Over 200 years ago Thomas Paine started a pamphlet (18th Century blogs) with the now immortal phrase, "These are the times that try men's souls." At the time, he was trying to drum up support for the Revolutionary War. I am using his phrase to do the exact opposite: I want everyone to think about this war in Iraq and what it's ultimate consequences will be.

We are fed tons of propaganda loaded with very emotional words like "freedom" and "liberty" and "despot" and "coalition." But, if you look closely enough, you'll notice that there is no substance to any of it. It's just like the Potemkin Villages that the Soviets through up for foreign journalists in the 1930's to prove how wonderful Communism was. Only now, Bush, Rumsfeld, Powell and Co. are building a Potemkin village composed of smoke and mirrors to justify their Empire Building.

Unfortunately, this facade is built from the flesh and blood of innocent human beings. I am not an apologist for Saddam Hussein: He's an evil man with a wicked agenda and he should be removed from power by the U.N. But, this has all been said before. What is missing, I think, the Truth.

Yes, that's right, the Truth. (Shit...another of those emotionally charged words that are so abstract that defining them is like trying to nail jello to the wall!) The Truth here is that George Bush and most of his cabinet should be tried for Crimes against humanity. They are, in my opinion, as insane as Saddam. They just have better tailors. Their actions are indicative of sociopaths. As a health care professional, I would recommend involuntary commitment and a thorough psychiatric evalution.

George has a problem with authority that is exacerbated by a poorly hidden drinking habit. Also, if you look closely at his more recent photos, you can see a fine coating of white powder just above his upper lip.

Donnie "Rummie" Rumsfeld is obviously impotent. He has all of the signs of chronic Viagra use and with the blisters on his palms his obsession with self-gratification screams out for therapy and some sort of OCB med like Zoloft, Paxil, or Effexor.

National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice can be spotted roaming the streets of D.C. wearing nothing but a coat made from the skin of a White Rhinoceros flashing school buses. I understand that she has a tattoo of Spiro Agnew on her torso and a third nipple.

But seriously, these people are all guilty of premeditated murder and every American (myself included) is an accomplice.

Stop the War!