The capture of Saddam Hussein.

The Capture Of Saddam Hussein Does Not Change AT ALL That This Nation
Was Lied Into War And Our Soldiers Died As A Result.

December 15, 2003

A BUZZFLASH GUEST COMMENTARY

By Las Vegas Radio Talk Show Host Doug Basham
http://www.dougbasham.com/

The capture of Saddam Hussein.

What a sad commentary it is on this country how political correctness
has replaced good old fashioned honesty. No one seems to want to be the
first to react to the capture of Saddam Hussein in the manner I feel is
not only appropriate but honest. What the heck, I’m already
anti-American, unpatriotic and unsupportive of the troops for having
dared question this illegitimate regime in Washington for literally
months now, so I guess I’ll just revisit the script I used when Saddam’s
statue was pulled down, and when Udai and Qusay were “killed”.

With the exception of the temporary boost Saddam’s capture will give our
drained and weary warriors, which to me is the only plus in this story,
so friggin’ what? The capture of Saddam Hussein does not change AT ALL
that this nation was lied into war and our soldiers died as a result.
When everybody was gushing over the sight of Iraqi citizens rejoicing
and dancing in the streets over the toppling of the statue, I went on
the air and said “So friggin’ what?” At the time I also said, “Not
collectively - not singularly - does the sight of one dancing Iraqi or
every dancing Iraqi in the entire country – justify to me the death of
even one American soldier." Nor was their “dancing” the reason we were
given for the war.

When Udai and Qusay were “killed”, again I said “So friggin’ what?” I
said the Iraqi people were not killing our soldiers because Udai and
Qusay were still alive. I also said at the time that our boys were not
being killed because Saddam Hussein was still alive, or at least, still
unaccounted for.

When the statue was toppled, people called me on the air and told me
what a BIG day it was. I told them at the time I didn’t see it as a big
deal at ALL, and that if toppling the statue or Saddam himself was the
main goal of our illegal invasion, we could’ve turned it over to the CIA
and let them depose him, just like they deposed the democratically
elected Mohammed Mossadegh in Iran in 1953. We didn’t have to attack an
entire country. That is not why we were told we could not let the
weapons inspectors have any more time, and why we had to go to war
immediately.

And for those of you who are still clinging to the “gassed his own
people” or “mass graves” ruses as a justifications for this war, just
remember it was Ronald “I don’t swear and I love everyone who has AIDS”
Reagan and the first Bush liar who sold Saddam the dual purpose
technology and the precursors he needed to gas – not his own people -
just more spin and lies by the Bush thugs - but the Kurds – AND – that
Reagan gave them to him knowing full well he had already gassed the
Iranians. Reagan continued to supply Saddam with germs, viruses and
precursors even after he knew he had gassed the Kurds, in fact, the
Kurds were gassed using American made helicopters. And yes, we’ve seen
the film footage of SecDef Dumsfeld shaking Saddam’s hand.

The time to be self righteous and holier than thou was not in the latter
part of 2002 when this administration first started marketing this war
like a half-off sale at J.C. Penney’s; and it was not in 2003 when the
neo-cons coerced this uncurious, ignorant deserter in the White House to
send our boys to die in Iraq. Rather, the time to get your edible undies
in a wad was when the last generation of Republican thugs - namely
Reagan and Bush I - were giving Saddam the dope he needed to be an evil
bastard. That’s when you should have been concerned about the Kurds, or
“his own people”, as they are now disingenuously referred to.

I think if anything, this “big headline” today serves only to prove #1)
how dumbed down this country has become, with over 70% of them believing
that Saddam has something to do with 9-11; #2) that his capture in some
way excuses this criminal Bush regime from the lies they shoved down our
throats for months to justify their cronyistic and ideological war of
choice; and #3) that those of us who do pay attention and don’t feel any
particular need to rubber stamp every one of this administration’s lies
- how much we desperately – DESPERATELY… need to stay on topic.

And I know we will. People who listen to my show and read my columns
care about their country. People who listen to “conservative” talk radio
care only about their party and the truth be DAMNED! We need to stay
focused on the big picture, namely, that Bush lied and our boys died and
are likely to keep dying due to our reluctance to give the Iraqi people
what the Bush regime keeps telling them, and us as well, is now the
official reason we went to war, namely, to bring the Iraqis “democracy.”
By the way, love the barbed wire around communities, George. Nice
democratic touch. Should we look forward to that here in America any
time soon? What’s that? I should check with Brother John Ashcroft on
that? Gotcha’.

Every day we stay in Iraq proves the “democracy” premise to be just one
more Bush administration lie to be thrown on the heap they’ve already
foisted upon this nation with stunning rapidity and an even more
stunning lack of accountability from either the American media - that
would be the “liberal” media - or from the America people, with the
exception of course, of you and me.

And while we’re discussing the “liberal media”, did you happen to catch
CNN media whore Judy Woodruff questioning General Wesley Clark? She
asked him “Does this take Iraq off the table as an issue in the
presidential campaign?” Excuse me, Judy? Are you saying the capture of
the leader of a country excuses the lies that took us to war in the
first place? She then asked the General “Last Tuesday in New Hampshire,
you called president Bush a reckless, radical and heartless leader and
you said the war in Iraq cast doubts on his competence to be commander
in chief. Do you stand by those statements?” General Clark, to his
credit, replied that he did indeed stand by them.

And then Woodruff, apparently left speechless by the General’s candor,
stuttered and stammered for a couple of seconds, and finally found it
within herself to ask with as much disdain and condemnation as she could
possibly muster “At a time like this?” The only thing missing from her
last comment was a well aimed hork in the General’s direction.
Fortunately for him, he was appearing via overseas camera. So much for
the "liberal" media.

Back to your “At a time like this?” question. Yes Judy, especially at a
time like this. Jeez, you’re supposed to be a news reporter. Instead,
you’re acting like a little girl who’s all excited by the attractive
icing when you know full well the main ingredient of the cake was Texas
Bull Crap. And let me help you out Judy. The fact that we’ve captured
Saddam Hussein does not change the fact that Bush lied and 450 of our
soldiers have died. What’s wrong with these reporters and hosts? Just
like Halliburton excuses their crime by saying “Well, we didn’t profit
from it,” I guess it’s also OK now to excuse the lies that took us into
this war with Iraq; the ensuing war crimes that took place in Iraq; and
the number of our boys who died in Iraq just by saying but we caught the
leader of Iraq. Welcome to hypocrisy and stupidity run rampant in GOP
Nation.

Howard Dean took the safe route and opted for a PC answer. Dean said
“This is a great day for the administration. I think the president
deserves a day of celebration.” And he was right. Bush must be in cowpie
heaven knowing that once again, the focus has been taken off his
unadulterated lies that resulted in the deaths of 450 soldiers, none of
whose funerals he’s seen fit to attend thus far, whilst sending out
“form letters” of condolence to their families.

Joe Lieberman weighed in and in so doing, all but solidified his
“capture” of the presidential nomination - for the republican party,
that is. Lieberman said “If Howard Dean had his way, Saddam Hussein
would still be in power today, not in prison.” Yeah Joe, but 450 of our
soldiers would be alive; the country wouldn’t be as badly in debt; Iraq
wouldn’t be a quagmire of resistance and suicide bombings; and the
entire world wouldn’t hate our guts.

Oh yeah - and the first amendment would also still be alive and well in
this country, instead of any questioning of our government being met
with hatred, boycotts, threats, attempts to destroy people’s right to
make a living, and ridiculous assertions that true patriots who exercise
their right to free speech are somehow anti-American, unpatriotic and
unsupportive of the troops.

So spare me the fawning, gushing and slobbering over this latest “big
headline”. I’ll get excited when I read one that says “One Down in Iraq
– One to Go in America.” Welcome to GOP Nation, wherein the daily task
is to stay focused on what truly matters, namely that Bush lied and our
soldiers died. Period.

Doug Basham broadcasts every weekday morning on AM 1230 KLAV in Las
Vegas from 8 – 9 AM Pacific. The show is also simulcast on the Internet.
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