villz said:
one last thing, if the US did release to the public that they had infact found saddamn and osama, that would mean they would need to find a new "enemy of freedom" to feed lies and bullshit to the american public about.
AFAIK US presidents can only do two terms, so if they release some 'findings' just before the next election and win, they'll be maxing out their puppet anyway.
My money is on that, something will be 'found', whether it's WMD, Hussein or OBL. Bush may then win (maybe even legitimately this time) and the neo-cons get another 4 years of destruction and international arrogance.
Unless they change their constitution or find a new puppet as willing as Bush (doubtful), that will then mark a falling back of their reign of destruction and unsurpassed international arrogance. War-weariness will have set in strongly by then from the US forces just in Iraq and Afghanistan, if there have been more occupations by then I supect support will drop.
(I hope)
It'll be too late though, the UN wil probably be in tatters by then, and the US will have gotten knee deep in imperialst expansion and adventurism, if this scenario plays out, it's unlikely that any of the damage would be reversible, at least not for a long time...
Downer's voiced his support for a permanent 'coalition of the willing' that would be separate from the UN and NATO.
Many in the US are saying the UN has become powerless and irrelevant. I wonder why? 8(
If this Coalition of White Anglo-Saxon Protestants is formed with Australia being a part of it, we will in effect be snubbing our nose at the very idea of international law, and will become a player in a small renegade clique of rich western thugs.
I can't begin to describe how much damage this would do to international relations, if it does get considered, it had better be proposed before an election, I'd actually vote *gasp* just to stop it.
If it does become a reality though, I will renounce my citizenship, get an EU passport and say goodbye. If Australian public support backs it, I will also burn the flag as my last act as a citizen.
I know this is all somewhat dramatic speculation, but that's what this thread asked for and I am genuinely concerned about the future, moreso than ever before.
We are living in eventful times, fellow BL'ers. Let's hope that our hands are not further stained with the blood of the innocent, and our minds not further polluted with the doublespeak of war-mongers.
non serviam.