Hoodwinking the Masses

"We've gotta fight 'em over there, so we ain't gotta fight 'em over here."

How many times have you heard President Bush, one of his administrative puppets, or some grinning pundit make this statement? I'm betting dozens of times. We're assured that Mr. Bush has national--particularly domestic--security at the top of his priority list.

This is nothing but rhetorical sleight-of-hand. Here's why:

On 9-11-01, we witnessed the worst terrorist attack on American soil in history. Nineteen terrorists perpetrated this atrocity. Fifteen hailed from Saudi Arabia, two from the United Arab Emirates, one from Lebanon, and one from Egypt. Guess how many came from Iraq?

Zero.

People have made this point before, but follow it to its logical conclusion: if none of these devils came from Iraq, then basing the number of troops in Iraq on 9-11-01 that we have there, today, would have changed nothing; nor would it have slowed them down.

Furthermore, every resource I've delved into suggests that a portion of our enemies in Iraq are Iranians who have snuck into the country, while U.S. troops are stationed there. High-powered Iranian weapons are in use against our troops, weapons capable of penetrating vehicular armor.

Positioning soldiers in Iraq cannot stop terrorists originating from Saudi Arabia or other countries throughout the Middle East, nor has it hindered Iranian terrorists from entering Iraq's borders.

So having computed this information, how in the world can anyone say with a straight face that fighting murderous scum in Iraq keeps them out of the U.S.?

It gets worse. Our borders stand wide open for all who possess a notion of sashaying in. Yes, the administration provides well-paid propagandists to assure us that illegal immigration is under control, and decreasing. But we know that these people lie and play games of dizzying verbal gymnastics, or provide unsatisfactory and incomplete information.

Additionally, current estimates of Muslims in America range from 1.1 to 8 million, depending upon the source, with thousands more immigrating to the U.S., each year.

Considering his station, I find it impossible that President Bush is unaware of this situation. He tells us that fighting them in the sandbox keeps them out of our vegetable garden, which is unmitigated hogwash. He shows us his concern for national security by allowing the importation of thousands of our enemies, while throwing wide the gates that hold them at bay.

Imagine that a dog owner has a pet with a bad flea infestation. He tells his wife: "Honey, I've gotta do something about these fleas. We have to fight them in the yard, so we don't have to deal with them in the house." After saying this, he opens the front and back doors and leaves them standing wide, while ushering the dog into the house (sans flea-collar), where it plops down on the living room couch. Then, with a spring in his step, its owner bravely sallies forth to battle the fleas on the lawn.

This behavior offers two possible conclusions:

1. The man's skull contains a black hole that not even thought can escape.

2. He's lying through his teeth about his interest in ridding his house of fleas.

In either scenario, he's not someone you'd call on when dealing with a pest problem.