If you can't find
Osama, bomb Iraq.
If the markets are a drama, bomb Iraq.
If the terrorists are frisky,
Pakistan is looking shifty,
North Korea is too risky,
Bomb Iraq.
(Sung to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know
It, Clap Your Hands")
Osama bin Laden probably claps his hands a lot these
days. The United States can't seem to find him, he
still sends his messages to followers via tapes and it
looks like one of his biggest enemies, Saddam Hussein,
will soon be forced out of power.
And he probably laughs about the United States security
color code. His terrorist allies apparently only
need to drop hints about attacking U.S. interests and
the color changes on the chart. Now they have us
up to orange!
When the newscasters report the new terrorist threat
level, they probably have trouble keeping a straight
face when they tell us to be aware of anything
suspicious. One can only imagine how foolish and
weak we come off to bin Laden and his ilk.
Even with our intense bombing in Afghanistan (which
killed 17 civilians in a recent attack), it should be
clear by now that we have missed bin Laden. His
survival haunts President Bush, who promised to find him
"dead or alive." Now Bush has two other
problems on his front burner with Iraq and North Korea.
A recent bin Laden message arrived on audio tape and
told his followers to fight the "devil" United
States. He also put down Hussein and the Iraqi
government as "socialist" and implied that it
did not matter to his cause whether or not Hussein
survives. He sees the U.S. build-up as a way to
increase his following because he can easily identify
the "bad guy" in the situation.
While our government sorts through its colors and keeps
warning us of imminent attacks, bin Laden is having a
field day. Some day he may well strike at us
again. We can only hope the government does not
cry "wolf" first.