Comments on: Dirty Little War http://gnosiscafe.com/gcblog/2005/08/08/dirty-little-war/ Thoughts on Dreams, Life, and Spirit Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:52:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: site admin http://gnosiscafe.com/gcblog/2005/08/08/dirty-little-war/#comment-32 site admin Thu, 18 Aug 2005 15:53:07 +0000 http://gnosiscafe.com/gcblog/?p=20#comment-32 I just saw a recent Daily Show episode where Jon Stewart (one of my heroes) interviewed Seymour Hersh. Hersh says in no uncertain terms, we need to get out now. So as much as I hate the thought of us leaving Iraq totally trashed and in the throes of civil war, with women's rights down the toilet, maybe getting the hell out is the best thing we can do at this point. Anyone? I just saw a recent Daily Show episode where Jon Stewart (one of my heroes) interviewed Seymour Hersh. Hersh says in no uncertain terms, we need to get out now. So as much as I hate the thought of us leaving Iraq totally trashed and in the throes of civil war, with women’s rights down the toilet, maybe getting the hell out is the best thing we can do at this point. Anyone?

]]> By: site admin http://gnosiscafe.com/gcblog/2005/08/08/dirty-little-war/#comment-31 site admin Wed, 17 Aug 2005 16:07:34 +0000 http://gnosiscafe.com/gcblog/?p=20#comment-31 Hi Ann, glad you got to the G8. I wish the Iraq war was more analagous to the England/Ireland struggle, at least geographically. Then at least we would have more options for what to do, and not as many pesky border nations able to keep things in turmoil. But it's just looking pretty tragically bleak at the moment, especially factoring in what Bush's dirty little war is doing to our economy. It will take us decades to recover, I'm afraid. I share your concern about the anti-Iran sentiment going around, almost as much as I am concerned about the corrupt mullahs running that country right now. Blair certainly seems to be going down the Bush path after the London bombings, sad to say. But again, all roads lead back to the fact that if we had actual intelligent leaders in this country, the future for all of us would look a whole lot better. Hi Ann, glad you got to the G8. I wish the Iraq war was more analagous to the England/Ireland struggle, at least geographically. Then at least we would have more options for what to do, and not as many pesky border nations able to keep things in turmoil. But it’s just looking pretty tragically bleak at the moment, especially factoring in what Bush’s dirty little war is doing to our economy. It will take us decades to recover, I’m afraid.

I share your concern about the anti-Iran sentiment going around, almost as much as I am concerned about the corrupt mullahs running that country right now. Blair certainly seems to be going down the Bush path after the London bombings, sad to say. But again, all roads lead back to the fact that if we had actual intelligent leaders in this country, the future for all of us would look a whole lot better.

]]> By: ANN FLOWERS http://gnosiscafe.com/gcblog/2005/08/08/dirty-little-war/#comment-28 ANN FLOWERS Fri, 12 Aug 2005 05:46:14 +0000 http://gnosiscafe.com/gcblog/?p=20#comment-28 Well living in London where we had the recent bombings the general view is troops out now...as it was in the Irish struggle. As you know in Ireland the troops stayed and the 'troubles' continued. They used a similar argument if we withdraw troops from Ireland there would be a bloody war...what did they have there anyway!!!!! I was in Edinburgh for G8 (where else would I be!) There was a moving demo which ended up on top of a hill overlooking the city. Here all the names of the known dead - mainly people in Iraq was read out. It sent me through a flood of diff emotions/ideas. The main one being we are not helping anyone by being there! My main fear now is the anti Iran stuff that is going on in the papers in England, it was how the prepared us for the Iraq war. PEACE and love and fighting for a better world...Ann Well living in London where we had the recent bombings the general view is troops out now…as it was in the Irish struggle. As you know in Ireland the troops stayed and the ‘troubles’ continued. They used a similar argument if we withdraw troops from Ireland there would be a bloody war…what did they have there anyway!!!!!

I was in Edinburgh for G8 (where else would I be!) There was a moving demo which ended up on top of a hill overlooking the city. Here all the names of the known dead - mainly people in Iraq was read out. It sent me through a flood of diff emotions/ideas. The main one being we are not helping anyone by being there! My main fear now is the anti Iran stuff that is going on in the papers in England, it was how the prepared us for the Iraq war. PEACE and love and fighting for a better world…Ann

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