Roughly around 2, 000 BC a battle began to rage in the Middle East. Fast forward 4,011 years and the battle rages on. In the span from 1991 until now America has been drawn into several wars. At times from a calculated distance it seems these have been necessary. Saddam Hussein's reign of terror came to a quick halt when Bush I dropped into Kuwait and beat Hussein's regime back to Baghdad. When Bin Laden dropped the Twin Towers we quickly made Al Qaeda run for the caves of Afghanistan. Very soon after that Bush II came up with some pictures (photo-shopped of course) and turned Iraq into the most heavily armed desert in the world.
Beneath America's leaders demeanor of concern is something darker, richer and more slippery than a politician's answer, oil. A majority of the world's accessible oil lies underneath one of the most volatile regions. Lucky for us our country's principles were founded on Christian doctrine and their country is run by Muslims. I don't think that sets us up for tea and crumpets early in the relationship. What usually cushions the blow of any war for resources? Cash money that's what. If you think that at the heart of the American politician is a Care-bear Stare then you've been hitting the pipe more than Tommy Chong. At the center of the American Industrial complex (circa 1942) is a heart that pumps oil and money. Clear and simple this has been America's go to juice since that first flying meatball nose dived into Battleship Row. It's been a wondrous run and little to worry about until now. 
Gas prices have been going sky high and so have the skyscrapers in Dubai. Coincidence? I think not. The hardest things to kill sometimes are the oldest. Like my friend said, "The tree out front won't die cause the roots go too deep. I need to trim and separate it, it's diseased. " How amazingly scary it is to think it's just that easy to apply to our system?
Thomas Jefferson a patriot in the truest sense said this "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots & tyrants. It is it's natural manure." Is that the case with our "tree"? Look around and assess the situation. Elected officials now more than ever live life's full of inscrutable power shielded from the eyes of justice and reason. Take a closer look and you'll see more. The financial bailout, the auto-industry rescue and the housing bail out were all done behind back door deals, hand shakes and campaign promises. I didn't agree to any of those thing we "rescued" .
The truth in the end is that the powers that be can't no no no wait......aren't willing to let go of their golden fatted cow to reach for reason. In this post modern world of oil, money, greed and power far be it for me to tell you our next move but, I will tell you this. One thing will remain the same no matter who stands in front of our country. The only changes that are made in this era are dealt in stacks of cash and contracts. If what Jefferson said holds true to our nation I have a few more questions. If the tree needs to be refreshed how much manure is backed up in the roots? How far up the tree does it go?
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