By: Robert Flynn

Don’t blame the victim. George Bush, the most powerful man in the world, was victimized by his intelligence personnel who repeatedly warned him of an imminent attack by terrorists using hijacked airliners but they didn’t tell him when and where so there was nothing he could do but go on vacation.

He was victimized by 19 thugs who for two and a half hours attacked the mightiest country the world has ever known because he couldn’t leave his photo op in a school and show the pupils how terrified he was. He was victimized by Congress who knew he was a liar but let him start an illegal war on a near defenseless country. He was victimized by the media who knew that as governor of Texas he had to settle charges of perjury and obstruction of justice out of court, had lied repeatedly
about how he dodged the draft, why he deserted his National Guard unit and his insider trading, but they had permitted him to run for president based on honor and couldn’t call him a liar because they were confederates.

He was victimized by the public who should have known he was a liar although the lackey media were not permitted to tell them. He was victimized by Afghan warlords who helped defeat Taliban but wanted the same benefits that Unocal and other war-profiteers got.

He was victimized by Saddam Hussein who got rid of all the WMD that Reagan and Bush Sr. had provided him thus stealing Bush’s excuse for grabbing Iraq’s oil. He was victimized by Iraqis who looted instead of throwing flowers at the soldiers who stood and watched. He was victimized by the puppet government that wanted protection from their own people but who didn’t want him as their new tyrant.

He was victimized by his generals who wanted more troops, more money and a plan for staying or leaving, and by his soldiers who wanted body armor and armed Humvees and health insurance, and to leave when their enlistment was up making it harder for him to give the money to Halliburton. He was victimized by his trial lawyers who said they could nuke the Geneva Convention. He was victimized by MPs who weren’t trained for the job they were given and followed orders to torture
prisoners.

The buck can’t stop at George Bush’s desk. He is just a victim

Robert Flynn, a former Marine, is the author of seven novels including "North to Yesterday," "Wanderer Springs," "The Last Klick," and "Tie-Fast Country." He has published two nonfiction books including, "A Personal War in Vietnam," and two story collections. A third collection of stories, "Slouching Toward Zion" is scheduled for October release.