American People – Look Listen Learn

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Paul F. Davis at the destroyed World Trade Center September, 2001 in New York City.

 

American People – Look Listen Learn

The American people

Quite a classification indeed

For us self-willed politicians plead

Purport to support our cause

While our soldiers overseas bleed

We were told Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq

Were wars against communists and terrorists

We had to fight and apparently did need

To engage ourselves in

So “the war on terror” we can win.

Whatever that means

That illusory, misleading battle

By which we sell fear and rhetorically rattle

The souls of men and breed instability in nations

While profiteering behind the scenes with corporations

VP Dick Cheney profited handsomely from Halliburton

He was among the warmongers in the al Qaeda and Iraq connection

Dick Cheney’s body language alone reeks with deception.

Believe you me, I’ve studied advanced interrogation.

Nevertheless the American people are slow

To awake to the lies of their presidents’ administrations

As if this were some profound new revelation

Homeland security is an important prioritization

For this reason the American founding fathers advised

Not to foolishly fight wars abroad beyond our nation.

Doing so causes needless deaths and financial destruction.

Hopefully we will have wiser leaders in the next generation?

Less apt to love power and more desirous to serve our nation.

The leaders of the past have thought and pretended to kick ass

Flex their military muscles globally and spread political ideology

Cheney, Baker, Bush & daddy know how to use corporate war machinery

Maneuver in the oil industry and cuddle up with royals in Saudi

By which they’ve become powerful , influential and wealthy

Simultaneously their efforts have hurt us diplomatically

As they’ve tried to sweep over issues with a broad brush

Demonize American dissidents and tell us to hush

As they purport to propagate what the American people really need

That is their multinational maneuvering to satiate their greed.

On the contrary Americans, to win a war against terrorists

You have to do more than arrest and kill people.

Winning hearts and minds is not that stupid and simple.

Unprovoked invasions only show you to be a jihadist and crusader.

Perhaps President Bush wants to be remembered as Darth Vader?

Although I voted for this prayerful President in the first of two elections

And served at the World Trade Center in NYC during the 9-11 devastation

Diverting our military to Iraq was a gross misstep by his administration.

Politicians must begin reading and seeking alternative information.

Pray for divine illumination and humbly enlist others cooperation

Because the world has had enough military invasions and domination

Wherewith we have only further exacerbated the problem with aggravation.

Is it any wonder nobody wants the senior counterterrorism position?

It’s time to stop being secretive and vindictive

Look, listen, learn, love and humbly live

Be honest, accountable, and ask those we’ve wronged to forgive.

Declassify the 9/11 Commission Report.

Stop lying about casualties and the truth we distort.

Abu Ghraib and the Haditha massacre were a disaster.

Promoting “mission accomplished” politicians foolishly purport.

Arise, apologize and come clean with the American people.

Address the motives of terrorists and examine issues from every angle.

Admit bad decisions that hijacked our military and did not serve us.

Stop issuing self-willed executive orders and build a national consensus.

Iraq was a tangent that weakened us and strengthened the next al Qaedas.

America is becoming increasingly hated across the world.

Our thoughtless leadership’s effect will historically be felt and told.

Recognize the dereliction of duty and rejection of analysis

For which we will pay the price and experience paralysis

Beginning with our maimed troops who we used and abused

It is nothing more than Vietnam repeated. There is nothing new

Just a different time, place, political sales pitch and face

Undoubtedly unjustifiable and irreparable, a moral disgrace.

9/11, a chance to build global community, was a squandered opportunity.

The Presidential cabinet was preoccupied with an Iraqi without WMD

And gains monetary that could be had by a foreign imposition of democracy.

Hence we jeopardized our national security and further antagonized the enemy.

POTUS deceived us, derailing the appropriate response and agenda.

A dream come true and propaganda victory for al Qaeda.

Invading Iraq was the Bush administration’s plan long before 9/11.

Bush certainly “stayed the course” and didn’t alter his decision.

Over 100,000 Iraqi innocents and 3,000 American troops gone.

Meanwhile the war machine making a killing fights on.

Bush ironically showed himself the ultimate villain

Pursuing Iraq instead of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

His knee-jerk Texas oil-man predetermined reaction

Despite his motive or intent, the evidence does not relent

Billions of dollars have now been needlessly spent.

Our blind patriotic trust and fervor came and went

And as for the war on terror, we’ve not made a dent.

Apparently the trademark “the American people”

Offers great political leverage and is still for rent.

Paul F. Davis

www.PaulFDavis.com ~ Paul was raised by his maternal grandfather, a retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel and is the cousin to a retired Army Ranger. Paul worked at “ground zero” at the destroyed World Trade in New York City the first week of September 11, 2001. Ten years later, Paul earned a Master degree at New York University in Global Affairs, two blocks from the World Trade Center in the Woolworth Building next to City Hall. Paul since has earned a total of 4 Master degrees, written 90+ books and traveled to 90 nations of the world. Paul has lived in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe. Politically, Paul is neither a Democrat, nor a Republican, although he has voted for both over the years. Most importantly, Paul is an outspoken patriot and American fighting for truth, justice, peace and homeland security to ensure national stability and posterity.

Paul F. Davis is an international educator, worldwide minister, inspirational speaker, foreign policy adviser, geostrategist, global business consultant, wellness trainer and life coach for purity, purpose and powerful living serving governments, companies, churches, cruise lines, schools, colleges and universities. Paul has touched 90 nations, authored 90 life-changing books and has lived overseas extensively building bridges cross-culturally and empowering people to live their dreams happily.

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Among Paul’s more than 90 books written are:

AID & MILITARY INTERVENTION GONE AWRY ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G62M8F0

AMERICA’S STATE SECRETS & HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1549601059

9/11 TERRORISM MEDIA NEWS COVERAGE AND CENSORSHIP ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GM69BXM

UNITED STATES OF ARROGANCE ~ https://tinyurl.com/dying-democracy

HAPPINESS ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09WQDW41S

THE LADDER OF SUCCESS ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2TPPP11

CONQUERING COVID-19 ~ https://tinyurl.com/bye-bye-covid

KILLING CANCER ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1096149060

POEMS THAT PROPEL THE PLANET ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1794116877

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS & FOREIGN POLICY POEMS ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AWKEZRC

CONFLICT RESOLUTION & PEACEMAKING POEMS ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AUTUH3Q

VISIONARY LEADERSHIP POETRY ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AW1RO92

CREATIVITY ~ https://tinyurl.com/creativity-guru

SUCCESS PRINCIPLES ~ https://tinyurl.com/success-strategies

LEADERSHIP ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TFF77B7

WEALTHY MIND ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1982955732

EMPOWERING & LIBERATING WOMEN ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/0972437576

INTEGRITY OF HEART ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BFHVK2E

APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1980596417

SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1520928521

TERRIFIC TONGUE TWISTERS ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B15DPJ7N

DADDY LOVES ME ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09SV688WY

 

American People – Look Listen Learn