This is what another Michael that is Moore said:
Goodman: As we wrap up, Michael, the wars in Iraq
and Afghanistan. What is your solution that you think should happen now?
Moore: Well, it was it last week or a couple weeks
ago? We just�the Afghanistan war surpassed Vietnam as our longest war. I
think we should start referring to it as what it is: it�s Obama�s war.
Just as Johnson�s war became Nixon�s war, this is his war. I don�t know
why he�d want a war. This is a completely unwinnable�I don�t even want
to use that word, because what are we trying to win? I mean, it�s so
absolutely crazy.
And I�ve seen a couple documentaries. We saw one there when we were
at Sundance, and I just saw one here at Tribeca, that just show the
absolute futility and st**idity of this war, and the third war that�s
going on, really, in Pakistan.
So, if I had President Obama�s ear, I would say to him, "I would like
you to stop this now. It�s not your war. You are absolutely right to
figure out what needs to be done law enforcement-wise to bring anyone to
justice who participated in the mass murder of 3,000 people. But that
was a crime. That wasn�t an act of war from another nation." And it got
built into that, blown into that, on purpose, by people who knew what
they were doing, in order to instill fear into the country so they could
get whatever the hell they wanted. And it worked. For a while, at
least. And for a long while, sadly.
And he should end it. He should bring the troops home now. He should
bring all the troops home from Iraq. He�s going to tell you that they�re
all home at the end of the summer, but there�s probably going to be
50,000 still there. This is not�this is not our business. We had no
right going there. It was an immoral act. And it�you know, who do we�I
just wonder sometimes, who do we think we are as Americans, that we�re
not going to have to answer for this someday? You know, whether we
answer for it here or there, or if you�re a religious person and you
think there�s a life after this, you know, what do you think is going to
happen up at the Pearly Gates when they check your citizenship and go,
"Oh, you were an American? Ha, well, here�s your list of crimes�?
�Oh, yeah. No, I was against the war! I was against the war!�
�Did you pay your taxes?�
�Well, yeah, you got to pay your taxes.�
�Well, then you helped fund this, didn�t you?�
�Oh, yeah.�
�OK, well, you know, turn around. You�re not coming in the Gates.�
http://www.alternet.org/story/147430/michael_moore%3A_why_i_had_to_hire_9_bodyguards_after_winning_an_oscar?page=entire - Michael Moore: ...
unloads on Obama's handling of the Afghan war.
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Kismet Domino: Faith/Courage/Liberty/Abundance/Selfishness/Immorality/Apathy/Bondage or extinction.
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