Something is missing

[whosinpower]

As I sit here and reflect the questions Cindy Sheehan wants to ask President Bush - I ponder whether or not he will or just give her the same canned message on staying the course - honouring those fallen by finishing the mission - blah, blah, blah.

But I can't help wondering about this guy. He is the most powerful man on the planet - and yet he does not demand an honest accounting of how they got it so tragically WRONG on the Iraq intelligence. It does not matter to him that he was lied to - deliberately, repeatedly, incessantly. Well - if I were the president of the United States, and I was lied to, misled which in turn resulted in war - I would be more than livid. My anger would shake the very foundations of the White House itself. We don't see that from this guy. We continue to see - cheerleading. And so, it stands to reason that he cooked it all up - for reasons all his own.

Cindy Sheehan deserves to be answered. She deserves to know why her son had to die for something that still eludes us....the real reason the US invaded Iraq. I've thought about all the justifications we have heard about - control of oil, strategic middle eastern military bases, being a patsy for Israel, WMD, imminent threat, Saddam being a bad guy.....but the more I think about it - the more I believe it is more simple than that. Bush wants to go down in history. He wants to be written into the history books as a guy who fought wars for some sort of ideal. But, in reality - he cooked the reason for this grandiose illusion he holds about himself. That is why Cindy's son died. How many more???? How many before the anger that possesses Cindy overwhelms America as a whole???????????

[linazelle]

1. He is complicit...if he were not he would stand up. He knows if

he goes after the "liars" they will retaliate. They all go down together.

But your thinking is on point. The question should be asked over and and over again. If he was lied to, why hasn't he done anything about any of it?

[whosinpower]

2. Well He IS complicit - but I think it is more about

His self image. It is his portrayal of himself - "I'm a WAR president".
It is his tuff guy approach, "BRING IT ON".

It is his absolute refusal to admit a single error. Not one. Ever.

And when the heat gets too high - his speeches are screened so as not to inflict any negativity upon his image.

Cindy Sheehan deserves to know why her son had to die to feed his narcissism.

[finecraft]

3. Welcome to the Matrix.....

I really believe that every other President we have had has in some way (some in very small, some in large) actually had the best interests of the country, as a whole, in his heart. Bush can give a flip less about everyone...anyone really, except himself. He couldn't manage his own personal life, but yet this putz gets put in charge of a world superpower. He really doesn't care what anyone else thinks, and it won't matter how many people tell him he's wrong....his poll numbers can go down to a 20% approval rating and it won't matter to him one bit. Remember what he told Bob Woodward, "See, I'm the President and I don't have to tell anyone why I'm doing things". He really means,and unfortunately believes, that. I believe that when everyone has enough of him and his shenanigans it will get ugly...very ugly.