Oswald in the doorway: the blog of the Oswald Innocence Campaign, by Ralph Cinque

So, the mass murderer George W. Bush snubbed Trump by not attending the RNC and endorsing him. But, how could Bush endorse Trump? Trump declared that both Bush's wars (Afghanistan and Iraq) were "mistakes." That, of course, is a euphemism. A mistake is when you go to Home Depot and pick up a 1/2 inch coupling, when what you needed was a 3/8. That's a mistake. When you cross the ocean and attack 3rd world countries killing millions of people, that is not a mistake. That is a crime against humanity.

And making it worse for Bush is that Trump signed a peace deal with the Taliban (a group that Bush labeled terrorist) with the full expectation of ushering them back into power in Afghanistan with full U.S. recognition and support. I imagine that that has got to be the worst humiliation to a war-time President to have his successor. (obviously, with another in-between) smoke the peace pipe with his enemies and say, "They're not such bad guys after all."   

But, let's be clear that the bloody course of U.S. militarism in the 21st century was not reversed by Trump. He has plenty of blood on his hands too: in Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. What he did in signing the peace deal with the Taliban was really a matter of "No mas, no mas."  

The bottom line is that across three Presidents so far in the 21st century, the United States has killed millions of people, including many women and children, with all of that killing being justified by 9/11, but absolutely none of the millions killed having anything, whatsoever, to do with 9/11.

That is an indisputable fact, and it should make every American cringe. 

Joe Biden was in office the entire time until 2017, as Senator or Vice President, and he did absolutely nothing to stop it. He supported the wars, including the savaging of Libya, which is still a war-torn hell-hole to this day. 

The 20th century was, by far, the bloodiest, most war-ridden, most savage, brutal, and monstrous century ever. One might have hoped that the 21st century would start on a different note, where respect for human life and the principle of non-violence were paramount. But no, it wasn't to be. More bloody wars with new lethal weapons were unleashed bringing nightmare and death to millions. Never has so much terror been released in the name of fighting terror. 

Every American should be outraged about what their government has done in the 21st century.  But, most aren't, and some are completely oblivious to it. I'll never forget a comment I read once: "Millions are dead, yet most Americans are walking around like nothing's happened- like it's still the same place."               

And that brings me back to the Republican National Convention, where all the platitudes about the greatness and goodness of America were spewed as if America never crossed the ocean and attacked anybody. 

I could take all the delusional boasting about Trump and his imaginary accomplishments, but, once they started in with the "America, the city on a hill" bit, I had to turn it off.