Past Fears - Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD's)

An actual weapon of mass destruction is pictured detonating here, differing slightly from the fake WMD's that Americans once feared.

Oh weep with me my friends,

This is a tale of mass deception. You see Americans learned to live their lives with the knowledge that Russian ICBM missiles were trained on their major cities and military facilities every moment of every day and night. Certainly these were a brave people who practiced shielding themselves with wooden desks to survive a nuclear attack.

After the fall of the Iron Curtain (does anyone even remember this?), Americans were more or less without much of an enemy to truly fear. Without genuine fears, it is said that the American people lost their bravery. Noble attempts in American cinema tried to fill the void with great movies like Fight Club, which reminded them to face their fears, their pain. Alas it did too little too late.

Kids, don't try this at home without adult supervision.

As though it were prophecy, "Fight Club" displayed of the fall of the imaginary financial buildings at the hands of a disenfranchised youth. Two years later, real financial buildings were laid low at the hands of a different group of disenfranchised youth... these I refer to as religious assholes. If we've learned anything from history my friends, and I daresay we haven't; the only way to combat religious assholes abroad is with religious assholes at home.

Armed with vials of anthrax, fake intelligence and most of all, a renewed fear of weapons of mass destruction, America was unwittingly thrust into a war with a developing nation. Religious assholes on both sides were overjoyed at the prospect of a continued war, having had no real enemies for decades. When it was all but proved that there were not any WMD's in Iraq, nor were there *ever* any WMD's in Iraq, there were no apologies.

American fear was deliberately inflated, exploited, and popped in a frenzy of disappointment. You might think that they won't be fooled again. To this I say, never underestimate the American people.

Peace be with you my friends,
Sir Robyn

References:

• Every news source in the United States between 9/11 and the start of the Iraq war.
• For what it's worth -