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

To: Ish who wrote (395119)	4/19/2003 7:48:54 PM
From: Don Hurst	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

>>"Bullshit!!"<< Right on!! Bush does equal that.

To: Ish who wrote (395119)	4/19/2003 9:23:54 PM
From: J_F_Shepard	Respond to of 769670

<< Bush does not equal America. >> So you say. Bullshit!! Here's a letter someone wrote to the editor of my local newspaper that I think expresses the feelings of many many people: I stand by America, not those running it ''I pledge allegiance to the flag and to the United States of America.'' That's it. Not to Bush, not to Clinton. I don't have their pictures on my wall, their portraits are not up in the town square or outside my home; my flag is. My military, not Bush's, is in Iraq risking their lives for the freedom of people who are not even Americans, and for that they have my deepest respect. They were called to action. They are doing what is asked of them. Theirs is not to question why, theirs is but to do and die. It is, however, my job to question why. I, as an American, want to know why our children have been sent to partake in such a life-and-death struggle. It is incumbent upon us to make sure that, when our military is put in harm's way, there is a damn good reason for it. We want and deserve answers to our concerns. This administration has fallen short of accomplishing that. There are many unanswered questions, the least of which is this: Is my military being used as the Bush family's personal hit man? Is this about a pipeline the Bush family might be invested in? None of the above? They are all legitimate, unanswered questions. The protesters have my applause for not being willing to follow our leaders over a cliff. They will also have my anger if they choose to direct any of it toward our military men and women. Our military are doing exactly what they signed on to do. God bless them. Those complaining about the protesters just don't get it, do they? Jeffrey T. Walsh, Hyde Park