Infamous Misadventures

Rundown:

The most popular and widely accepted Known Unknown for years is that the United States had probable cause that Suddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction.

The Bush Administration made the decision to invade Iraq based on the grounds that:

-Iraq had WMDs and planned to invade countries surrounding Iraq
-Hussein's style of dictatorship was detrimental to the lives of not only his people, but of those in surrounding countries
-His actions would disrupt international business; oil
-an 'out-of-hand' Iraqi dictator wil eventually push him to the brink of war with all who opposed, which, in turn, would bring to light US prior monetary support of Suddam Hussein

Peep CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/27/saddam.cbs/index.html

The truth comes out that ol' boy didn't have any WMDs. Well, that was a given to any of us who followed politics, as well as the war. Read through the mumbo-jumbo, and Saddam was just trying to act tough for the bully around the corner; Iran.

Why didn't we invade Iran? There were no alleged Al Qaeda ties in Iran, just a dictatorship that kept their dealings on the low. The forgotten war in Afghanistan is meant to bring those responsible for terrorist acts against the US and Britain, but somehow, someway, the American public had lead to believe that Iraq played a major role in this. Which, they didn't.

So what now? Saddam wasn't an alter boy, and as ruthless as he and his sons were, his contorted view of diplomacy worked for the country. He's dead, Iraq is in shambles and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM is a free-for-all for mercenaries, black market goods, and a lot of homemade explosives that kill off people on a daily basis.

Shouldn't Iran be the focal point now? No, wait, that's not in the budget. The US has already borrowed billions. Maybe if they let the drug lords do their jobs, we'd have more money to play with in our government. Hold up, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM in Afghanistan is still a bust until we find some closure, and not let American, British, Australian, etc forces be sniped left and right.

Ok, you're losing me here, what about the growing conflict with North Korea? They have an Army, Navy and Air Force, as well as support from China. Those guys have the Pacific Theater of Communism on lock, and they want to kick the door down on Japan's house so they can rape, pillage and make that paper stack, only to assert their authority as the Asian Powerhouse.

Damn, Obama, you're going to have a lot of work to do. And if Hilary wins, well, I'll get the sniper rifle ready, just don't do me like they did Lee Harvey Oswald.

I find it pretty difficult to come to conclusions about deciding factors of my life without being too presumptuous. I certainly don\'t want to make the mistake of jumping to conclusions, or taking a jump from the bird without being strapped with a parachute, but part of good decision making is being decisive. Another part of good, effective decision making is being able to positively bounce back from a bad one. A couple years ago, I read an Esquire Magazine article on Jay-Z where the man known as Shawn Carter stated, "success is one big decision away. Seize the opportunity, roll the dice and pray that you don\'t crap out. And if you do... make more money to bring back to the table." I\'m not sure if S. Carter was shooting from the hip, or if Hova actually lives by that, but those are words that I\'ve kept in mind ever since reading the article.

Whether its a business deal, managing my military career, finding a freelance writing gig, scoping out a spot to do a graffiti piece or my love life, success is still my desired result. What I define as success can vary from the next man, but it all boils down to achieving some set goal, and being able to bask in your personal greatness. Its time for me to do the same because I want that gratifying self-glory that no other soul could even begin to fathom but my own. The scope is to my brow, my breathing is steady. I have my made decision, and I\'ll complete my objective as I zero in on the proposed target. Around the trigger, is my index finger, moist with perspiration from the anxiety.