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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Johannes Pilch who wrote (383520)	4/1/2003 1:02:30 PM
From: Land Shark	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Show me the link where there's a formal declaration of War coming from Congress. I don't doubt however that Gang in congress would rubberstamp everything that came out of the White House. He also started the war before getting approval and, by your definition, it'd be unpatriotic for a congressman to question the war effort. So, therefore Shrub is infallible. Go kiss his holy ring.

To: Johannes Pilch who wrote (383520)	4/1/2003 1:04:45 PM
From: Kevin Rose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I hope you mean this in the context of war, and specifically in the context of potentially endangering the lives of American troops. Because, in the absence of that context, being opposed to the views of the President, or the majority, is very American, and one of the rights that these troops are fighting for. In fact, I would argue that protest by citizens of a potentially unjust war is also very American. It is one of the more informal 'checks and balances' of our government. For example, if President X decided to invade a country giving a initial set of reasons and objectives, but later modified those for unacceptable reasons, it would be the duty of those opposed to make their voices heard. At some point, you end up saving the lives of troops who would otherwise die in a hopeless, extended conflict. Given that everyone's view of 'just war' is probably different, we must expect some small percentage of people to protest (those idealists who believe all war is unjust, even those that destroy evil). What the world will come to see is that our system of government is the best, in that we allow free speech and dissent. Otherwise, we simply become another regime. Of course, you don't go over to the enemy's country and make such statements on their TV (or man one of their antiaircraft guns). That's just plain dumb.