Bush's folly
Invasion of Iraq "was the right decision" and because of it, "the world is a better place to live in "-- attributed to Bush and reported in the media internationally. He is the only Bushman among the political leaders in the world today and the most provocative sabre-rattler of this age! He is another, and a rather presentable version of Idi Amin! Meanwhile, people the world over including the USA, oppose the Iraq war and its overall costs, in lives and money. Nobel Prize winning economist Stiglitz estimates the overall cost of this useless war at US$ 3trillion! One tenth of the amount could have probably provided pure drinking water to most developing countries; another tenth could have provided for their primary healthcare! Does Bush care? He lives and dreams of death and destruction and, most importantly, handsome profits for the US armament industries! Conservatives, and most US Republicans love it with strong support from Bush's cronies. Let us hope that his successor, whoever he or she may be, propagates peace and doesn't turn out to be another sabre-rattler!
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