The Next Train to Crawford, TX
I have great faith in the American people; unwavering faith. I feel that there is no way we can re-elect a president who has made so many irrational decisions that have effected our nation in such a negative manner. Over 1,100 men and women of the United States armed forces have given their lives in a war that by all accounts should never have been fought, at least in the manner in which it was. George W. Bush made arguably his worst decision of his four year term when he decided to "go it alone" in Iraq. The evidence presented to him about Saddam Hussein's "quest" to acquire weopons of mass destruction was at best, mediocre to weak. I can't remember exactly how much time the president and his advisors spent trying to persuade the U.N. to aid them in their war against Saddam, but it wasn't nearly long enough. By going into Iraq, the president has weakened America's international relationships, enraged middle eastern states, and given terrorist organizations a reason to continue their attacks against America and what's left of her once strong coalition of allies. This war has cost the American people over 200 billion dollars, money that I feel could have been much better spent on important domestic issues such as education and healthcare. Not only have a lot of American lives been lost in the war, but thousands of innocent Iraqi citizens have allso been killed and injured.
The following are just a few of the mistakes Mr. Bush has made while in office: The Patriot Act, the improperly funded No Child Left Behind Act, the slack that has been given to Osama Bin Laden while he focused his attention on Iraq, the huge tax cut for the wealthy which along with the war has taken America from a 4 trillion dollar surplus to a 2 trillion dollar deficit. I could go on and on.
The point is, any American who doesn't believe that the war in Iraq was a good decision and isn't in the top ten percent of wealthiest Americans should be eager to elect John Kerry as president today and send Dub-ya on the next train to Crawford, Texas.
Get out there and vote!
posted by crazyowl @ 5:59 AM
3 Comments:
You're preaching to the choir with me, but I can still look past the politics and see the wisdom. Maybe a neo-con wouldn't be able to do that, but, hey, that's what's basically wrong with neo-cons anyway. I read where the crumbling infrastructure of America's schools could be fixed with about $27 billion, about one-tenth of what Bush is spending on his war. We ask for things like that and universal healthcare and they respond with "we can't afford it," usually right on the heels of bragging about our being the richest country in history. Thanks for the Ramblings, Crazyowl. Music to my ears.
I always said, Bush is a dick.
Hey Asshole My Father faught in Veitnam (another war that shouldn't have happened) and in one Mission he lost 2/5ths of his platoon. They started with five thousand men. 2000 died 1000 came back and recieved purple hearts 2000 came back "fine". Don't cry about 1100 men and women who voluntarily singed up for the military. and who died over the span of how many YEARS.
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