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WE F_ _ KED UP!
Hank, the Admiral,(a friend- an official member of "girlfriends") shared with us an article, written by his Professor Brother, Richard B. Miller. Professor Miller's article was entitled Thinking about War and Justice.
In his article, Miller concluded " the weight of the evidence — or the lack of evidence — counts against the invasion..." in Iraq.
Below is my response:
Hank, I think your brother is "right on." Unfortunately, it is a "voice crying in the wilderness" and has been for 8 years. I am amazed that the President finds himself at this spot where he can literally walk away and leave a mess to the next Prez.
However, he has done this, in my opinion, with many allies, mainly those who even today will put the same spin on Iraq as he does. He probably believes the 4000 dead are the payment for peace.
The Iraq War has no real "out" in my view. Most Americans think that we are on the right course in Iraq. The surge has worked. Nothing has worked other than we have paid off those who were killing us and we don't know what will happen when the money goes.
What is interesting about your brother's comments is that his view is pretty much the same as most who legitimately point out how we have violated all sorts of principles and our own declared intentions by invading Iraq. It seems that it really doesn't matter to this President and his minions.
As one who gave Bush the benefit of the doubt in the beginning, I only became opposed when we started mismanaging the war so unbelievably. Still my disgust with Bush, at this stage, is that he merely salutes and hands this quagmire off to someone else.
I've thought lots about this. There are two people, I think, who had a chance to change the course of history: Colin Powell and Condi Rice. I surely would love to see your brother analyse that. But these two just went along, when they could have down something.
Not sure anything could have stopped Bush; but, what if Powell had said to the UN: "after careful consideration, I don't think there is enough reason to invade Iraq; and, for the time being, I recommend against it", we would not be where we are now. It might have worked even in the face of those like Rumsfeld, Cheney, Pearl, and Wolfowitz.
JA
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One Singular Character: The Big T
an addition to the Chapter, One Singular Character, of the memoir, Yesteryear's Tales
Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born."
- Anais Nin
"Every person is a new door to a different world."
- from movie "Six Degrees of Separation"
If you judge people, you have no time to love them."
- Mother Teresa
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The South's Gonna Rise Again
Enjoy the above installment of YesteYear tales about Displaying Southern Pride, A Dad's encounter with racism and love for FDR.
Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.
It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith.-FDR
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