. citizens like Jose Padilla and Yasser Hamdi [perhaps even Atta if we nabbed him before 9/11 eh, Ted?] disappear into the night, never to be heard from again. A concentration camp rises at Guantánamo. Stasi-like spies tap our phones and read our mail; thanks to the ironically-named Patriot Act, these thugs don't even need a warrant. As individual rights are trampled, corporate profits are sacrosanct. An aggressive, expansionist military invades other nations "preemptively" to eliminate the threat of non- existent weapons, and American troops die to enrich a company that buys off the Vice President.

Time to dust off the F word. "Whenever people start locking up enemies because of national security without much legal care, you are coming close [to fascism]," warns Robert Paxton, emeritus professor of history at Columbia University and author of the upcoming book "Fascism in Action." We're supposed to hate fascists--or has that changed because of 9/11? -independent-media.tv

It seems pointless and ironically easy to argue with such a viewpoint. I, for one, hope the left keeps this up. Is this what they call uniting, not dividing?

Without enumerating all the specific detail... In the end, which is easier to believe, that Bush is evil and wants to enslave the earth, or that he believes that he is doing the right thing. Because I think that the latter is true and I agree with the President's actions. In essence, Michael Moore says I am evil too.

Here's a representative sample of GOP/Bush/Neo-cons are Nazi's/evil/fascists links. Enjoy.

Siege Heil: The Bush-Rove-Schwarzenegger Nazi Nexus and the Destabilization of California
Nazis and the Republican Party
THE NAZIFICATION OF THE REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION
UCLA Republicans use Nazi terms to attack MECha, at their own peril
Old Nazis, the New Right, and the Republican Party: Domestic Fascist Networks and U.S. Cold War
EvilGopBastards.com
Al Gore unhinged
Theories of imperialism and the United States

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