WAR *HUH*, ETC. ETC.
Here it is, my take on the war on Iraq for all it's worth.
ITEM ONE
I simply have not seen sufficient evidence to justify this military action. What I have seen of the evidence indicated a need for continued unified, multilateral, international pressure.
ITEM TWO
I'm personally disturbed by the school of thought that equates any further debate with treason and lack of support for our President and the men and women of this country fighting and dying overseas.
The time for debate is never over. However, it is no longer our first priority.
ITEM THREE
Our troops have been committed. They are fighting and dying. Debate all you want, but do something constructive for the people fighting while you do it. There are all sorts of services you can provide. "Such as?" you may ask. Find out.
You can at least pray -- not just for our people, but for everyone suffering on both sides.
ITEM FOUR
That being said, I refuse to stop exploring the truth of why we're fighting in Iraq.
ITEM FIVE
President Bush has a rare opportunity. At least implicitly, he seeks the trust of the American people. I wonder if he realizes just how many people are willing to set their doubts to one side and follow his lead.
Let's face it, when was the last time in this nation that we implicitly trusted a President? When we actually trusted someone willing commit lives and resources based on things to which we weren't privvy? It did exist once -- or so I've read.
When this is all over, and we have accomplished out military objectives in Iraq, I had better see the rooms with the store of weapons of mass destruction. Better yet, send in Geraldo Rivera into the first hidden vault that's uncovered.
Then, I will eat crow and post it on this blog for all to see. But more importantly, at least for a time, faith in an American President will be restored. What a blessing that would be for this country.
Don't let us down, Mr. President.
Here it is, my take on the war on Iraq for all it's worth.
ITEM ONE
I simply have not seen sufficient evidence to justify this military action. What I have seen of the evidence indicated a need for continued unified, multilateral, international pressure.
ITEM TWO
I'm personally disturbed by the school of thought that equates any further debate with treason and lack of support for our President and the men and women of this country fighting and dying overseas.
The time for debate is never over. However, it is no longer our first priority.
ITEM THREE
Our troops have been committed. They are fighting and dying. Debate all you want, but do something constructive for the people fighting while you do it. There are all sorts of services you can provide. "Such as?" you may ask. Find out.
You can at least pray -- not just for our people, but for everyone suffering on both sides.
ITEM FOUR
That being said, I refuse to stop exploring the truth of why we're fighting in Iraq.
ITEM FIVE
President Bush has a rare opportunity. At least implicitly, he seeks the trust of the American people. I wonder if he realizes just how many people are willing to set their doubts to one side and follow his lead.
Let's face it, when was the last time in this nation that we implicitly trusted a President? When we actually trusted someone willing commit lives and resources based on things to which we weren't privvy? It did exist once -- or so I've read.
When this is all over, and we have accomplished out military objectives in Iraq, I had better see the rooms with the store of weapons of mass destruction. Better yet, send in Geraldo Rivera into the first hidden vault that's uncovered.
Then, I will eat crow and post it on this blog for all to see. But more importantly, at least for a time, faith in an American President will be restored. What a blessing that would be for this country.
Don't let us down, Mr. President.
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