I find it very hard to believe that Americans with are so divided as to the leadership that President Bush is providing to this country in our time of war. I think that if the press in the United States did not teeter on the verge of being socialistic, that our countrymen would receive a truer picture to the outstanding leadership President Bush has provided. Here is a letter to the editor that I adjusted from another writer. This election will determine whether the United States follows Spain's leadership and becomes a socialistic society or whether we continue following the Constitution as our forefathers wanted.
Ted Kennedy has called President Bush "the worst president in history." Absolutely no one likes war, but let's put presidential leadership into perspective. John F. Kennedy started the Vietnam conflict in 1962. Yet the Vietnamese never attacked us. Johnson turned Vietnam into a quagmire. From 1965-1975, 58,000 American lives were lost, an average of 5,800 per year. Clinton went to war in Bosnia without U.N. or the French's consent, yet Bosnian never attacked us. Clinton was offered but did not accept Osama Binladin's head on a platter by Sudan, thus enabling Binladin the ability to attacked us on multiple occasions. In the 3 years since terrorist attacked us, President Bush has liberated 50 million people in two countries, crushed the Taliban, and crippled Al-Qaida. His “cowboy” tactics have persuaded Momar Gadhafi to give up its nuclear, biological and chemical weapons programs, move forward with nuclear inspectors in Iran and North Korea without firing a shot, and captured a terrorist who slaughtered over 300,000 of his own people. Unfortunately we lost 600 soldiers, an average of 200 a year. Bush has accomplished this all abroad while not allowing another terrorist attack at home. Do Americans honestly think Al Gore or John Kerry would have accomplished this much in the three years since 9/11? And who will be the most effective leader in protecting Americans against a possible nuclear, biological or chemical attack in the next 4 years.
No, our president is not perfect, no man is, but at least he takes a stance based on principles and does not waffle depending on which way the wind is blowing and depending on what he thinks will garnish of the most votes. For example, take his stance on illegal immigration. He is well aware of the fact that the majority of conservatives cannot stand his stated policy, yet he believes in the path he has chosen and is sticking to it, regardless of the fact that he will lose Republican votes because of it. And leader must have principles that Americans can count on. Imagine what is going to happen worldwide with terrorism and our upcoming conflict with China should Kerry become president. |
