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With the next push in "the war on terrorism" just around the corner in Iraq, anger is running high. Talk about feeling powerless. The administration seems completely out of control and completely in denial of the world at large. Granted, Iraq is in violation of UN resolutions, and grated also, some of the main opponents of the war on the geopolitical stage have the most to gain from maintaining the status quo (in terms of oil imports and other export sales to and from Iraq), but we are still left to wonder at the message behind President Bush's words of last year: "You are either with us or with the terrorists". What better way to silence opposition in a democracy than to create the feeling of a witchhunt? Is it possible to be for the U.S. but against the war? How about critical of the U.S. but not for the terrorists? Seemingly not. We here at wordsasweapons are too young to remember the last time words like these were used, but we hear stories from elders enough to take heed and think about what this is inching towards each day.

Some perspectives follow, and to make this slightly more of a means for individuals to come to their own decisions, we've included information from both sides of the Iraq issue. (NOTE: In response to critique received by readers concerned that this site makes light of the events of 9.11 by encouraging alternative viewpoints, consider this a disclaimer that www.wordsasweapons.com does not sympathize with anyone on this planet who would have planned, carried out, or encouraged the terrorist attacks. We lost friends that day.)

There is even more reading on the oil connections here. I like to check The Economist too in order to get an opposite perspective.

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