The War in Iraq

1
It's economic necessity of the gravest kind,
The military-industrial complex must be fed,
For else, prosperity will fall into a fatal bind,
Overproduction will ensue, and business will be dead.
2
The spheres of influence must now be closely drawn,
It's not just Iraq that here really is at stake,
Aggression tolerated will bring the war to our lawn,
And foreign armies will then slice us like a cake.
3
Is a religious conflict shaping up,
Or is this only a foil,
Could it, perchance, be
That this war is just fought for the oil?

Epilogue

Which face is true?
Maybe all three,
I do not know, do you?
But one thing I can surely see,
The Bard, he held the key,
When he did state contemptuously:
'What fools these mortals be!'

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2006 Alfred Charasz