Krugman: The Great Degrader

[Justina For Justice]

40. Neither George W. Bush nor Karl Rove Individually Wrecked the Havoc.

I have great respect for the views of both Paul Krugman and Cliff Arnebeck, but neither are targeting those really responsible for the current democratic and economic debacle.

George W. Bush was a vacuous puppet who was put into office to do the bidding of the wealthy cabal of neo-conservatives who were intent upon increasing their own wealth and power. Rove was merely one of the effective operatives for the cabal. Both were responsible for putting into place the horrendous policies that have effectively destroyed our constitutional democracy, but they were by no means alone in that operation.

The neo-conservative Republicans on the Supreme Court over-rode the vote and legal precedent by putting George W. Bush into office. The neo-cons, spread throughout the Bush administration, led by Vice President Cheney, developed the plans -- and the lies to justify those plans -- - for the illegal invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq. The objective of both invasions was to assure that the oil industry could control the oil and the oil pipelines they coveted.

Yes, Bush was an abomination, as was Rove, but it was the wealthy neo-conservative cabal that put them in place to carry out their horrendous deeds. Many of those neo-cons are still in positions of power and continuing their nefarious plans to sustain the plutocracy. Obama and the captured Democratic Party are aiding those efforts.

It is dangerous to blame one stupid vain president or even one smart political operative for the destruction of our country. The problem is much deeper.

It was a joint effort by those in the 1% to effectuate their total control of not only the U.S. economy and its government, but the natural resources of our entire world. That is why we are now hearing the same lies to justify a take-down of Iran. Similar lies justify our funding of coups in Libya, Syria, Paraguay, Honduras or the attempt to tear down socialism in Venezuela. They seek "total world dominance" as they expressly put forth in their Project for a New American Century position papers, so arrogantly posted for all to see on the internet.

At base, it is the most powerful world capitalists who have been calling the shots through their neo-conservative mouthpieces in order to keep their profits and their powers flowing. It is the capitalist system itself which must be abolished if we are to have a society that is humanly fit for the majority of the world's citizens. George W. Bush and Karl Rove, however evil, are but minor actors in this despicable war on humanity.