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The Democrats endorse the “Global War on Terrorism”: Obama “goes after” Osama
Michel Chossudovsky
Global Research
Saturday, Aug 30, 2008
Obama’s “American Promise” is War.
Barack Obama has embraced the “Global War on Terrorism” (GWOT).
The Obama-Biden campaign has endorsed the very foundations of the Bush administration’s foreign policy agenda: “Go after Osama bin Laden, “take him out”.
The rhetoric is softer but the substance is almost identical:
“For while Senator McCain was turning his sights to Iraq just days after 9/11, I stood up and opposed this war, knowing that it would distract us from the real threats we face. When John McCain said we could just “muddle through” in Afghanistan, I argued for more resources and more troops to finish the fight against the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11, and made clear that we must take out Osama bin Laden and his lieutenants if we have them in our sights. John McCain likes to say that he’ll follow bin Laden to the Gates of Hell – but he won’t even go to the cave where he lives. [APPLAUSE]
And today, as my call for a time frame to remove our troops from Iraq has been echoed by the Iraqi government and even the Bush Administration, even after we learned that Iraq has a $79 billion surplus while we’re wallowing in deficits, John McCain stands alone in his stubborn refusal to end a misguided war.
That’s not the judgment we need. That won’t keep America safe. We need a President who can face the threats of the future, not keep grasping at the ideas of the past.” (The American Promise, August 28, 2008, Democratic Convention. Denver, emphasis added)
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The 9/11 Cover-up
The Democrats have endorsed the “Big Lie”. Bin Laden is upheld as the “outside enemy” who threatens the American Homeland. The fact that bin Laden is US sponsored intelligence asset, created and sustained by the CIA, is never mentioned.
The Obama campaign galvanizes public support for the “Global War on Terrorism” (GWOT). In the words of Obama’s running mate, Joe Biden:
“The fact of the matter is, al-Qaida and the Taliban – the people who have actually attacked us on 9/11 [note: exactly the same wording as in the Obama speech] — they’ve regrouped in the mountains between Afghanistan and Pakistan and are plotting new attacks. And the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has echoed Barack’s call for more troops and John McCain was wrong and Barack Obama was right.” (Joe Biden, Democratic Convention, Denver, August 27, 2008, emphasis added)
In contrast to Iraq, the war on Afghanistan is portrayed by the Obama-Biden campaign as a “Just War”, a war of retribution initiated in October 2001 in response to the 9/11 attacks.
This concept of the “Just War” in relation to Afghanistan has been echoed by several prominent Liberal and “Progressive” intellectuals: The war on Iraq, on the other hand, is seen as an “illegal war”. In October 2001, the attack on Afghanistan was supported by numerous civil society organizations on humanitarian grounds.
It is by no means coincidental that the prominent “Leftist” scholars and intellectuals, who failed to address the use of the 9/11 attacks as a pretext to wage war, have expressed their support for Barack Obama. The Nation Magazine and Progressive Democrats for America are indelibly behind the Obama-Biden ticket.
The Obama-Biden campaign has endorsed the 9/11 cover-up. Without a shred of evidence, Afghanistan, a nation of 34 million people (the size of Canada) is portrayed as the State sponsor of the 9/11 attacks. This basic premise is accepted by the Democrats.
Obama indelibly upholds 9/11 as an act of war and aggression directed against America, thereby justifying a war of retribution directed against “Islamic terrorists” and their state sponsors.
The “Global War on Terrorism” (GWOT) is the product of a carefully designed military-intelligence agenda, which determines the thrust of US foreign policy.
GWOT is endorsed by both Republicans and Democrats. US intelligence overrides party politics. GWOT is part of the presidential campaign platform of both political parties. Its validity is not questioned, nor are its consequences. The fact that it is predicated on a “Big Lie” is not an issue.
Spiraling Defense Spending
Both Barack Obama and John McCain have signaled that they will increase overall defense spending, while also revamping the system of Pentagon procurement with a view to reducing cost overruns. (See Bloomberg, June 30, 2008 See also Reuters, August 29, 2008).
For FY 2009, the US Defense Department is asking for a $515 billion defense budget plus a separate $70 billion “to cover war costs into the early months of a new administration… Those amounts combined would represent the highest level of military spending since the end of World War II (adjusted for inflation).” (csmonitor.com Febraury 06, 2008)
Obama’s message is crystal clear. He endorses the Bush administration’s proposed surge in military spending. He wants to spend more money on weapons and troops. Going after bin Laden and the “Global War on Terrorism” constitute his main justification for increased defense spending:
“[M]ore resources and more troops to finish the fight against the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11…”
But at the same time, Obama promises more resources for education and health.
“Now is the time to finally meet our moral obligation to provide every child a world-class education, … I’ll invest in early childhood education. I’ll recruit an army of new teachers, and pay them higher salaries and give them more support. …
Now is the time to finally keep the promise of affordable, accessible health care for every single American…. (The American Promise, August 28, 2008, Democratic Convention. Denver, emphasis added)
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August 30th, 2008 at 7:13 am
So basically we need to spend more money to fight terrorists that actually attacked us on 9/11…..well thats the government right? Aren’t they the terrorists? What an assinine comment.
August 30th, 2008 at 8:50 am
I can tell you how to save time and money this election day.its very simple don’t vote ! George Bush is going to be reelected for a third term weather you vote or not.They both have put Israel’s security above the United States .Obama wants to intensify the war in afghanistan and go into Pakistan and start a war there. MCcain wants to reinstall the draft so that his 100 year war will proceed on schedule .Patriot act 1,2,3 will stay in effect ,as a matter of fact he intends to expand to patriot act 5,6,7,8,9 and a few other goodies .Neither one of them are specifically addressing any issues. So on election day take it easy ,load up on Budweiser.tell your wife’s boy friend not to show up.And the main thing don’t fell guilty about not voting.Your vote was not going to be counted anyway….
August 30th, 2008 at 11:42 am
More than you want to know about 9/11 and our government…the stuff Alex doesn’t cover:
http://illuminatimatrix.wordpr.....oss-oft-i/
Reality hurts.
August 30th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Bin Laden has been dead for years as reported by Bhutto before she was assassinated. Do the research! The fact that all the candidates are still saying they should look for him goes to show you how they are all manipulated Zionist puppets. How come the people of the world already know BIN Laden is dead when the politicians don’t? Go figure!
Wake up people! Everyone in the world already knows that the western Zionist media has been lying to us for years… How dumb do they think we are? … It makes me laugh that they are actually dumber than the people they report to, and nobody believes them anymore. The western Zionist media still keeps lying and nobody believes them anymore.. they should give it up because all they are doing now is making themselves look like the idiots and murderers that they truly are and they are exposing themselves only as liars at this point. What a joke! People are tired of the bullshit.
August 31st, 2008 at 9:32 am
what a load of bollox barrcak is on.With more money being used
to “help” in the war effort,how will there be enough to cover
education,health care etc; It is the same bollocks,the same line
every priminister or president uses before an election to gain
applause and when he/she is in power,and war starts.suddenly there
is not enough money to cover these things.LOAD OF SHITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 1st, 2008 at 7:20 am
there goes Bushco’s indeterminate state of “war” with people supporting his load of shite, it will be much easier to declare martial law and bludgeon the populous into submission.
September 1st, 2008 at 10:15 am
The Democrats are not near has bad as the Republicans who really escalated this whole mess 8 years ago. How quickly we forget how well we were doing under a Democrat administration and respected around the world.We had a budget surplus,gas was cheap- some innocent people got killed but not the numbers up into the millions we are now seeing.I am voting Democrat just in case my vote does count.I would rather try than to give up.I think the Republican party ought too be abolished for the crimes and lies they have committed against the world and the American people.The Democrats are not perfect but whatever happened under their Administration pales in comparison to what the Republicans have historically done. This ought to be obvious to everyone!
September 1st, 2008 at 11:07 pm
I am sick and tired of these American Political hacks referring to my (excellent and big) cave complex as a “cave”. I do not live like a bear, my (great) cave complex is much nicer than your trailer, American trash. Praise Allah! I have a video production suite, Gym (with monkey bars), and even a microbrewery. (Don’t tell Allah).
So bring it on Great Satan! I fear nothing from you. (Except maybe the B61-11)
You can try to smoke me out, but I have air and water purification, and a big hookah so I would not even notice.
My burro poops in your general direction!
Good luck with Russia and your stupid unfinished oil pipelines!
Later Tough Guys!
OBL5
September 1st, 2008 at 11:18 pm
Hi my name is Obamy! If i can catch OSAMA first then nothing will happen to my real BRO! I don’t want bushthatliketobombalot to find and hurt him, we are blood! FAMILY FIRST!