The mind behind the war with Iraq

The mind behind the war with Iraq

Not a statistician nor a neurologist, I am nevertheless convinced that if you raise the number 2 to a power numerically equal to the number of the inhabitants of the earth two brains mirroring each other – identical in all respects – can not be found anywhere in the cosmos. This brings in an immense difficulty in trying to understand the motives behind individual choices. Quite likely we have to reach conclusions by sifting through a large collection of known data, real facts, inference, hypotheses and self-biased induction nor any two brains will get the same result concerning the brain under scrutiny.

Here I am thinking of Mr. George W. Bush and the psychic make up of the man who launched the war against Iraq, a war unacceptable to the majority even if far well aware how little of a saint Saddam Hussein may be, and several hypothesis came to my mind.

He is a man of strong resolve and will reach any goal he sets in front of himself. He must be such a kind of man if he attained his actual political status. So at one time he set in front of himself the goal of getting rid of Saddam Hussein and sanctifying "the Axis of Evil" and he his going through it. But … a resolute character and a perfectly defined goal and you get obsessed, so no matter what obstacles, right or wrong, good or bad, and you will go through it irrespective of the waters of the sea where you launch your boat. Hence you may develop and nurture a notable weakness, obsession, and this becomes a very dangerous trait when handling power.
He his a weak mind, and someone else is pulling the strings moving him around (hint: who is pulling the wires?). So that we can no more give full consideration to the man under scrutiny and we must try to find out who is the mind beyond this matter, this makes understanding more difficult and complicated.
He is the typical weak mind hiding behind a mask of strength and firmness. So this mask will give him a strong resolve, but …he is vested with power and might, he can turn the world upside down at will and all this is beside a mask and within a weakling. Danger ahead!
He is simply all but clever, lacking wisdom and obstinate. We have no choice but to light candles and pray.
He is far too clever for poor beings like us so as to understand his foresight. One day we will hail and thank him.

Any of the above hints may hide more or less truth – so far all that we can do is just to hypothesize according to our standards and remembering the saying that "Even God won’t judge a person till after he has died" and so I should keep to Zeno’s teaching: "Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men’s imperfections, and conceal your own." And choosing this will put me also on the safe side, why should I tell you that my mind suggests me that he is a paranoid when personally I don't have any consistent data to reach such a conclusion?


	The mind behind the war with Iraq Not a statistician nor a neurologist, I am nevertheless convinced that if you raise the number 2 to a power numerically equal to the number of the inhabitants of the earth two brains mirroring each other – identical in all respects – can not be found anywhere in the cosmos. This brings in an immense difficulty in trying to understand the motives behind individual choices. Quite likely we have to reach conclusions by sifting through a large collection of known data, real facts, inference, hypotheses and self-biased induction nor any two brains will get the same result concerning the brain under scrutiny. Here I am thinking of Mr. George W. Bush and the psychic make up of the man who launched the war against Iraq, a war unacceptable to the majority even if far well aware how little of a saint Saddam Hussein may be, and several hypothesis came to my mind. He is a man of strong resolve and will reach any goal he sets in front of himself. He must be such a kind of man if he attained his actual political status. So at one time he set in front of himself the goal of getting rid of Saddam Hussein and sanctifying "the Axis of Evil" and he his going through it. But … a resolute character and a perfectly defined goal and you get obsessed, so no matter what obstacles, right or wrong, good or bad, and you will go through it irrespective of the waters of the sea where you launch your boat. Hence you may develop and nurture a notable weakness, obsession, and this becomes a very dangerous trait when handling power. He his a weak mind, and someone else is pulling the strings moving him around (hint: who is pulling the wires?). So that we can no more give full consideration to the man under scrutiny and we must try to find out who is the mind beyond this matter, this makes understanding more difficult and complicated. He is the typical weak mind hiding behind a mask of strength and firmness. So this mask will give him a strong resolve, but …he is vested with power and might, he can turn the world upside down at will and all this is beside a mask and within a weakling. Danger ahead! He is simply all but clever, lacking wisdom and obstinate. We have no choice but to light candles and pray. He is far too clever for poor beings like us so as to understand his foresight. One day we will hail and thank him. Any of the above hints may hide more or less truth – so far all that we can do is just to hypothesize according to our standards and remembering the saying that "Even God won’t judge a person till after he has died" and so I should keep to Zeno’s teaching: "Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men’s imperfections, and conceal your own." And choosing this will put me also on the safe side, why should I tell you that my mind suggests me that he is a paranoid when personally I don't have any consistent data to reach such a conclusion?