Hyperion Avenue

Sen. John McCain says, “Last American combat troops leave Iraq.  I think President George Bush deserves some credit for the victory”.

If that was “victorious”  then what is the definition of catastrophic failure?

The United States dragged the world into a war based on lies for the express purpose of securing oil and finishing an idiot’s fight.  The “Weapons of Mass Destruction” no where to be found.  This all done without a moment of planning or anticipation of what would be left behind when the bombs stopped falling.  Now, just like in Afghanistan in the 80′s, we will pack our bags and leave a perfect platform for a civil war and unrest.

The United States media outlets have done a wonderful job at setting up this story also.  Letting us know that the “combat troops” are all leaving.  This will leave 50,000 non-combat troops in place to secure and maintain embassies that are larger than most American cities and towns.  Yet, no one has explained what a “non-combat” soldier is.  By basic definition, a soldier is trained in the art of killing.  That is their primary purpose.

You have to read the fine print.

Saddam is gone though and so is his support of the terrorists that he did not know that bombed the towers and killed thousands of Americans.  America also made it’s point in the fact that you are either with us or you are a terrorist.  Simple as that.  So, without a true count of lost Iraqi citizens, we will call victory.  Of course, we never will know the amount of lost innocent as that is not in the best interest of our politicians.  We would ignore it anyway, it just isn’t juicy.

Let us not forget the historical value of documents, artifacts and stories past down from generations that define the history of this region.  Of course, why bother?  Every Iraq looks, acts, talks and kills just like Saddam. None of these individuals have family, a wish for peace or a longing to practice any religion they wish and do so without a car bomb disrupting prayer.  Let us also not forget the troops that sat without order or direction.  Let us also not forget the looting that occurred and revenge killings that took place.

Feel free to read about these things on Wikileaks.  You should make haste, however.  The U.S. government cannot let the documents go unanswered forever.

All that matters is that “US combat troops have officially left Iraq”. Never mind that the troops that haven’t left Iraq continue to undertake the exact same missions that they have been, despite the fact that the Pentagon has claimed ‘combat operations’ at an end. There’s no difference between ‘combat operations’ and ‘counter terrorism operations’ in an asymmetric situation. It’s still combat, no matter how you phrase it in the media.

Since the day that it was invaded, 4,415 Americans have left Iraq in caskets, 4,276 of them after President Bush stood in front of that now infamous “Mission Accomplished” banner. We should also not forget the wounded that managed to actually make it home.

Sure, we can give him all the credit he wants for that.  Shouldn’t be a problem.

My thoughts are that the increases in autism based on vaccines is a difficult debate. The vaccines are required to protect us from new diseases that have entered into our world over the past 2 centuries in particular. It is quite possible that there was no increase at all, but rather better documentation of new diseases.

You could skip the vaccines but get another disease/ailment/illness instead. The world evolving if you want to call it that has increased illness which requires vaccines that cause other illness. Evil cycle really.

Unfortunately, I do not believe that we will turn the tide to prevent the imminent destruction of mankind by our own parasitic hands.

It is certainly not fair in any way. Chalk it up to more efficient living, cheaper gas, faster food, more ambitious goals and better MSG in our Thai food. It sucks and many of us, like me will take medication for the rest of our lives for this “improved” way of life.

That is my current opinion. It might change tomorrow. Hopefully, I contradicted myself in there somewhere.

Sometimes the hardest thing to learn in life is to let go of what is not meant to be. I am learning that through this life, I imagine what things should be like and how they should go. I imagine a world with different colors and actors playing the roles. I guess it might just be my junkie mind playing tricks on me.

You imagine people always spending their life with you and being part of your world because at one point in time you both agreed that is how life would be. Things change though and so do people. They learn the inner demons and sometimes the inner child. This process of growth brings love sometimes, other times, pain.

You sometime make frivolous mistakes that if handled in a timely manner can avoid disaster.

Unfortunately, many of us will choose to run from confrontation in hopes that somehow it will sort itself out all on its own. This rarely happens and is why I find directly approaching situations to be far more affective. Fortunately, I was given the benefit of the program and steps along the way that preach to make amends swiftly and move past the situation in hopes for a better tomorrow and less pain for all. This is not true for all people and this leads to miscommunication and disaster.

Some days, I believe this was the ultimate downfall of many of my personal relationships, which breed with arrogance and the belief that I was always right. Once, again, the junkies mind.

So, tonight I sit at the end of this pier, wind blowing across my face, stars illuminating this screen and my fingers as they dance across the keys in some dysfunctional ballet of the broken hearts. I find that the ocean water not only does miracles for the physical wounds but also for the mental ones. The air attempts to cleanse the soul and set you free. In some ways I believe that staring into the ocean and absorbing its awesome power with remind you how inferior you are and how small your problems are in the world.

Today, I am learning who I am, learning to let go of those that do not come to me naturally and making plans for building a better, happier me.

Tonight I will sleep on this pier and wake-up with the water rearranging my diseased building blocks looking for the cure to make all things right inside again. This is the forgiveness of my past and the creation of my future. It is found here in my center.