Bush, Neocons support Osama's fondest wish

Osama’s contention was that superpowers can be defeated. At that time he was battling the Soviets in Afghanistan. We know how that ended for Soviets and led to political exacerbation within the U.S.S.R. The Soviets were defeated in many ways. Osama then turned his sights toward the remaining superpower. His blow to the U.S.A made the world gasp in horror. But that in itself could not have made USA vulnerable. He got help from the U.S.. How? You might ask.

This is how I view it. Beyond any human law, there is a divine law and there is a cycle or morality in human civilization that helps people rise and fall. Those who hold the high moral ground and value it with everything they got, prosper. First thing USA did was lost that moral high ground that had been burning bright. When Bush invaded Iraq and deposed Saddam Hussein, the sponsoring motive was not deposing an evil dictator or fighting terrorism, neither was it fighting freedom, or fighting terrorist over there in order not to fight them over here. There were all glossed over reasons to whitewash American people who are themselves willing to be lead down the path of ignorance. I have observed how ethnocentric majority of Americans are. So it was not hard to persuade them to go to war. From the gut reaction, they followed their hollow president—an immoral leader, like the ones in the rest of the countries of the world. Bush’s motives consistent with the neocons’ dreams were greed, ethno centrist aspiration and basic misplaced vengeful cowboy justice that were asynchronous with the fundamental laws of the universe.

Since the fundamental reasons of invading Iraq was morally unjustifiable, USA is now hopelessly bogged down in an attritional struggle. It is proving to be the bite that was too much to swallow. And it will turn out to be the downfall of this great nation. Wasn’t the mighty Roman Empire brought down by the Barbarians? Anyway, the prognosis goes like this.

1. The U.S. society is getting weaker from within because of the domestic policies that reward the rich and punishes the poor. It is like building a castle over the running water. The water is the tide of history. The gap between the rich and the poor is increasing. The weakest members of the society are getting shafted from all angles. From jobs and wages to healthcare and even family structure with both parents having to work and not properly bring up their kids etc. So internally its social structure is crumbling little by little. The rich are having a ball and they think the world is just fine—well, it is for them. The neocons’ hold on the political process from judicial activism is going to divide the society even severely. This in particular is going to be harder to address and will have debilitating effect on social discourse.
2. The globalization has also placed US in a weaker position. The competition is with China and India like economy and workers so the labor movement is getting weaker and losing their bargaining power. The recent split is one example. On the other hand, China is financing U.S. borrowing spree and its deficits. Once Euro becomes attractive, China might diversify its currency diversify its investment.
3. The Iraq war will be costing an arm and a leg for years to come. The money management is horrendous. Corruption and greed is fostering misuse—spell Halliburton. Bush cronies never have had it so good. The oil market is booming and they can’t get enough dough. Iraq’s spin off has been the Guantanamo prison. It is making crystal clear how the U.S. stands morally naked. At the same time, the recruiting for Osama is phenomenal. Compare that to US recruitment to sustain its troop—it is now recruiting from Guam and the likes. The shadowy world of terrorism is the perfect enemy that can bring down mighty empires. The terrorist cells are so dispersed and so autonomous, they can hit anywhere anytime that will damage U.S. interests.

I will probably elaborate more on these points in future, as I view the underlying historical march of human civilizations. But Osama believed that he could defeat both the superpowers. He just might, as he has the best associates in Bush, neocons, and American people—just like in his fight against the Soviet empire. And Iraq is a quagmire that U.S. pride will not let it go? And what does the Bible says to the Bible-loving president and the Neocons? Pride before Fall. Osama's fondest wish.