So the local area magazine, the Metro Times, of Detroit has written a great interview with Scott Ritter. I don't mean to make this sound like an alarmist diary. I do believe that the Bush administration is trying to provoke Iran.
http://www.metrotimes.com/...
Scott does make alot of interesting analysis in the piece.
MT: But it is now clearer than ever that our invasion of Iraq has been a disaster. How do you explain the lack of opposition?
Ritter: It's difficult to explain. First of all you have to note, from the public side, that very few Americans actually function as citizens anymore. What I mean by that are people who invest themselves in this country, people who care, who give a damn. Americans are primarily consumers today, and so long as they continue to wrap themselves in the cocoon of comfort, and the system keeps them walking down a road to the perceived path of prosperity, they don't want to rock the boat. If it doesn't have a direct impact on their day-to-day existence, they simply don't care.
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