“F__ SADDAM #1”

In Effect “F___ The Constraints of Civilization.”

In Front of Four Key Witnesses the Brazen U.S. Leader Vilely Cursed Civilization’s Constraints.

“F_____ SADDAM. WE”RE TAKING HIM OUT.”

President Bush is well aware that the now Risen Messiah once sternly warned:

“What you have whispered in secret in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs.” Luke 12

President Bush is also aware that our Risen Messiah taught:

“What comes out of a man’s mouth, that is what makes him unclean.” Matthew 15

“The first two lines of page 74 of the March 31, 2003 Time Magazine read:

“F_____SADDAM. WE’RE TAKING HIM OUT.”

Those were the words of President George W. Bush, who poked his head into the office of National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice.”

A Concise Summary of U.S. Foreign Policy

Can we not say that the President’s carefully chosen words were a concise summary of the breadth and depth of U.S. Foreign Policy? Significantly, a picture on the same page shows the President with his eyes tightly shut and his hands folded in what appears to be sincere prayer. The professional newsperson who laid out the page should be applauded. He masterfully enabled the reader to observe the vivid contrast between the praying Bush, and the simplistic, cursing Bush. Thus, on one page this experienced lay out person exposed the appalling lack of depth of the self-proclaimed leader of the world. Admittedly, my analysis is incorrect if the President was praying for forgiveness for himself and his advisors.

I will now open myself to the criticism that I am making too much of our President’s use of the “F” word which some other former Presidents also used. Nevertheless, this word is considered one of the vilest words in the English vocabulary. Undoubtedly, Barbara Bush, the President’s mother taught her three sons never to be so degenerate as to use the “F” word. She obviously knew that using this word is a sure way for children to be suspended from school. But especially was he taught that a word such as this should never, never be used in the presence of a girl or woman.

A Conscious Choice

Nevertheless, not only did the President consciously choose to use this word against a national leader, but the context in which he used it reveals some exceptionally disturbing implications. The fact that he fired off this vile word in the presence of a respected woman, his National Security Advisor, Condoleeza Rice, raises serious issues that must not be swept under the rug.

According to Time Magazine, in her position as National Security Advisor, Miss Rice was having a serious discussion with three U.S. Senators about how to deal with Iraq through the United Nations. The four respected leaders were also discussing the possibility of a coalition of Middle Eastern Nations becoming more involved in resolving the Iraq crises. So the President of the U.S. abruptly poked his head into the office and crudely interrupted the four significant office holders with the succinct and precise language that in his style as President, he has developed to an art form.

“F…Saddam. We’re taking him out.”         End of Discussion!

Nevertheless, it is incumbent upon each of us in a Democratic Society to not allow any person, no matter how powerful and infallible that person considers himself to be, to shut our mouths or our minds with his vile conspicuous attempts to control, manipulate, insult and coerce. So in his obsession to destroy Saddam, we will analyze the different persons, groups and entities that Mr. Bush is in effect, using the “F” word against when he presidentially proclaims, “F… Saddam. We’re taking him out.”

1.   He is using the “F” word against the leader of a Sovereign Nation, who is still the leader of that nation whether or not he is dangerous and has done despicable things through his serious abuse of power. It is also relevant that there are millions throughout the world who are totally convinced that President Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfield and Paul Wolfowitz have abused their power in a worse but less obvious fashion than Saddam Hussein. It is significant that many who believe this are persons of stature internationally. As of this writing on April 16, 2002, the case for Saddam Hussein being a threat to other nations because of the possession of weapons of mass destruction has not been made. And in no case had the case for the weapons of mass destruction been made more than one year before, when the President first made his definitive “F” proclamation. Therefore, at this time the case can be made that the U.S., Britain and Australia have conducted an illegal war in Iraq. So, what does that make President Bush? Does his own doctrine of “shaky Pre-emption” clear him of being guilty of a serious war crime?

2.   The “F” word was used against respect for the office of the National Security Advisor. The competent woman holding that office was prevented by her President’s crude ultimatum from fully using her considerable expertise to try to make a concrete contribution to solving a delicate and complicated problem, whose solution had significant international implications? But the deep thinking Mr. Bush who is a self-proclaimed legal scholar basically said, “F” the process because I have decided that the simple solution is to “F” Saddam. How can this intelligent woman actually respect the depth and breadth of her boss and continue to work under his authority?

3.   Before leaving the vile presidential announcement that was abruptly made at the door of Condoleeza Rice, we will consider an issue which some will think is insignificant. When a person is assigned his or her own private office, that office is considered as belonging to the person and that personal space is not to be violated. Whether or not a person knocks on the door to obtain permission to enter is not the issue. The give and take of what is occurring in the office between competent persons must be respected. No immature adult has the right to arrogantly interrupt the flow of intelligent information in that office to crudely announce that the person and nation which they are discussing should be “f…ed.” (What caliber of man did we sort of democratically elect to be the self-proclaimed leader of the free world? It is not difficult to conclude that we could have done better.)

“F______” the Common Courtesy of Respect for Women

4.   There is an old fashioned idea which millions, if not billions throughout the world do not consider old fashioned but instead is a quite reasonable common courtesy. While it is generally agreed that in all English speaking societies that it is always crude to use the “F” word, there is one circumstance where its use is in especially bad taste. It is universally agreed that a person who chooses to use this word in front of a woman has virtually no respect for the woman or is an unusually low bred person or both.

The U.S. President usually appears to respect Condoleeza Rice. Therefore, that leaves one alternative for why he would choose to use the “F” word in her presence. The President of the U.S. has both a dirty mind and a dirty mouth and is filled with arrogance. He essentially was saying, “F_____” tradition, etiquette and special respect for women. I am the respected president of the most powerful nation in the history of man. Therefore, I make the rules of what is to be considered correct manners.”

Racism?

Unfortunately, another factor must be considered while processing the President’s lack of reluctance to use this vile word in the presence of Miss Rice? So we will ask, would he have used this word in the presence of his own wife or his own daughters? Hopefully not. Also, would he have used it in front of the wife of former President Carter even if she worked everyday in the White House? No, he would be quite careful not to use “F” in front of that particular woman. Yet, he did quickly used it right in the presence of a very religious, devout, cultured and educated Condoleeza Rice. And they were not in the President’s own office where he has more of a right to say what he wants. They were in her own private office with her own private guests.

Therefore, why would he feel so free to invade the space of a woman whom he knew to be devout? He had to know that she would be deeply offended by the disrespect shown her by the President of the United States for using such a vile word in the presence of private guests in her own office. Quite possibly this occurred because this President has not resolved his subconscious feelings that a female of an Afro- American background is inferior to a white female. Therefore, in his mind the Black female should not receive the same respect the white female deserves even though the President knows that this respected woman is a devout Christian from a devout, respected family.

5.   Unfortunately this brings us to another case of potential Racism by our popular President. It may be assumed by many Americans that it is perfectly okay for the U.S. President to say, “F…Saddam Hussein,” whether he is a head of state or not. This is at least partially due to this leader’s reputation for cruelty, repression and killing people in is own nation and for starting wars. But we must ask, did President Roosevelt ever say, “F… Hitler?" Probably not. So it is relevant to ask if President Bush would have ever said, “F… Hitler” about the non-Arab, white, Hitler. So it is legitimate to ask if subconscience racism, in addition to oil and Israel, might play a significant part in U.S. – Mid-East policy toward Iraq.

George W. Bush would never say, “F…Ariel! We’re taking him out.” No matter what that white Israeli Prime Minister would do. As for an Arab Palestinian, such as Yasser Arafat, who knows how often he has been a recipient of the “F” word behind the walls of The Gray house since the George W. Bush Presidency. Or, has President Bush even felt at liberty to use this term against Chairman Arafat inside the office of Miss Rice like he did with Saddam Hussein while in her office. So we must examine how much racism toward Arabs influence our Middle East policy.

6.   We must remember that it was three respected members of the Senate with whom Dr. Rice was having a serious discussion when the President used the “F” word against a national leader. To give the President the benefit of the doubt, we will hope that the three senators were all men. Whether they were men or women, they were conducting a private discussion with the National Security Advisor in her own private office. Therefore, for the President to interrupt this significant discourse between three senators and his National Security Advisor with a crude conversation stopper is for the President to effectively shout, “F…the U.S. Senate! What the Senate thinks and says does not count. Only what I and my male inner circle has to say, counts. So F…not only the U.S. Senate but the rest of the Congress.”

“F_____ the United Nations”

7.   The thrust of the discussion was how the United Nations could be involved in the potential disarming of Iraq. Therefore, for the President to rudely and crudely stop the substantial discussion about U.S. involvement was for the President to take a giant step toward International disorder by basically saying regarding the

UN, “F_____ the United Nations. We’re taking out Saddam Hussein and there’s nothing the UN can do about it.”

Mr. President, are you just crude? Or is it that you have an unrestrained arrogance? Or, are you simply insane? Or, are you even capable of understanding why your behavior makes such questions relevant?