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on Monday, November 13, 2006 11:22:39 PM
I was watching TV the other day when something bothered me. The former Secretary of State James Baker III was chatting away on the PBS Charlie Rose Show, speaking about Lebanon and Hezbollah. The more he talked, the more it bothered me. I’ve been aware for some time of the Iraq Study Group he heads up and their recommendations to help save President Bush’s backside, so I was listening without the respect I used to have for the man. I listened for his unspoken agenda. When old politicians from previous administrations start showing up in Washington on a regular basis, you should sit up and take notice. In his case, he wasn’t there to sell his recommendations for the Iraq Study Group; he was peddling a new book he’s written.
Either way, as I said, when old warhorse politicians start flooding Washington, it’s best to pay attention. Baker isn’t the only one to have surfaced in recent times to the eyes of the mainstream press – Henry Kissinger is back as well. I’m doubtful it’s for tea and cookies at the White House; you don’t get in there without a donation or an idea that will bail you out of trouble. In this case, both men are advising Bush #43 on war – as if he needs help in how to stay in the arena and get more innocent soldiers killed. That’s what the Pentagon’s budget shortcuts are for – how else can they afford substandard body armor and vulnerable Hummers? “Err…according to the budget, we can’t afford any more phosphorus weapons, but we’ve decided to give you roman candles to light things up instead!” “From bad to worse!” is their standing motto.
The more I watch politicians – formally retired and those who do nothing and act retired – the stranger the thoughts become. I sat there and watched the interview, hearing a passing reference to the “Party of God”, and then it really hit me:
What’s the difference between Hezbollah and the Neo-conservative Republicans, who both claim to be the “Party of God”? ...more