Sunday, December 11, 2005

A Parallel with Nazi Germany

I see a parallel with the Bush administration to Nazi Germany. It's not the type of comparison that will quicken the pulse of left wingers, although I do see similarities in both regime's desire for world conquest.

In 1940, Germany commenced to whip France, then begin pounding England. This is the equivalent of the American war on Islamic terrorist groups like Al Quaeda, and in how America went to war in Iraq, who harbored these groups and provided safe haven for trading.

Surprisingly, Germany attacked the Soviet Union. Hitler had no doubts that Russia would be totally surprised and quickly vanquished. President Bush attacked Iraq, with no doubts that it would fall like a house of cards and welcome American liberation. (Talk about a Messiah complex!)

Hitler got bogged down in Russia and precious German resources and soldiers were siphoned and exhausted in that front. Bush's shock and awe invasion and liberation, a slam-dunk in the win column he was told by advisors, is now a great national headache.

Democrats have to shake the chicken-skin notion that opposing stupid policy will be equated with treason or weakness. America is beyond that. I just hope most Democrats who, in their gut, feel this is stupid Bush policy, to be please be vocal about it. Or get out of the way. We all gave Bush a chance and he burned us and abused our trust. He demonstrated an inability to think and plan intelligently. He revealed a complete misunderstanding of the world and culture he intended to conquer. Now the times have changed, and I paraphrase Bob Dylan in telling Democrats in Congress, get out of the way if you can't lend a hand...