All hail, George the Third

Now that John McCain is about to be anointed as the standard-bearer for the Republican Party in November, it is time for people to examine where McCain stands on the issues.

Numerous political observers have pointed out already that McCain's policies are practically identical with those of George W. Bush. The only significant difference is McCain's opposition to the "Bush tax-breaks" for the wealthy, because they contribute to the growing deficits. But this somewhat principled stand has been discarded, and now McCain whole-heartedly supports the whole Bush agenda.

Obviously, electing John McCain as President means four more years in Iraq and trillions of dollars wasted--poured down the same rat-hole as the trillions already spent in this disaster. The only people who want us to continue in this war is the Military/Industrial/Media Complex, the same people who got us into the war. They stand to gain billions in profits in selling weapons, not to mention the oil that they steal from Iraq.

Unlike past military adventures, for example the Boer War and other colonial adventures, the average person could count on some small boon from the minerals, oil, and other resources that are taken from the conquered and colonized nations.

But in the 21st century it is not the American people who will derive any benefit from the stolen wealth of Iraq. Instead they suffer from a growing deficit and a crippled economy.

The only ones who benefit from the war in Iraq are the international corporations, as they are stealing the financial and human resources of the home state (America) and stealing the oil resources of the colonized state of Iraq.