Okay - It’s been a while since my last post, I know and I’m sorry.. Been busy!
So, as some of you may know, the CIA recently came out with a report stating that Iran had stopped it’s nuclear program in 2003 and was without a doubt NOT producing weapons of mass destruction. Yet president George W. Bush kept on with the same extreme rhetoric.
“we got a leader in Iran who has announced that he wants to destroy Israel. So I’ve told people that if you’re interested in avoiding World War III, it seems like you ought to be interested in preventing them from have the knowledge necessary to make a nuclear weapon…”
Okay, I could start attacking Bush for his lack of grammatical skills - but I wont! Instead I want to focus on how damaging a statement like this is and how hypocritical it is.
So first off - Let’s not be naive here. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is not exactly a poster boy for peace and freedom, but claiming him to be a threat to global safety is simply downright idiotic. Iran is one of the few middle eastern countries with some level of democracy and freedom. No they’re not Europe or the US and yes president Ahmadinejad is quite ridiculous when proclaiming Iran doesn’t have homosexuals, but going as far as placing them in the “axis of evil” is just plain bullshit.
Lets define the term “axis of evil” here. According to Google, the axis of evil is: .. well.. it really isn’t anything.. it’s a term Georg W. Bush made up, partly inspired by former president’s terms concerning communism. So instead, let’s try to define evil! According to Wikipedia, the term “evil” is defined as:
“In religion and ethics, evil refers to the morally objectionable aspects of the behaviour and reasoning of human beings — those which are deliberately void of conscience, and show a wanton penchant for destruction. … “
Let’s list some of the things North Korea has done to earn the membership of the “axis of evil”: .. oh yeah.. they recently got removed from the list again.. right when they stopped their nuclear program .. which of course was doing a lot of destruction… obviously!!.. we know how dangerous power plants can be!.. Damn those Koreans and their evil schemes!!
Okay unto Iran then: Yeah, as I said before.. Iran isn’t exactly a great example of peace, tranquility and freedom.. so while it’s quite a stretch to call them EVIL, it is perhaps fair to not congratulate them on their fine work!
Now, I could talk about Iraq .. however I’m gonna save that one..
So up until now, I’ve claimed North Korea shouldn’t be a member of the “axis of evil”, which it also isn’t anymore.. also I’ve claimed Iran shouldn’t be a member. So the next question would probably be “who should then?”. Well, the whole concept of evil is quite ridiculous to me, yet if I had to pinpoint one country fitting the definition above, my choice would be clear: The United States of America! Probably the one country in the world responsible for most destruction, war and terror. Let’s list some of the things the states have been responsible for the past years:
- Started wars in two different countries
- Been directly and indirectly responsible for an estimated 1.12 million deaths in the middle east
- Been proven responsible for several counts of human rights violations (not restricted to torture)
- Been directly responsible for an unstable situation in the middle east
- Now threatens to attack Iran, due to a nuclear program that isn’t there.
I don’t know about you guys, but in my eyes the US is waaay worse than North Korea, Iran, Iraq and pretty much any other country I can think of. So with this level of destruction and the lack of conscience shown by the US Government, I must conclude that my personal Axis of Evil would include The United States of America and none others. And because The Axis of Evil is just an extremely lame name (+ Bush would probably sue me if I used it), I would rename it to something more fitting - like perhaps The Axis of Stupidity! So:
The Axis of Stupidity
- The United States of America
Actually now that I think about it, the US is now pretty much controlling the Iraqi government (to some extent), so to be a bit nice towards Mr. Bush, let’s add Iraq to the list.. seeing as Iraq is pretty much the US now:
The Axis of Stupidity
- The United States of America
- Iraq
However, before I go make dinner, I’d like to state one last thing. I normally don’t support any republican candidates (!!shocker!!), however there is one thing I can agree with them on: “Hate the war - not the soldiers”. I want to give the utmost respect to the men and women fighting for what people like Mr. Bush believes is right! But for every single life that’s taken in Iraq and Afghanistan - that blood is on your hands Bush and all who support you!