September 4, 2006 at 12:19:42

George W. Bush's lies cost lives

SAVE AS FAVORITE

VIEW FAVORITES

By Kirk Muse (about the author) Page 1 of 2 page(s)

opednews.com Permalink

For OpEdNews: Kirk Muse - Writer

Guest Column: George W. Bush's lies cost lives

By Kirk Muse Back

Just over 10 years ago, Adm. Jeremy Michael Boorda, then the Chief of
Naval Operations and our nation's highest-ranking naval officer, died of
an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He began his career in the
Navy as a seaman recruit and was the only enlisted man in the history of
the U.S. Navy to work his way through the ranks to become the Chief of
Naval Operations.

Mike, as he was known to his close friends, committed suicide because a
reporter for Newsweek magazine accused the Admiral of wearing a valor
award that he had not earned on the battlefield.

Admiral Boorda, along with every other U.S. military officer, was taught
the code of conduct that says, "I will not lie, cheat or steal nor
tolerate anyone who does."

Obviously, Adm. Boorda lived by this code. Obviously, Adm. Boorda lived
and died by another code: Death before dishonor.

Yet, what Boorda was accused of doing, wearing a valor award that was
not earned on the battlefield, is a very trivial, picayune matter
compared with what President George W. Bush has done.

Nobody died because Adm. Boorda may have worn some ribbon that he was
not entitled to wear. On the other hand, thousands of American soldiers
have died because of the lies of George W. Bush. Thousands of innocent
Iraqi civilians, perhaps more than 100,000 innocent civilians, including
women, children and even babies, have died because of the lies of George
W. Bush.

Because of the lies of George W. Bush and his administration, we have
lost the respect of the world community.

George W. Bush seems to take no personal responsibility for any of his
actions. Psychopathic personalities assume no personal responsibility
for any of their actions; they blame others instead.

I suggest the readers do a Google search for: "Bush and psychopath." Or
go to this Web site: www.portland.indymedia.org/en/2001/10/4188.shtml

I highly recommend the book Bush on the Couch by Justin Frank, M.D., a
clinical professor of psychiatry at George Washington University Medical
Center. If you don't have the time to read this outstanding book, a
Google search for Bush on the Couch will produce several reviews and
brief summaries of this outstanding book.

America's grandmother, Barbara Bush, the mother of George W. Bush, is
also the woman who did not attend the funeral of her own mother, nor the
funeral of her then 3-year-old daughter Robin, who died of leukemia.

The day after Robin Bush died of leukemia at the age of 3, George H. W.
Bush and Barbara Bush played a round of golf. There was no funeral for
Robin Bush, and she was buried in New York-not transported back to
Texas, where the Bushes lived at the time.

Then-7-year-old George W. Bush didn't even know that his sister was sick
until after she had died. George W. was not allowed to grieve for his
sister. Those who cannot grieve cannot feel compassion. The compassion
that George W. Bush pretends to feel and show seems rehearsed and acted.

1 | 2

www.mapinc.org/writer/muse

The writer is a retired business owner and lives with his wife and son in Mesa, AZ. He has authored more than 900 published letters to editors on the subject of drug policy reform. Most can be viewed at:
www.mapinc.org/writer/muse.

The views expressed in this article are the sole responsibility of the author
and do not necessarily reflect those of this website or its editors.