Letter to the Editor
On the fourth anniversary of Mission Accomplished it's clear that Bush has the war so screwed up that it's not winnable. We don't even know who the enemy is that and every day we are there we are hurting America. We elected the Democrats to get us out of Iraq, not to pass non-binding symbolic votes. It's time for Democrats to pull the plug. Supporting the troops is supporting the war. Voting for funding is the same as reauthorizing the war. Why should we keep sending soldiers to die for nothing. It's time to pull the plug and get out now.
Letter to the Editor
I watched the first debate between the Democratic candidates for president tonight not expecting to change my mind or be impressed by anyone. One of the candidates, Mike Gravel, was a name I never heard before. Although I liked what everyone who I knew said, I was really impressed with this new guy because he gets it on the Iraq issue.
Mike Gravel fully understands that the war in Iraq wasn't only a crime, but that Democrats need to take extreme measures to shut down the war and shut down the Bush administration now. Although he probably has zero chance of winning I was impressed enough to go to his web site to make a donation. Unfortunately his web site was so overloaded that I couldn't get in. But I like what he said and I want to hear more of it.
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And - it's a name I can pronounce!
Letter to the Editor
I hope Bush does veto the Iraq funding and I hope that the Democrats refuse to send him another bill funding the occupation. Every dollar we put into Iraq makes America weaker and causes more soldiers to die for nothing. It's time to end the denial and face reality. Why is the point in putting it off till later and let things continue to get worse? I think that when Bush vetoes the funding then we should call the occupation over.
Letter to the Editor
I'm glad Senator Harry Reid finally admitted what most of us already know, that the Iraq war is lost. Republicans have challenged the Democrats saying that if Democrats really believe the war is lost then they should cut off funding now. I agree. Why should we spend another 100 billion dollars and waste another 1000 lives on a lost cause? Why should we put it off so that the next president has to clean up Bush's mess?
The way I see it Bush should consider himself lucky that the Democrats are offering some money with a time table. I think if Bush vetoes the bill then that should be the end of funding. This is Bush's war. We should lose it while he is still president.
Letter to the Editor
Bush wants to hire a war czar to run his wars. But war isn't working. What we need is a peace czar. The way I see it if Bush vetoes the spending bill with the deadlines then Congress should just refuse to send him another one. The war is lost. We were wrong to have started it. It's time for Bush to face his defeat. Every soldier that dies is another wasted life.
Letter to the Editor
Presidential candidate Senator John McCain, a proponent of the war, says that Iraq is safe and said he would have walked through the Bab al-Sharqi market in Baghdad without the military protection that surrounded him last week when he was there. Last week he had 100 soldiers and several helicopters guarding his safety. Does McCain actually expect anyone to believe him? Mr. Straight Talk Express should actually do it, walk in Baghdad without protection. Show us how it's done.
If he wants to prove a point bad enough he could make it happen. But he won't because he's lying to us. He's telling us that the only reason he didn't go unguarded was because the military wouldn't let him. Our soldiers are fighting and dying so that McCain can pose in front of them for political purposes. I think the next time McCain goes to Iraq he should let the Iraqis protect him. And if someone doesn't put a bullet in his back I'll vote for him.
Letter to the Editor
Bush doesn't like it that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is talking to the president of Syria. But when you consider that Bush is wrong about everything he does then doing the opposite of what Bush wants makes it more likely that she has the right idea.