The Downing Street Memo and the Fantasy of Impeachment

Finally, evidence has surfaced in the American media which implies that the Bush administration (as well as Prime Minister Tony Blair and his administration) had full intention to invade Iraq on a set of conjured-up reasons for regime change well before the actual invasion in March of 2003. Not that there weren't a thousand other things that would also suggest the same, but this is a clear and consise piece of evidence that can easily be acknowledged by even the most simple-minded and ignorant of American citizens.

There is a hearing taking place in a Democratic forum as I write this, and there is talk that the implications of the whole ordeal could eventually lead to the impeachment of the President. Of course, for anyone who truly is aware of the many reasons why the Bush administration is the worst thing to happen to planet Earth besides global warming, the thought of impeachment brings about the need for a clean pair of shorts. But what are the chances of this happening?

It's funny, Bill Clinton was nearly impeached for something as petty as having an affair with Monica Lewinski- which, although everyone would agree that it was not a display of good morals, didn't result in the loss of nearly 2,000 American lives and something like 100,000 Iraqi lives. Would fixing facts and evidence to support a regime change and control the resources of a foreign country without just cause be more deserving of impeachment than sexual misconduct?

I'll bet that if you ask FOX news, they'll tell you that it isn't and somehow they'll make you believe it.

UPDATE (6-17-05): I did some surfing this morning at about 4:00AM to see what kind of coverage this story is getting, and there wasn't any at that time- apart from CNN, who has covered the issue quite well; and FOX News, who seemed to leave out a lot of details and skewed the story as usual. I just checked CBS news again and it seems that they have published the article that was written by the associated press yesterday (or the day before?). This issue may actually turn out to be a smoking gun if it gets enough attention.

Comments

DIRAN LYONS said…
Fox News skewing things??? The thought!
1:34 PM
DIRAN LYONS said…
Robin, what are you up to tomorrow? I work in the eve. Maybe I could swing by if you two have some time...Ben's out in So Cal...Let me know. -D
1:36 PM
Anonymous said…
Hey Lenny, take a hike with your spam, man. lol.

Hey Robin, make some new posts. Love reading your thoughts.

-D
1:08 PM
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