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4 5 2005 WWJB ?

OK, another of my quasi-religious pseudo-political shots.

This bugged me at first. Not sure why.

Then I figured, in reality, GWB quite likely prayed and asked his lord this very question.
Something like...."Jesus, please let me make the right decision...please let the bombs fall true".

Thoughts anyone ?????
No one I've shown this to had no opinion.

D2H cropped 12-24 Nikkor @ 12mm
Shaky handheld 1/8th f4.5 ISO 1000...it was dark!


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jilly200507-Sep-2005 04:48
The ironic wit photographed here expresses the frustration of those who oppose
the policy of pre-emptive strike on moral grounds. It is ironic that a president elected for his moral rectitude would support such a policy. There is more. Prior to the invasion of Iraq there were numerous news reports casting doubt on the accuracy of the intelligence that stated Iraq had WMD. We attacked anyway. We now
know for certain that Iraq did not have WMD. Moreover, the President continues to
justify the invasion of Iraq by linking Iraq to the attack on the World Trade Center.
There is no link. No Iraqis were involved in that attack. No training took place
on Iraqi soil. No Iraqi money supported that attack. One could conclude, as the
Downing Street Memos suggest, that the President was looking for an excuse to
attack Iraq and Nine-Eleven provided it. His father was widely criticzed for not
"finishing the job" in Iraq. Is George W. trying to "finish the job" for his father?
Will any pretext do? jilly2005
Nikonmojo 14-Apr-2005 03:27
Well, it's clearly meant to provoke. The t-shirt, by itself, could certainly be considered sacrilegious. Placing it on a cutout of the President is surely designed to provoke those who like and support the President (myself being one). I'll resist the temptation to respond in kind to whomever set up the display. As a soldier who has served in combat, I can say that war is, unfortunately, sometimes necessary (Nazism, fascism, communism). I believe this current war is certainly necessary. Many disagree. I've seen firsthand the good that has come from it. And we will never know for sure what Saddam would have eventually done. Many forget or are unwilling to acknowledge that the burden of proof was on Saddam to show he had no WMD's. He failed to satisfy that burden of proof. The stakes were too high to do nothing given his track record. Again, I'm speaking as an American soldier. I would have preferred to not risk my life but I firmly believe (as do most of my brothers in arms) that some things are greater than ourselves and are indeed worth fighting for. I can only hope and pray that what we have done in Iraq and Afghanistan will prevent my sons from having to combat terrorism (and the threat of terrorism) during their lifetime. In this age of WMD's and the prospect of such weapons in the hands of those willing to die for their cause, the stakes are too high to be reactive. We must be proactive. They have nothing to live for. We have everything to die for.