reply to katie frazier one year later

Submitted by tarvis mimmer (United States), Sep 18, 2003 at 17:58

qoute katie frazier:

"Our President Bush is doing all in his power to magnify his calling as president & to protect our country & people. We cannot expect any guarantees of safety. We can only have hope in standing behind our government all the way in this war against terrorism."

Including continually lying to the People of the United States about the "facts" supporting our invasion of Iraq. Undercutting our civil liberties. Cutting government workers salaries in order to pay for the war (this includes the salaries of our soldiers). Cutting our soldiers retirement pensions. Cutting Federal funding to State governments which the states use primarily for education in order to offer a recession time tax cut. Lying to New Yorkers after September 11 about the amount government aid money to be sent to the state (I'm a New Yorker).

Oh by the way, Bush said just yesterday that "of course Saddam didn't have ties to Al Quaeda" I remember him saying several times before the invasion that Sadam did have those ties. When asked about the above statement Donald Rumsfeld replied "I see how people could have drawn the conclusion that he did." As if the administration never said it in the first place. How is Bush protecting the U.S. by involving us in a war that has further destabilized the most unstable region on Earth?

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