talzhemir1 (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} talzhemir1) wrote,@ 2005-06-29 17:04:00 |
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Truly Uniting the Nations
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June 29, 2005. Sent to the Austin American Statesman, the Austin Chronicle, the Hill Country News, and the Williamson County Sun.
Dear Editor & Readers,
Bills are going through Congress to grant billions more for military spending. I guess I'm not surprised that the President did not announce this in his speech. At a time when so many Americans are living in poverty, Bush wants to pour BILLIONS of dollars MORE into WAR.
There's a war going on in Iraq that the Bush administration started on a mere pretense of certainty. Anybody claiming that something exists has to show that it's really true, or else, they shouldn't be believed. This obligation is called a "burden of proof."
The burden of proof for WMD's has STILL not been met. That alone is grounds for Bush's impeachment. The Republican representatives' policies are criminal.
Many Americans DID ask for evidence, and Bush & Co. wouldn't show the public credible evidence of Weapons of Mass Destruction. Apparently, people didn't think real evidence was necessary for such a drastic action as WAR.
Of course, there can be reasons certain pieces of information can't be shared with the public. But the U.S. could have shared such sensitive information with our allies.
So, did Bush & Co. give the Prime Minister of England a sneak peek at his big secrets?
No. According to the Downing Street Memo, "It seemed clear that Bush had made up his mind to take military action...the case was thin."
The British Prime Minister should have spoken up. The American outcry against the actions of the Bush Administration we are making now could have come 1700 irrevocably lost lives and over 12,000 injuries ago, not counting the tens of thousands of innocent Iraqi people who are dead or maimed.
Sometimes, to take no action is the worst action of all, and to say nothing is to uphold the greatest lie. Through a sin of omission, the U.K. shares a part in this foul business. Once you know something, you become responsible-- or irresponsible.
Now that this all in the open, we demand an exit strategy. This president has offered no apology to the innocent lives lost (both ours and the Iraqi's). He has no plan; he intends to leave permanent American military bases in place.
This is unconscionable. This is wrong. Iraq is a disaster area we created, and are now preventing from healing.
Whether previous actions were right or wrong, we have NO excuse to be there NOW. We are now standing in the way of peace. The training of Iraqi forces and the rebuilding of Iraq must be turned over to the UN's Security Council.
The United Nations is "broken". It cannot condemn the U.S.'s actions because the U.S. itself has veto power to stop such justice. For those things the U.S. might have needed from the U.N., the U.S. has apparently made NATO into its private puppet UN-replacement.
This war goes beyond the North Atlantic. The U.S. must give REAL support to the REAL United Nations.
It is time for us to responsibly bring our troops home from Iraq. If Iraq needs interference, let it be granted through international consensus, not a single country ruled by a council of oil investors.
Only by bringing our troops home can we save lives, our economy, and start to regain our lost honor.
This is: http://www.livejournal.com/users/talzhe
June 29, 2005. Sent to the Austin American Statesman, the Austin Chronicle, the Hill Country News, and the Williamson County Sun.
Dear Editor & Readers,
Bills are going through Congress to grant billions more for military spending. I guess I'm not surprised that the President did not announce this in his speech. At a time when so many Americans are living in poverty, Bush wants to pour BILLIONS of dollars MORE into WAR.
There's a war going on in Iraq that the Bush administration started on a mere pretense of certainty. Anybody claiming that something exists has to show that it's really true, or else, they shouldn't be believed. This obligation is called a "burden of proof."
The burden of proof for WMD's has STILL not been met. That alone is grounds for Bush's impeachment. The Republican representatives' policies are criminal.
Many Americans DID ask for evidence, and Bush & Co. wouldn't show the public credible evidence of Weapons of Mass Destruction. Apparently, people didn't think real evidence was necessary for such a drastic action as WAR.
Of course, there can be reasons certain pieces of information can't be shared with the public. But the U.S. could have shared such sensitive information with our allies.
So, did Bush & Co. give the Prime Minister of England a sneak peek at his big secrets?
No. According to the Downing Street Memo, "It seemed clear that Bush had made up his mind to take military action...the case was thin."
The British Prime Minister should have spoken up. The American outcry against the actions of the Bush Administration we are making now could have come 1700 irrevocably lost lives and over 12,000 injuries ago, not counting the tens of thousands of innocent Iraqi people who are dead or maimed.
Sometimes, to take no action is the worst action of all, and to say nothing is to uphold the greatest lie. Through a sin of omission, the U.K. shares a part in this foul business. Once you know something, you become responsible-- or irresponsible.
Now that this all in the open, we demand an exit strategy. This president has offered no apology to the innocent lives lost (both ours and the Iraqi's). He has no plan; he intends to leave permanent American military bases in place.
This is unconscionable. This is wrong. Iraq is a disaster area we created, and are now preventing from healing.
Whether previous actions were right or wrong, we have NO excuse to be there NOW. We are now standing in the way of peace. The training of Iraqi forces and the rebuilding of Iraq must be turned over to the UN's Security Council.
The United Nations is "broken". It cannot condemn the U.S.'s actions because the U.S. itself has veto power to stop such justice. For those things the U.S. might have needed from the U.N., the U.S. has apparently made NATO into its private puppet UN-replacement.
This war goes beyond the North Atlantic. The U.S. must give REAL support to the REAL United Nations.
It is time for us to responsibly bring our troops home from Iraq. If Iraq needs interference, let it be granted through international consensus, not a single country ruled by a council of oil investors.
Only by bringing our troops home can we save lives, our economy, and start to regain our lost honor.
