pomes of buddy don: It Can't Be Our Fault

It Can’t Be Our FaultYou fought through the war, you’re home and upset,But we don’t want to hear nothing no how,We don’t want to see you on our Tee Vee setFighting the wars we don’t care about now.The bombs, the destruction, it all brings us down —We don’t want to seem the least bit unkind —But we have a game, our team is in town,So why should we sully our beautiful mind?Why should we care about

pomes of buddy don: sovereignty

SovereigntyThe problem with these new democraciesIs that they fail to understand their voteCan make it look as if we would appeaseThe very folks we never would promote.How dare Iraqis we gave libertyRaise questions about our noble intentOr whine about our gift of sovereigntyWhen it’s their freedom we helped implement?Why must their legislature act as thoughAllowing our troops to extend their

pomes of buddy don: No Need for Pravda Here

No Need for Pravda HereWe don’t need your Pravda in the U S!We have our ways to get the same job done –We simply make use of our famous free pressWho question naught our retired guys have spun.For when a general has to retireIt doesn’t mean his usefulness is through –Since as a lobbyist he might be hiredAnd we can help him if he helps us too.We call them “message force multipliers” –They help us

pomes of buddy don: So?

They called the "escalation" just a "surge,"Since many can remember that grim wordFrom Viet Nam, where "escalation's" dirgeWas often all that we the people heard.They would not let us see returning dead,Since that might make us think the war had costToo much when what they needed was, instead,A fairy tale where our wars can't be lost.They would not budget for the cost of warSince that might mean

pomes of buddy don: Not Much

No MuchIt’s five years on and what have we achieved?For great and grand are our accomplishments!The weapons that weren’t there were sure perceivedAnd that they weren’t was pure coincidence!And though Osama and Saddam were foes,With one religious, one a worldly man,We’ve beaten one down to his own last throes —The other? Well, we’ll catch him when we can.What matters is we spread democracy —A