mlsoft, we see things differently. The differences in our opinions are probably great enough that we're unlikely to resolve them. I'm not given to chest-thumping, but I will make a few comments.
I have much less fear of "Weapons of Mass Destruction" than I have of the Weapons of Mind Destruction so prevalent in our society. You constantly do battle against these weapons as you make your trading decisions. Occasionally, you even comment on the topic. It should not surprise you that the flood of misinformation and disinformation to which we're subjected is not limited to the market.
For me, navigating such a morass of noise requires making the best judgment I can about the events around me. You ask for evidence. The best I can offer you ... and it's better than any I've seen to justify our aggression ... is the evidence of my senses.
When I see my nation send an army to find a man, within a week of an atrocious event attributed to that man, I think, "That's odd. One doesn't send an army to find a man." When I see that army turn to face a different foe, I think, "Wait a minute. What the hell's going on here?"
As I continue to ponder these circumstances, surrounded by an incessant din of hate propaganda, when I hear "newscasters" saying "IF this building were used to manufacture chemical weapons, here is the kind of equipment they would have ...", I think, "That's classic incitement."
Then, I think, Poppycock!!! This doesn't make sense. Someone is pulling my chain."
I don't like being manipulated. I don't like being lied to. I don't like being misled. To say that we, the American people, are being gulled is to understate the case.
After our army turned to face Iraq, I expressed the opinion (on this board) that this was a thinly disguised attempt to seize control of Iraq's oil resources. I still think that's true, but Mr. Bookman has supplied a more complete background for our agenda. What he said fits the events I've seen.
You don't agree. Given the way spin-meisters control the flow of information to us, it's probable that neither of us will ever know, for sure, which is the correct interpretation.
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