03/19/06 09:41 PM
I don’t remember if I saw the announcement on live television or whether it was some sort of a rebroadcast later on, but I vividly remember watching President George W. Bush sitting behind his desk in the oval office and announcing that we were going to war with Iraq three years ago.
Looking back through my old blog entries, March of 2003 was a busy time in my life. I was just getting ready to move into a new house and we in Marianas had just gotten our album back from the pressing plant and were preparing to play some shows. The actual night of March 19th, TG and I (and some friends) actually saw Godspeed You Black Emperor! in concert, which seems oddly fitting now that I think about it.
Today, Thinkprogress released a timeline of the last three years, and it’s interesting and sad to look back and see all the statements made that ring so falsely today. Of course, the big one that sticks out is this one:
[M]y fellow Americans: Major combat operations in Iraq have ended.
President George W. Bush (May 1, 2003)
I was one of those people who was really frustrated by the 2000 election, but I was also someone who after 9/11 really tried my best to believe in the administration and hoped that they would do the right thing. Sadly, I’ve learned that I cannot trust them at all anymore. There have been so many lies upon coverups upon scandals upon lies that I simply can’t believe anything they say. Judging by current approval ratings, it seems that a majority of Americans actually think the same thing.
2317 Americans dead, 30,000 Iraqies dead, 250 billion dollars spent. I have no words…
April 25th, 2006 at 2:54 am
Just to kind of indirectly respond to this…well, more commiserating really. I too, like most americans it seems, can’t believe a word of what I “should” believe from the government (parts, at least).
Me and a group of friends have recently come upon all of this 9/11 cover-up/conspiracy business and have followed the trail quite deep, relatively. Anyway, if you haven’t seen it already there is the url to a particularly objective documentary on the towers coming down. You’re probably familiar with it already, but if not you should most certainly watch it. All of this has changed me very profoundly.
Which ties in to another point of this post: godspeed(since I’m listening to f#a# at the moment) changed me just as much, but in a different way. Just funny how these things get related…I wonder how I’ll feel about all their albums in 10 years?
Anyway, a good night to you, hope this finds you well.