The Dusty Dog

Containment's just another word for nothing left but oil

The U.S. military is already gearing up for this outcome, but not for “victory” any longer. It is consolidating to several “superbases” in hopes that its continued presence will prevent Iraq from succumbing to full-flown civil war and turning into a failed state.

Huh??? What outcome is that, you ask?

Apparently, there's a new buzzword coming out of DC these days. It's called "containment" according to Newsweek Politics online. The US is no longer even considering any kind of victory. They are just trying to save face. They're trying to save face by stating that they are setting up these super military bases, wherein the Iraqis will accept that limited presence as one that will keep their civil war in check. They call it "containment." But, read that above statement again. They are hoping. Hoping?? HOPING?????????? Holy wishful thinking, Batman.

So today’s containment is a furtive policy being developed willy-nilly behind the scenes, as Bush’s pragmatic second-term officials seek to clean up the vast Mideast mess left by the ideologues who dominated in the first term. A series of cautious concepts similar to those that came to dominate the cold war are emerging as the least worst way of holding off powerful forces that are also going to be around for along time: disintegration in Iraq, expansion in Iran, Islamism all over.

If we follow some of the news backwards, we can find examples of the dubya lies, one of which is this one wherein they have no plans to stay in Iraq forever. We know that's a lie because while they were saying this, they were also in the process of building the largest US embassy complex in the world, complete with 21 buildings, theater, swimming pool, hotels, offices, etc. I wrote about that in a previous article, Mission Accomplished, which can be found in my April Archives.

Of course, I don't believe their crap for one second. Sure, containment would be nice. But, they are just figuring a way to stay out of the mess, behind their embassy walls, basically containing the bloodshed from reaching their own complex. But, you have to wonder why in hell they are building this complex amid this bloodbath, anyway. Fact is, the other big lie was the link of Iraq to 9/11. Invading Iraq had absolutely nothing to do with 9/11 or Osama bin Laden, or any such altruistic endeavors. It was all about the oil. It's still all about the oil. As Iraq sinks into this low-key civil war, the neocon concept of containment is merely saving their collective face, so they can continue their presence in Iraq, maintain the puppet government, and control the Iraq oil.

Containment, my ass. These neocon cockroaches are dispiccable liars with only one interest - oil. Saving face is all about making thier mega-embassy appear to be an acceptable strategy now that they are no longer striving for victory. They've given up. Thousands upon thousands of people are dead and maimed. Families destroyed forever. A country in ruins. And, they have given up. But, I suppose there is nothing else that could be done, given that this Iraqi debaucle was a failed mission from Day One. It's just taken years for these dummies to recognize that. They are just trying to save face. Amazingly enough, they are working like dogs to convince voters that they deserve re-election. That sure is a whole other thing that makes me wonder who the remaining 29% of Americans are, and where their dumbass heads are at.

posted by Dusty Dog at 5/23/2006