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By Boni L. Lord
updated Oct. 13, 2008
(page 2 of 4)
With the Federal government’s attention and efforts concentrated on avoiding another depression, other countries who have interests over Afghanistan and Iraq begin to assert their influence.
Russian billionaire-industrialists and mega-rich Chinese businessmen begin to negotiate directly with both Middle Eastern governments for a continued supply of oil, in exchange for financial assistance for reconstruction, investments in infrastructure, and most importantly, the supply of military weapons for defense.
America and its economic allies try to get back into the picture, but the sour taste and bitter memories they left with the people in the wake of the War on Terror in Afghanistan and Iraq is not easily forgotten.
With the Russians and the Chinese signing contracts on the negotiating table, Americans wait in vain outside the door for a chance to bid on the projects. All the while, the depression in the United States begins to unfold.
To cut a long story short, fast forward to the 2029 when retiring Americans begin to feel the consequences of the financial turmoil that began two decades earlier, exacerbated by an ever-shrinking national defense and health budget. By 2045, the Social Security Fund is exhausted.
Former president George W. Bush, now 99 years old, is still being blamed for the mess of the early 21st century.
Or maybe not. Oops, back to reality and the present.
The brilliance of Bush cannot be found in his dry wit, his intellect (some say, lack of it), or his gift of public speaking. In fact, it may have even worked out to his advantage that he was seen as bumbling, even inept sometimes. It made him, for lack of a more appropriate term, human.
The brilliance of Bush can be found in his decisiveness, and his confident demeanor to withstand pressure and controversy in achieving his goals and dreams for the American people, and all freedom-loving nations. Cliché?
He will, in a nutshell, bring an uncommon war against other nations if this is the only way to protect and save (or is it the other way around) the greatest experiment in democracy and free-market capitalism.
Go ahead. Snicker. Laugh your hearts out. Mock us like you do George W. every time he takes the podium. We assure you, the minds of brilliant men are best appreciated after the minds of ordinary mortals have been able to catch up.
We now openly know that one of the reasons why troops were sent there was for the control of the supply of oil. Bush referred to this addiction in one of his State of the Nation Addresses. It’s a truth we can’t stand to face and yet it is real.
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