> Either the Saudis run U.S. policy (through family ties or overwhelming
> economic interest), or they do not. As allies and patrons of the Taliban
> regime, they either opposed Bush's removal of it, or they did not.
[snipped more of the same]
Why does it need to be either/or? That is precisely why people like
Bush can get away with what they do. People can only see the extremes
and not the shades of grey and subtle influences that are the ebb and
flow of their power.
You are right that Michael Moore is painting with a broad brush. It's
because he understands that you need to hit people over the head to
get them to pay attention. If the subtle details are lost it's because
the public would fall asleep through an academic study of the
influences and implications of 9/11. Heck, here at the University they
run lecture series on exactly that topic. It's a good night if 30
people show up.
Moore understands that and so does Bush. People can only pay attention
to the extremes, even when they detest them. So the real question is
which side of the skewed story do you want? Do you want to support
Bush and his policies of torture, invasion of privacy, and state
sponsored religion or is the alternative better? Because we're a
nation of fickle mush-heads that can only pick extremes.
-Kevin
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