And The George Orwell Award For The Day Goes To…

Published: October 1, 2007, 4:37 pm

Tags: jimmy carter, military, iraq war

Sometimes, it’s just too blatant to ignore. I’ve been waiting for the desensitization to come. After all, the Bush years have gotten to the point of being so Orwellian, that even calling them Orwellian has grown cliche. And as public support for the Iraq War has hit the doldrums, the 26%ers have engaged full on victory mode, blaring from the mountains the necessity to stay in Iraq until we win with little conceptualization of what winning actually is, and what benefits there are to be had by winning aside from the Middle East turning into a magical fairyland where everyone smiles and sings and walks down the street hand in hand. Through it all, I found that I’m less sensitive to all things 1984, however it is really hard to ignore a post titled, “Peace is Dangerous“. Did you know that more members of the military were killed in Jimmy Carter’s last year in the White House than in any of the years we’ve been fighting in Iraq? Think

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