There was an article in the Christian Science Monitor recently which I felt compelled to write the editor about. It always strikes me as unfortunate that people have their minds made up and then attempt to fit the facts to suit their fantasy.
Letter to Editor March 30, 2006
Re: John Hughes’ article “With patience in ……” Mar. 29, 2006 referred to comparisons between the Iraq war and the Vietnam war as “careless talk”. It indeed is a valid comparison. Both wars were based on trumped up charges. The public was lied to intentionally to gain support for both wars.
Hughes states the “U.S. faced Viet Cong and North Vietnamese military units whereas in Iraq the enemy is comprised of faceless terrorists”. Actually in Iraq the foe is an insurgency against the U.S. occupation and increasing manipulation of the electoral process. The Shiite majority is being forced to accept a disproportionate representation of Sunnis.
Comparison of casualty numbers in Vietnam and Iraq is as dumb and meaningless as comparing Iraq casualties to traffic fatalities. This is purely a Rove “talking point”. Also, attributing attacks on Iraqis by Iraqis for the purpose of gaining T.V. exposure to discourage U.S. citizens is simplistic, as are most of Bush’s assertions. The Iraqis, by their historical nature, are engaged in a civil war because of their religio-ethnic differences. The U.S. cannot impose democracy merely by forcing elections and, so called, government formation.
The Bush Iraq adventure, (gamble), has been, not only poorly planned, it has been mismanaged from the beginning and consequently overly drawn out. All of the problems being faced today were foreseen before the war and summarily dismissed because of ideology and wishful thinking.
The Muslim nations are theocracies, generally under secular dictators. The populace may not like that, nor prosper under such conditions, but until they themselves come to the realization and resolve that only they can bring about change it is futile for the U.S. to assume the responsibility to do it for them.
The list grows daily chronicling Bush administration mismanagement and poor judgment. Unfortunately we can’t just vote “no confidence” and bring about a change.
This , of course never saw print in the paper but I had the fun of getting it off my chest. One of t
Letter to Editor March 30, 2006
Re: John Hughes’ article “With patience in ……” Mar. 29, 2006 referred to comparisons between the Iraq war and the Vietnam war as “careless talk”. It indeed is a valid comparison. Both wars were based on trumped up charges. The public was lied to intentionally to gain support for both wars.
Hughes states the “U.S. faced Viet Cong and North Vietnamese military units whereas in Iraq the enemy is comprised of faceless terrorists”. Actually in Iraq the foe is an insurgency against the U.S. occupation and increasing manipulation of the electoral process. The Shiite majority is being forced to accept a disproportionate representation of Sunnis.
Comparison of casualty numbers in Vietnam and Iraq is as dumb and meaningless as comparing Iraq casualties to traffic fatalities. This is purely a Rove “talking point”. Also, attributing attacks on Iraqis by Iraqis for the purpose of gaining T.V. exposure to discourage U.S. citizens is simplistic, as are most of Bush’s assertions. The Iraqis, by their historical nature, are engaged in a civil war because of their religio-ethnic differences. The U.S. cannot impose democracy merely by forcing elections and, so called, government formation.
The Bush Iraq adventure, (gamble), has been, not only poorly planned, it has been mismanaged from the beginning and consequently overly drawn out. All of the problems being faced today were foreseen before the war and summarily dismissed because of ideology and wishful thinking.
The Muslim nations are theocracies, generally under secular dictators. The populace may not like that, nor prosper under such conditions, but until they themselves come to the realization and resolve that only they can bring about change it is futile for the U.S. to assume the responsibility to do it for them.
The list grows daily chronicling Bush administration mismanagement and poor judgment. Unfortunately we can’t just vote “no confidence” and bring about a change.
This , of course never saw print in the paper but I had the fun of getting it off my chest. One of t
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