Shock And Awe Day 2013
Ten years ago, Iraq teetered on the edge of regime change. It was obvious what was going to happen, at least at first. Amerika was going to storm in, kill a bunch of people, and take over.
In post 911 Amerika, the military industrial complex saw an opportunity for plunder, unrivaled since the fall of the Soviet Union. The stories of WMD would infect the body politic with fear of a mesopotamian madman. Saddam Hussein wanted Iran to think he has wonder weapons, and did not think Amerika was serious about regime change. We all make mistakes.
In the ten years since the time of shock and awe, trillions of dollars have gone down the drain, dragging the mighty Amerikan economy along into the sewers of bankruptcy. One of the oldest civilizations of mankind was reduced to hiding, from neighbors, behind concrete barricades. They fought the conquerors with bombs triggered by garage door openers. Thousands of women and children have been murdered. The WMD were never found.
Pictures are from “The Special Collections and Archives,Georgia State University Library”.
Chamblee54 
Fear and paranoia are terrible motivators.
Very well-stated, astute commentary that speaks to many subjects similtaneously. Very well written. Thanks for creating such terrific writing.
Nice use of hte prompt and excellent photo essay.
oil .. yep plunder and greed of the elite
David Frum, the Iraq war and oil
18 Mar 2013: Glenn Greenwald: The former Bush speechwriter confirms what has long been the most ridiculed claim about a key reason the US attacked Iraq
Shocking, isn’t it?
I enjoyed your serious and thoughtful take on this. I wrote a piece on the same topic a few weeks ago.
Ah the good old boys of the powers that be the the good ol’ U.S. of Amerika! Fantastic post. Fascinating pictures.
I cant link the pictures with your words…interesting pictures though…depicts a rich luxurious , dripping with power America..but of a different time
The contrast and similarities of when the pictures were taken and now is interesting.
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