08-02-2002, 12:55 AM
The Iraq posturing in the news is intentional. There are many Americans baffled as to why we are making all our warplans public. In todays world of information, dis-information is the weapon.
For example, yesterday Joseph Biden reported to the press that any attack plans on Iraq are over a year away. Translated that means we are ready to go within the next 3 to 6 months. The Iraqis know this also. The intent is a hope in pressuring some group within Iraq to attempt to overthrow Sadaam. We know who has the potential and we have already supplied them with the tools to try and pull it off. If they fail, plan b is ready to roll.
Today, the King of Jordan spoke out about his displeasure with the US talk about action against Iraq. He must do that to support his people and the Arab world. Translated, he has quietly behind closed doors given approval to the US for any action they want. When it goes down, he will condemn our actions and then go away.
We did this in our own country in 1964. US public opinion was adament about us getting out of Vietnam. Congress told Johnson flat out, no war funding, get out now. Johnson believing that it was not in the countries best interest arrainged with the CIA, a staged attack on US interests in the region. The Gulf of Tonkin incident took place. CIA operatives posing as Viet Cong attacked US destroyers in the Gulf. The next day, tape recordings of the attack copied from transmissions from the bridge of the destroyers calling for air support while you heard gunfire in the background infuriated the American Public and congress. Congress approved limited "police action" authority to the president and gave him an open checkbook to conduct military actions in Vietnam. Again the rest is history.
When it comes to war, leaders do not care about public opinion. They know they can fix that later. It's all in your history books. The future can be understood by unterstanding the past.
For example, yesterday Joseph Biden reported to the press that any attack plans on Iraq are over a year away. Translated that means we are ready to go within the next 3 to 6 months. The Iraqis know this also. The intent is a hope in pressuring some group within Iraq to attempt to overthrow Sadaam. We know who has the potential and we have already supplied them with the tools to try and pull it off. If they fail, plan b is ready to roll.
Today, the King of Jordan spoke out about his displeasure with the US talk about action against Iraq. He must do that to support his people and the Arab world. Translated, he has quietly behind closed doors given approval to the US for any action they want. When it goes down, he will condemn our actions and then go away.
We did this in our own country in 1964. US public opinion was adament about us getting out of Vietnam. Congress told Johnson flat out, no war funding, get out now. Johnson believing that it was not in the countries best interest arrainged with the CIA, a staged attack on US interests in the region. The Gulf of Tonkin incident took place. CIA operatives posing as Viet Cong attacked US destroyers in the Gulf. The next day, tape recordings of the attack copied from transmissions from the bridge of the destroyers calling for air support while you heard gunfire in the background infuriated the American Public and congress. Congress approved limited "police action" authority to the president and gave him an open checkbook to conduct military actions in Vietnam. Again the rest is history.
When it comes to war, leaders do not care about public opinion. They know they can fix that later. It's all in your history books. The future can be understood by unterstanding the past.
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