ESSAY
"Bush Policies, Why Do They Sound Like Crazy Talk?

Categories

Reshma Khilnani

April 1, 2003

World

National

Politics

Economics/Business

9/11

Bush

Iraq/Iraqi war

Military

Media manipulation

Excerpt (first and last two sentences)
"My investigation this week is based on the apparent motivations for war in Iraq.  To many Americans the United States’ salivation for the regime change in Iraq seems completely random, not in the best interest for our economy, and not probably linked to al Qaeda....
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When considering whether you support a war in Iraq, think carefully, this is an agenda harbored for years by the neo-conservatives, and has just found an outlet in the fear and vulnerability of Americans.  Should we let a small minority who has spent their lives building weapons and dreaming this imperialistic dream take advantage of us by taking our time and money to advance the invasion which -- till now --we have never been stupid enough to endorse?"

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