2002.10.05
2002.10.05
still i am unhappy with how congress is now being pressed by the bush administration to give him authority to do as he pleases. i can understand the urge to pursue and punish terrorists. i can understand that iraq *may* be harboring terrorists. i can not understand why we cannot locate and eliminate those terrorists without going to war against the iraqi regime. saddam hussein is a bastard and certainly a threat in many ways. however, countering terrorism and toppling this particular government haven’t been shown (to me, at least; maybe someone else has read the conclusive evidence and can fill me in?) to be related.
i am not the only one concerned. recently, in an open letter to “dubya” bush, larry williams asked a few important questions that he is hoping bush will take the time to answer. for himself, but also for the american people. mr. williams is a retired marine colonel and professor at GWU in DC, so it’s not like this is the average joe on the street expressing his concern (as i am). here are the questions:
1: What is the actual threat to the United States — the purpose of war?
2: How many American lives will we expend to punish Saddam Hussein?
3: How long will public support last when hundreds, possibly thousands, of body bags start arriving home?
4: How, militarily, do you plan to fight this war?
5: How many Iraqi citizens do you plan to kill in order to bestow democracy?
6: How will you govern a defeated Iraq?
7: How does the war against Iraq contribute to winning the war against terrorism?
mr. williams expounded on the questions and points out why they should be answered. i should point out the open letter is not of condemnation, but rather of concern that we are right (politically, morally, and practically) in going the direction bush would take us.
my secret fear is that this could be an opening salvo for WWIII. no, i am not clinically paranoid.
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