atliberty's journal

Troop Surge vs. Diplomacy Surge?

During his State of the Union Address, scheduled for January 23, George Bush is going to tell the American people that a troop surge is required in Iraq so “we” can win the war on “terra”. Yes it is quite a Freudian slip for him to pronounce terror the way he does. Terror or Terra, a certain people, have been winning this war. CEOs of defense contractor firms have received pay raises of over 200% to a $11.6 million average since 9/11. This pay is over 160 times what an army private receives, before they die in service of their his country.