Have You Forgotten?

Now that the GOP is out of power in Congress and things seem to be getting better, it is important that we never forget what it was like in this country just a few short years ago. One thing I'll never forget is a song called "Have You Forgotten?" It was written by Darryl Worley and was released on the eve of Bush's invasion of Iraq. Worley obviously wrote it in response to all the folks who opposed the invasion, and the song started out like this:

I hear people saying we don't need this war
I say there's some things worth fighting for
What about our freedom and this piece of ground
We didn't get to keep 'em by backing down
They say we don't realize the mess we're getting in
Before you start your preaching let me ask you this my friend

Have you forgotten how it felt that day?
To see your homeland under fire
And her people blown away
Have you forgotten when those towers fell?
We had neighbors still inside going thru a living hell
And you say we shouldn't worry 'bout bin Laden
Have you forgotten?

No Darryl -- I haven't forgotten about Osama, but you and the rest of your neo-fascist buddies apparently have. And by the way, how does it feel now that you know you were just acting as a propaganda tool for the Bush Regime? I'm thinking that you probably feel the way Colin Powell feels right now.

And speaking of Powell, today is the fourth anniversary of the speech he made to the UN during the run-up to the Iraq Debacle, and Atrios marks the day with this must-read post.