Modern Politics

In my opinion the most pressing aspect of modern day American politics is the so called "War on Terror" that we were launched into after 9/11. This issue is important because it is draining enormous recourses from our economy whether it's the war in Iraq, homeland security or the war in Afghanistan. In my opinion, George Bush has blanketted the war in Iraq as the so called war on terror when in reality, I think it is his attempt to control the oil in the area. Furthermore, Israeli Lobbyists in our country are supporting the war because it distracts the arab nations from attacking or causing trouble in Israel. In relation to the definition that we discussed in class, which was "who gets what, when and how", I think that George W. Bush and congress are benefitting the most from the war on terror because they have an excuse to put our troops in that area and then can easily control all the oil. Therefore George W. Bush (who) is getting oil control (what) during a time when there is a very large demand for it (when) by claiming that the war on Iraq is solving the war on terror when all it's doing is causing more and more chaos in that area (how). What I would like to see is George W. Bush stop covering up for all the disturbance we are causing in the middle east and as naive as this sounds, I would like to see our government be more considerate of other, smaller nations and think of what the consequences may be for them and their people before we invade and take over their governments.