Our long national nightmare of peace and prosperity is finally over

March 14, 2003 9:35 AM

"Our long national nightmare of peace and prosperity is finally over." This early 2001 article from The Onion isn't so funny anymore. Via Back To Iraq 2.0.
posted by Emanuel (7 comments total)

Quaint.
posted by angry modem at 9:40 AM on March 14, 2003

I noticed this last night: Click on the MeFi's 1 year ago or 2 year ago archive, and you'll notice some dumb fucking post about Iraq.

Nothing really ever happens around here.
posted by Stan Chin at 9:42 AM on March 14, 2003

Wait, what's going on? There's something with Iraq -- Are we mad at them for some reason? Can somebody please explain it to me? I had not heard about this.

Psyche.
posted by zpousman at 10:18 AM on March 14, 2003

From the article:

Bush swore to do "everything in [his] power" to undo the damage wrought by Clinton's two terms in office, including selling off the national parks to developers, going into massive debt to develop expensive and impractical weapons technologies, and passing sweeping budget cuts that drive the mentally ill out of hospitals and onto the street.

During the 40-minute speech, Bush also promised to bring an end to the severe war drought that plagued the nation under Clinton, assuring citizens that the U.S. will engage in at least one Gulf War-level armed conflict in the next four years.

"You better believe we're going to mix it up with somebody at some point during my administration," said Bush, who plans a 250 percent boost in military spending. "Unlike my predecessor, I am fully committed to putting soldiers in battle situations. Otherwise, what is the point of even having a military?"

I know, I know, Iraqfilter. But it's uncanny enough to post.
posted by Tlogmer at 10:19 AM on March 14, 2003

I'm glad I read the article back when it was still funny.
posted by Wood at 10:24 AM on March 14, 2003

Instead of scary?
posted by o2b at 10:27 AM on March 14, 2003

You know your country's fucked when satire becomes reality...
posted by zekinskia at 10:28 AM on March 14, 2003