The Time Has Come the Walrus Said

So, it seems, America and Britain are finally ready to start their war.  All the rhetoric, all the tortuous arguments, all the grand gestures and slogans about a World Crusade (Whoops!  Sorry about that!  We meant ‘Campaign’ didn’t we?) for Human Rights and Democracy have been safely stowed away.  Instead we’re back to the Alliance of the Willing – only two or possibly three of whom are Willing Enough to send troops to implement their real agenda of Regime Change (otherwise known as SOCOVR - Strategic Occupation and Control of Vital Resources). 

Now, we are told, the time for debate is over and we must put away our childish things.  We had our say, didn’t we – thank you very much.  It’s time to stop our foolishness and Support Our Troops.  After all, if we were living in Saddam’s Iraq, we’d all be stood up against the wall and shot, wouldn’t we?  Just for breathing.  So be happy that only a small percentage of us have been thrown in prison for pretending to be Weapons Inspectors searching for British and American WMDs and cutting through expensive electric fences.  Thank God we have them (and just shut up about weapon’s grade Anthrax coming from American Military Labs.  We should be thankful it’s there instead of in some Third World Country with a Tin-Pot Dictator who would use it purposely against his own people – whereas with us it was only an Accident).

So Onward Christian Soldiers, God be with you and protect you from the Desert Heat and Dust Storms and Camel Shit and Bad-Fitting Uniforms.  We wish you well and hope and pray you don’t have to kill too many Iraqi Conscripts wanting to greet you with bouquets of roses as their Welcomed and Deeply Respected Liberators.  And don’t think too much about not getting that Second Resolution from the UN Security Council to legitimate your presence.  It was just a ploy anyway, wasn’t it?  Chances are you wont be brought up before any War Crimes Tribunal – at least not according to Jack Straw.  Anyway, what’s more important – International Law or Riding Roughshod with the Cowboy from Texas?

The rest of us – well, you might expect we’d fall meekly into line but, sorry guys, something happened along the way.  There’s millions of us who’ve had quite enough.  And we’re not about to roll over just because you’ve finally decided to Incinerate Baghdad and turn the desert into Killing Fields.  While you’re over there Waging War, we’ll be here Waging Peace.  And we’ll tell you this, Mr. Bush and Mr Blair – the Whole World is Watching.  The Whole World is Watching!  The Whole World is Watching!  So Beware!