2012년 4월 10일 화요일

American Jesus -- Bad Religion


i don't need to be a global citizen  because i'm blessed by nationality
i'm member of a growing populace  we enforce our popularity  there are things that seem to pull us under  and there are things  that drag us down  but there's a power  and a vital presence  thats lurking all around  we've
got the american Jesus  see him on the interstate  we've got the american Jesus he helped build the  president's estate 

i feel sorry  for the earth's population  'cuz so few  live in the U.S.A.
at least the foreigners  can copy our morality  they can visit but they
cannot stay  only precious few  can garner the prosperity  it makes us
walk  with renewed confidence  we've got a place to go when we die  and
the architect resides right here we've got the american Jesus 
overwhelming millions every day he's the farmers barren fields  the force
the army wields  the expession in the faces  of the starving children 
the power of the PEN

he's the fuel that drives the clan  he's the motive and conscience  of the murderer he's the preacher on t.v.  the false sincerity  the form letter
that's written  by the big computers  he's the nuclear bombs  and the
kids with no moms  and i'm fearful that  he's inside me           (sing365)


This was written in response to US President George H. W. Bush's comment that the US would win the Gulf War (the first one) because God is on their side. It's pretty much a satirical view on the general American thought that the United States is the most powerful nation in the world because it is "One nation under God."                                                                   (songfacts)    


                                   


Operation Desert   Storm


The Persian Gulf War (2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991),  was a war waged by a UN-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.
The invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi troops that began 2 August 1990 was met with international condemnation, and brought immediateeconomic sanctions against Iraq by members of the UN Security Council. U.S. President George H. W. Bush deployed American forces into Saudi Arabia, and urged other countries to send their own forces to the scene. An array of nations joined the coalition. The great majority of the military forces in the coalition were from the United States, with Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and Egypt as leading contributors, in that order.
The war was marked by the beginning of live news on the front lines of the fight, with the primacy of the U.S. network CNN.The war has also earned the nickname Video Game War after the daily broadcast images on board the American bombers during Operation Desert Storm.
The initial conflict to expel Iraqi troops from Kuwait began with an aerial bombardment on 17 January 1991. This was followed by a ground assault on 23 February. This was a decisive victory for the coalition forces, who liberated Kuwait and advanced into Iraqi territory. The coalition ceased their advance, and declared a cease-fire 100 hours after the ground campaign started. Aerial and ground combat was confined to Iraq, Kuwait, and areas on the border of Saudi Arabia. However, Iraq launched Scud missiles against coalition military targets in Saudi Arabia and against Israel.      (wikipedia)  

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