So it’s been six years since the US Senate voted to authorize the president to invade Iraq.  It’s worth reviewing that time right now.  It was then that Congress – with many Democrats joining the Republican push – relinquished much of their power and played an essential role in establishing an imperial presidency.  As we well know any dissent was ignored or attacked as anti-American and unpatriotic.  Those were fearful times indeed.

Bill Moyers recently covered what was happening at the time.  Watch his video essay on the subject:

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This is a little mashup I threw together.  The audio is the late Kurt Vonnegut reading from his classic novel Slaughterhouse-Five.  In it the hero Billy Pilgrim describes his experiences one night while watching the late movie as he waits for the Tralfamadorians.

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