Replying to Bush just loves a good dictatorship!

Bush said they went into Iraq in order to destroy the Weapons of Mass Destruction that Saddam had stockpiled in huge amounts. However, since this hasd been proved as lucdicrous, he has insisted that they invaded in order to overthrow a dictator and to install democracy. Such a proclomation, though noble, is false and hypocritical.

Washington has in fact been resisting the demands of Iraqi citizens to hold elections. Instead, Bush will appoint a government that is loyal to the U.S. In other words, they are appointing another dictatorship, albiet loyal to U.S. interests.

If Bush was truly sincere about liberating countries with dictatorships and installing democracy like he says, why has he not liberated Azerbaijan? This small, oil-rich country just held elections where more than 1,000 people were arrested and tortured for casting the 'wrong' vote. Aliyev, the new president of Azerbaijan is the son of a dictator that ruled this country since the Soviets made it a satalite state. Bush recently visited Azerbaijan and was quoted as saying 'The United States has a relationship with this country. We value it.' Of course Bush would say this as Azerbaijan's dictatorship has granted billions of dollars in contracts to Exxonmobile, Chevrontexaco and BPAmoco; American oil companies.

Meanwhile, in Haiti, a country is being ravaged by armed gangs of thugs. The citizens and elected goverment have been calling for aid for weeks, but Bush has ignored them... Or has he? in truth, the U.S. has been secretely backing the rebels (many of which are former members of the brutal Duvalier dictatorship that lasted 50 years).
Bush destabilized the democratically elected Aristide government by blocking foriegn loans and encouraging the rich elite and gangs of thugs to fight the current government. Former death squad leaders from the Duvalier dictatorship are the leaders of the gangs that have stormed the Haitian capital. Bush was quoted as saying 'I have made it abundantly clear to the coast guard that we will turn back any refugee that attempts to reach our shore.' How compassionate of him.

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