Gulf War - an art work by T Newfields

G u l f W a r

Yahoo, Cowboys!
Blast dat dere varmit, Saddam Hussein!
It sure is fun ta kill fer oil
An' watch da world go ta flame.

Now I dun't much reckon 'bout politcks
Err understan' komplex dings
Bud I know wun dis fer certain:
Any wun pushin' petrol prices too hi
'ill get a ton ah bullets
& smart bombs over dare skies.

Lots ah people fight fer freedom
Un a few fer ideology
But Amerika kills fer petroleum –
Cus dat equals wealth & power
in Corporate-Think.
Ted: So the Gulf War was all about petroleum?
Chris: Basically. Perhaps the animosity between Bush and Hussein also clouded their judgment.
Once people become too emotional, they lose all common sense.
Kris: Why do ordinary people have to pay for the stupidity of their leaders?
Chris: That's how history works.
Ted: If I had it my way, Bush and Hussein would be forced to live together.
Sam: In another lifetime they will . . .

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