Now it's our turn

Speaking of the “dream world” that America is living in…

It seems our brave soldiers in Iraq are plugged into the Matrix as well.

“There’s a picture of the World Trade Centre hanging up by my bed and I keep one in my flak jacket. Every time I feel sorry for these people I look at that. I think, ‘They hit us at home and, now, it’s our turn.’ I don’t want to say payback but, you know, it’s pretty much payback.”

Mind you, Specialist Corporal Michael Richardson is talking about fighting in Iraq, not Afghanistan.

I don’t think this solider is simply believing a lie; Maybe he needs to believe this — like it’s a necessary condition. After all, it’s got to be easier to kill people when you’ve convinced yourself that it’s “pretty much payback.” This excuse has to be better for the psyche than “I’m killing people so the President can get elected,” for instance.

For that matter, maybe all of us are suffering through delusions for similar reasons. “I mean, the President would never lie to get us into a war, right?” We need to believe these things because the truth just doesn’t compute…

…unless the truth is: Getting a BJ from an intern, which we all understand perfectly.