I like Bill Maher, but...

He and the rest of these "on the fence" people need to land on one side already.

In the case of Maher, I am so sick of his "rooting for the win" stance that it borders on insanity. The reality is that while winning is always good, it is counter productive to the environmental issues that Maher champions, and I think that he is too smart to not know that.

Which begs the question of whether he is full of shit when he talks about the environment. The reality is that a win in Iraq means that the U.S. has a fast track to oil in that country and a big ol' middle finger to the resto of the Middle East and OPEC.

You see, Michael Moore DID bring to light one thing that is wholly accurate in his film/rant on George W. and that was the issue of oil. Afghanistan's importance was always known and that is why we helped the mujihadeen in the late 70s and 80s fend off the Soviets. Yeah, it was a big win in the Cold War (and many would argue that it was THE win in the Cold War that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall), but it was a bigger win in the U.S.' quest to find another source of oil.

Many people forget that the 70s marked an era of soaring fuel prices in this country - the likes of which we only now have been reminded of. The Soviets more than likely had the same problem, and isn't it funny that they made an effort to go into Afghanistan and tired hard to push their influence in the Middle East as well? The Iraqi Air Force has MiG fighter jets, which aren't made in the U.S....

The troubles in the Middle East and our involvement in the said troubles ALWAYS have stemmed from oil. If I were more of a pessimist, I would argue that the only reason why Israel exists is to keep a country that is on our side in the mix of things over there - but I am not that pessimisitc.

Mr. Maher has made some very serious and well thought arguments in regard to the environment, and I think he is right about them. When he says that global warming is a national security issue, I am like "Right on, man!". But then, how could we support a war for more fossil fuels that only serve to help destroy our environment?

But Bill is the least of the people that should be chided for this... what about the whole Democratic party? Are they supposed to be more "eco-friendly" than the Republican dinosaurs in Washington? While I respect that they are the absolute minority in Congress, I know that guys like Malcom X and Martin Luther King. Jr. affected change and they were in a REAL minority fighting a tougher fight.

First off, why is John Edwards the only Democrat who can find his balls long enough to make a mea culpa? I feel like Howard Dean was made chairman of the party to help keep him quiet, as the Democrats have somehow managed to remain spineless on both the war and the environment.

So, Bill Maher, if you actually read my blog ever in the next couple of years (because we all know that the war will still be raging on then) do me a favor and understand that a war for oil can not work in concert with your pleas for the government to clean up the environment...