We Just Marched In (So We Can Just March Out)

"Once again, though everyone now accepts that the original justifications for invading Iraq were not legitimate, we are given excuses for not leaving. We flaunt our power by building permanent military bases and an enormous billion-dollar embassy, yet claim we have no plans to stay in Iraq permanently. Assurances that our presence in Iraq has nothing to do with oil are not believed in the Middle East ." Nevertheless, these lies are accepted here without question by millions who would rather not have to deal with such unpleasantness as they gas up the SUV...alternate reality is quite convenient when others pay the price.