Mr. Bush (and his advisors, all) are simply wrong, and more, perhaps mad.

Letter in preparation for Herald - Leader Editorial page, January 11, 2006

“We can’t cut and run. . .” Bush and all his advisors agree?

Why? Because our prestige and honor as a country is at stake?

Because to do so would admit that the invasion was a mistake from the start?

Because we will contribute (even more) to the instability of the Middle East?

Because we would leave Iraq in chaos?

Exactly the same arguments were made regarding Vietnam, after we had lost some 25,000 men and women.

The arguments were not true then, and
none of these arguments are true now.
They are not only untrue, but mad in their arrogance, closedmindedness, and insanity for the future welfare and safety of our county.

What we really cannot give up is this adventure in American Imperialism, military bases and access to the oil reserves there, and the arrogance that first conceived the undertaking.

This fact is undeniable: to stay the course, to stay in Iraq means to create additional chaos, as suicide bombers multiply and will eventually persuade us.
Military power cannot prevail over an insurgency.
We should have learned that in Vietnam.
Israel and Sharon are finally learning it.

As long as we are in Irag, chaos and terror will remain.

Mr. Bush was simply wrong from the beginning
and he is wrong now. Furthermore so also are all
the advisors including those he assembled
recently to whom he gave one minute of voice.

Economists predict Iraq will cost one to
trillion dollars. Not to speak of the future lives, limbs
and blood of our proud military.

Does anyone remember that it took our leaders
years to face up to Vietnam, and the lives of
another 25,000 American men and women?

Mr. Bush said when running for President that he would never balance the budget on the backs of the poor. He lied. He has already done so, and will continue to do so.

It is the un-insured, the students, the handicapped, the needy as the recent budget cuts already demonstrated who will pay through the nose for this war.
Not Mr. Bush and his rich cronies.
He really doesn’t care about you and me and other like us.

How long will it take America to wake up to this fact?