The corporate and economic reasons for war

As a rough analogy, consider the destruction of the great storehouse of ammunition at Base Falcon, just outside Baghdad. Was that a victory for the Iraqi insurgency? No, the insurgents ran a poor second. The clear winners are the termites who profited from the supply of the ammunition. It is impossible for them to lose a war.

To the war-for-profit gang, Santa comes at a time of their own choosing. For their sakes, we stack the sleigh with bombs while singing their moronic carols. Whose chimney will be next?

Smoke and mirrors

The war on terror is an appliance that the sly-boys use on their "friends". Not actually war, it is the suggested threat - the taser to goad recalcitrant politicians into actions that are not in the best interests of their constituents.

To the extent that they are even consciously involved, I no longer see our Federal politicians and bureaucrats as being leaders, thinkers and enablers. I see them only as extras in a kind of diversion - a comedy to attract our attention away from the main business of plunder, pillage and profit.

A comedy in which the cheapest becomes the most expensive; for deals in which the actual repayments are deferred to our grandchildren's account.