Both presidential candidates supported the most atrocious wars in modern times starting with invasion, carpet bombing attack and occupying Iraq, Afghanistan what in turn spread to Syria. The conniving politicians were fooled themselves by G.W. Bush, Halliburton Dick Cheney and other crony's lust for Middle Eastern "Oil on the Brain"–an industrial corporate song. Meanwhile millions of suffering refugees, the result of futile religious wars, affect young people in their midst feeling hopeless, jobless and destitute making them ready targeted ecruits for ISIS terrorism through suicide bombers taking their own lives.
Cruz being an evangelical favored Bush's illegal war in 2003, especially since that president was a born-again Christian that fitted right into the running politician's mindset. And we all know fundamentalists who rely on the Hebrew Bible for direction and research are known for being unwilling to change. When Bush said "God told me to go to war in Iraq and Afghanistan" a chill went through the hearts and minds of peace-loving Americans. He was letting his religion wag his dogma, that is unconstitutional. Beware of religionists hearing voices telling them what to do.
Hillary bought the Bush war lock, stock and barrel, too. At that time much of America was listening to talk shows such as Rush Limbaugh who criticized General Colon Powell and Fox News, far, far right with drums beating for war and patriotic bunting hanging on church doors.
But many of us heard Thom Hartman U.S. most popular talk host host on radio and later on TV, together with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now!, a knowledgeable, courageous war correspondent for foreign affairs. Both thinking people are among America's leading scholars who are well-informed in reliable research. As a result there was much unrest and reluctance for committing a war in the Middle East that led to ISIS terrorism since Iraq's army was fired with the occupation, resulting in the new army of ISIS and splintered al Qaeda. All this violence is recorded in published books and articles now preserved in historical archives,
However, Bush Administration records reflect fraud, lies, negativism and lethal documentations that resulted in his bad decision amounting to war crimes but not enforced. Colon Powell warned Bush over his zeal to attack Iraq and Afghanistan, as this popular thinking general of 35 years of military experience said "If you break it, you will own it." That was when Bush fired him. Well, Bush carpet bombed Iraq and the U.S. is still trying to put together Humpty Dumpty's mindless plan of contaminating two nations with toxic child-deforming chemicals and radioactive ammo–countries that never attacked America, by a drunk who when attending an Ivy League school hung from an expensive chandelier and broke it.
Because of this poor judgment, lack of common sense and biased religion interfering with government affairs, how can anyone award either one of these candidates the highest office in America? They are dangerous insider established politicians who are prone toward harming America and the world at large through ideology and militant hawk mentality. We all are caught in the ongoing crossfire.
Helene Smith (Mame),
World Enlightened News (W.E.N,)
