Letters to the Editor
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History & Dubya
As I recall, following a man's Presidency, the truth ultimately came out about who was actually the "power behind the throne". It probably will, as well, with Dubya. I don't think that all this mess over the last six-plus years can be attributed SOLELY to him; he had a lot of help!
In the 1990's, the NeoCons/New American Century working group were casting about for a candidate to counter Bill Clinton's populism. They needed a "simple, maleable dolt" who would be their foil, their stalking horse, who would be too dense to realize he was being used and who would be attractive enough not to scare the horses or children, as it were. They settled on Dubya...a poor dupe who had done nothing with his life on his own and who could be used for their own ends and purposes.
Cheney, Pearle, Wolfowitz, Rumsfeld, Khalilzad...and a score more...are the progenitors of this sham foisted on the American people. They needed a "front man", a la "The Sting", who would be the kind and gentle face of a harsh and agressive administration. Dubya was the perfect fool...and tool.
Cheney was chosen to be Dubya's "minder". And, make no mistake about it, Dick Cheney IS the true President of the US. He is the true power behind the throne; Dubya is the drone.
History vindicating Dubya? Hardly. The harm that this little man with the even smaller mind has wreaked on America and the world will continue to be felt for most of this century; his handlers will have retired to enjoy the wealth looted from the world by his policies.
The next "Dubya" is being groomed right now by the NeoCons; watch very carefully who they endorse...and, beware!