We own Iraq: The Shock Doctrine perfected

Docudharma
It's time to add another star to the flag. We're never leaving Iraq. Ever. The Sun will go red giant in about five billion years, and we'll still be in Iraq (...) The the disaster Bush has wrought in Iraq is perfect; and TPM Muckraker also points out, Iraq "war czar" General Douglas Lute claims the establishment of permanent bases in Iraq does not even require Senate approval. That, of course, would involve democratic processes, and we know that democratic processes are a hindrance to the effective exploitation by corporatists. Meanwhile, the military is getting ever more inventive in its construction of military bases: a recent Wall Street Journal article even revealed that we're now building them literally on top of Iraq oil platforms! So, wake up tomorrow, go to work, and work hard. As earlier stated, a good chunk of the tax dollars you're paying to our "government" will really be spent for our own military to provide personal protection to the corporatists to whom Iraq is now becoming a wholly owned subsidiary....
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