On Wednesday Sen. John McCain jokingly referred
to "that old Beach Boys' song Bomb
Iran" and sang "bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb" to the tune of Barbara Ann.
Last week after I heard McCain
defending the Iraq war in his
Senate speech, I told my friends McCain seems suicidal. Today when overwhelming
majority of Americans are against the war, for a presidential candidate to
continue advocating the war is nothing less than political suicide. With
this latest fiasco, McCain is now proving that not only he is suicidal, he's
totally nuts. Not only he can harm himself, he is ready to go on a rampage and
kill on massive scale.
Just a few days ago, Cho
Seung-Hui went on a deadly rampage in Virginia Tech and killed 32 people and
then shot himself. This was a shocking and tragic incident that got much media
attention. Every little thing is being rightfully scrutinized to see why people,
from university officials to police, failed to stop this
incident.
At the same time, we have in front
of us nut-cases like McCain. They are ready and willing to kill, and they are
even singing about it. And they have actually proven they can do far more harm
(case in point: Iraq). However, in comparison they
get far less coverage by the media than they deserve! Why? In fact we should ask
why President Bush is still in the office?
Presiding Bush, McCain, the neocons
gang, and all the other proponents of war, are in fact responsible for the death
and destruction that has happened due to Iraq war. This
was a war that was imposed on Americans based on lies and deceit. There was
nothing in this war for Americans but loss of life, property, and
reputation. And of course with the excuse of eradicating nonexistent WMD from
Iraq, destruction in Massive
Scale has been happening in Iraq.
Over six hundred thousand Iraqis
have died. More than three thousand US troops have
died. Hundreds of thousands have been injured. Millions have been displaced.
Iraq is in ruins. And yet people like
McCain dare to joke about bombing another nation and bringing more death and
destruction to Americans and Iranians!
On Thursday McCain refused to repent
and said: "Please, I was talking to some of my old veterans friends," he told
reporters. "My response is, Lighten up and get a
life."
Mr. McCain, I will get a life. I do
have a life. But what do you have to tell to all the dead? How can you look into
the eyes of mothers, fathers, wives, husbands and children and sing your happy
bombing tune? Can you tell them to get a life? I wouldn't be surprised if
you can. I always wonder if people like you have a soul?
When reporters asked if the joke was
insensitive, McCain said: "Insensitive to what? The
Iranians?"
Mr. McCain, I know it's too much to
expect you to be sensitive to Iranians. After all they must be less of a
human. You don't care about Americans. Why should you care about
Iranian? It is interesting on the same day Iranians were celebrating the
day of great Iranian poet Saadi, the news of
McCain's deadly joke hit the wires.
Saadi, a 13th century
Iranian poet, cares about mankind and acts as a global thinker when
he talks about oneness of mankind:
Oneness of
mankind
All Adam's race are members of one
frame;
Since all, at first, from the same
essence came.
When by hard fortune one limb is
oppressed,
The other members lose their wonted
rest:
If thou feel'st not for others'
misery,
A son of Adam is no name for
thee.
From Saadi's The Gulistan (The Rose
Garden) Translated by Edward B. Eastwick
On the other hand, McCain, a
21st century American politician who wants to spray the world with
freedom and democracy, sings:
"bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb"
Mr. McCain, we don't need more
bombs. We don't need more deaths and more ruins. We need to focus on our
families and children. Today, millions of humans are being left behind in this
country. Public education is a disaster because of lack of money and resources.
The sick are left to die because they don't have health care. The poor have no
hope. And our towns aren't prepared to deal with natural disasters. But thanks
to warmongers like you, our money and resources are being spent on killing
and destroying. Your "bomb bomb bomb" singing is outrageous and
sickening. But more than that, your actions are criminal. People like you need
to be locked up before they do more damage! You are far more dangerous than Cho
Seung-Hui!
Now go
on singing...
About the author:
Ali
Moayedian is an Iranian-American who lives in
San Francisco Bay Area. He dreams of "Oneness of
mankind."
