war and fast cars
Some of you who visit this site might be aware of my anti-bush stance, I previously decided not to post any political views because I know how certain people feel about the subject and I’m tired of arguing with people I’d rather get along with. However, its time to toss that aside since I was just made aware of a personal connection to the war. A few minutes ago (10pm) I received an email from my mother informing me that my cousin Teresa’s son Josh had been stationed in Kuwait for the last few months and is now a member of the 20 mile convoy of forces converging on Baghdad. I’ll admit I haven’t seen Josh in probably a decade or more, but he is still family.
While I do not believe we should be over there, I am hoping the war will end quickly and the troops will endure a minimum of casualties. I think some people thought I wasn’t paying attention to the war due to my position on the bush regime. The fact is, I’m paying just as much attention to it as the Hawks that orchestrated and planned for this event for a decade. Because I believe American blood is being spilled for oil, I am paying special attention to the fighting and casualties in the war. The price of iraqi oil to date (the last I heard anyway) is 7 American lives. To hear that someone from my family is over there in the line of fire only makes me more enraged that we are even there. The CIA helped put Saddam in power (watch Frontline once in a while people!)….why can’t they remove him and spare the lives of our underpaid and overworked military?
On a lighter note, when I visited Aaron (Glover)’s parent’s house last weekend I spotted a small picture of a red car. This red car looked very familiar. Apparently, Mr. Glover had a red 68′ GTO, exactly the same as someone else I know.
