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May 1, 2007
O.k. He vetoed it, that's no surprise...what to do now.
Dear Democrat and Republican Leadership,
Remove all non-war related items from the bill, leave the benchmarks that President Bush himself endorsed at one time, and resubmit it. If he vetoes it again, he will prove once again that he is a hypocrite. He criticized President Clinton for not having a time-line, but now he doesn't see the need for one?
Dear President Bush,
Quit smirking like you're a bad poker player with a winning hand. Especially quit smirking when you are talking about putting American Soldiers in harm's way. You have already disappointed the American people enough. Stop killing our men and women in uniform. Listen to what we told you in November. Currently 71% of us disapprove of how you are handling the war. You and your ilk have driven many of us from the Republican party. It's no longer a party we recognize. It used to be the party of smaller government, but you've taken the party in a direction that many of us were appalled to see it go.
You accuse Democrats of being political, but you forget that they are not alone. Many Republicans are opposed to this war as well. What about us regular citizens? Are we being political?
Please do the right thing. Bring our troops home by holding Iraq to the benchmarks you agreed to.
Posted by Mike at May 1, 2007 6:25 PM
Comments
Good points Mike!!
Posted by: Dad at May 1, 2007 7:35 PM
Amen! I've disliked Mr. Bush since day one. He has proven once again that the most unpatriotic person in this country is him! What is the point of the war now? What are we trying to win? He got rid of Saddam. Now get out!!!!
Posted by: Robyn at May 1, 2007 10:48 PM
I agree Mike!
Posted by: Sherry(from TN) at May 1, 2007 11:59 PM
Good points Mike, but I don't want the people of Iraq to be left hanging. Their government needs to step up to the plate and have a safe and good government ready to care for the people without all the killing that goes on. I feel so sorry for what the people have had to deal with.
Posted by: Mom at May 2, 2007 8:06 AM
Thanks everyone, for your comments. Mom, no one wants the Iraqi people to be left hanging. The benchmarks are for the Iraqi government. They were to have met them and they have not been complying. If they continue on this course, we will never be able to leave.
I feel sorry for the people of Iraq too. Saddam was a dictator and a monster, but the society there was much different than the surrounding nations. Iraqi women were doctors and lawyers, they were not required to be dressed from head to toe.
Posted by: Monolith aka Mikey ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://merelyadequate.net/nav-commenters.gif)
at May 2, 2007 8:16 AM
Four years after the invasion, the electricity is more off than, running water is the same. I was a tepid supporter of the war but felt since we basically broke the country we needed to fix it before the US pulled out. There was little to no plan for after we got Saddam out besides "refereeing" the different factions in that country.
Posted by: Sally at May 9, 2007 12:29 AM
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