Revolt Of The Generals Or Coup D'Etat

Moreover, I would suggest that the White House through Donald Rumsfeld not only had no strategy for winning the peace in Iraq but also did not want peace. For the main purpose of all White House policy is the transfer of wealth from public purse to corporate hands. The three amigos are a chain. And a chain is as strong as its weakess link. These three men are forever linked - a mythological three headed monster. Bush can not accept Rumsfeld resignation. No Secretary of Defense could have made so many mistakes. Either Rumsfeld is: 1. a complete fool, or 2. completely wrong on his world view, or 3. purposely condeming US foreign policy. Clearly Rumsfeld nor Bush nor Cheney are fools. Thus it is probably some combination of the latter two. Rumsfeld world view is flawed and is interested in transfering wealth to private interests. Democracy in Iraq is an afterthought. As per Lieut. General Greg Newbold some of the missteps include: * the distortion of intelligence in the buildup to the war, * McNamara-like micromanagement that kept our forces from having enough resources to do the job, * the failure to retain and reconstitute the Iraqi military in time to help quell civil disorder, * the initial denial that an insurgency was the heart of the opposition to occupation, * alienation of allies who could have helped in a more robust way to rebuild Iraq, * and the continuing failure of the other agencies of our government to commit assets to the same degree as the Defense Department. Bush might consider replacing Rumsfeld with his former Secretary of State Colin Powell. Concurrently, individual Americans are increasingly fretting about whether the US budget deficit, current account deficit, low saving rates, high levels of household debt, soaring oil prices, rising interest rates and slowing earnings growth will converge to undermine the US economy. A boom in assets, rising profits, favourable treatment by market-friendly governments, and improved productivity have allowed the wealthy to prosper at the expense of the working class. Clearly class not race will emerge as the great divider. Rich versus poor. Three examples can be highlighted: 1. Defense: Increase in defense spending. Iraq war & Vice President Dick Cheney. Dick Cheney claimed to have stepped down from Haliburton but continues to receive millions from them and award them no-bid contracts in Iraq and New Orleans. 2. Oil: Increase in fuel prices. Exxon Mobil Corp. posted record profits. $10.71 billion for the fourth quarter and $36.13 billion for 2005 as the world's biggest publicly traded oil company benefited from high oil and natural-gas prices and solid demand for refined products. A $69.7 million compensation package and $98 million pension payout to Exxon Mobil Corp.'s former chief executive and chairman Lee R. Raymond. 3. Pharmaceuticals: Increase in prescriptions. Donald Rumsfeld, former chairmen of the Gilead Corporation were the creators of Tamiflu. He holds significant shares in the company. As the bird flu scare increases, Tamiflu stands to pull in record amounts of cash and now deals are bing worked out between a multitude of companies wanting to manufacture Tamiflu. Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld are modern day Prince John and the Sherrif of Nottingham. They steal from the poor to give to the rich. The Generals are a modern day Sixpack of Robin Hoods sporting a Six Gun. Greed versus Honor. Paul Malouf [Editor's note: I believe this to be original. This author has posted original content here before. http://www.vivelecanada.ca/article.php/20060329093333246 This story is up on his blog, http://paulmalouf.blogspot.com/ but there is no direct link to it. DrC]

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