The terrorism war begins to sag.
The perpetrator we were meant to bag
Remains at large, and wartime fervor fades.
Then Bush and all his hawkish White House aides
Drop sanctions as the way to tame Iraq
And say, “Without delay, we must attack.”
If that war sags, there’s still a backup plan.
It’s war without delay against Iran.
And when the zest for that war, too, has faded?
That’s easy: North Korea gets invaded.
But then it’s hard to think of what to do.
Destroy Bahrain? Bomb France? Invade Peru?
- Column
- September 5, 2002
War Against Iraq: The Context
War Against Iraq: The Context
The terrorism war begins to sag.
The perpetrator we were meant to bag
Remains at large, and wartime fervor fades.
Then Bush and all his hawkish White House aides
Drop sanctions as the way to tame Iraq
And say, “Without delay, we must attack.”
If that war sags, there’s still a backup plan.
It’s war without delay against Iran.
And when the zest for that war, too, has faded?
That’s easy: North Korea gets invaded.
But then it’s hard to think of what to do.
Destroy Bahrain? Bomb France? Invade Peru?
