| Every innocent citizen that is killed by U.S. actions in Iraq is going to generate an entire family of people that will resent and oppose us as best they can. Bush may succeed in beating down any semblance of organized resistance by the overwhelming force of arms at his disposal, but we will be occupying a nation that hates us by the time he's done. Iraq will therefore be a very controlled society, with very limited freedoms available to it's citizens. What better incentive is there to attack here in the U.S., where freedom of movement (at least for now) is easily available to anyone that walks north from Mexico?? Of course, this will be used for reasons to further limit the rights we have here. As bad as Patriot I and II will be, you better start getting ready for Patriot III.
"Everybody knows that the boat is leaking
Everybody knows that the captain lied." - Leonard Cohen |