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January 14, 2007 at 09:02:01
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"To oppose everything while proposing nothing is irresponsible," Bush said.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070114/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush
Dear George,
Here is a response from a certified "war skeptic."
**** YOU!
Go to Iraq, get out of the Green Zone, and see what life is like for people in Iraq and for the
soldiers you've sent there. Stay a few days--no quick photo op and back home.
Be sure you drink the water.
Then go to Walter Reed Army Hospital and visit the ortho ward. Not just a quick
little photo op, but stay there for a week. You can do it. You stay in
Crawford for a week or more and the government keeps going. So go to Walter
Reed--or better yet, go to a burn unit at a military hospital.
Don't do the glad-handing politician bullshit. Go around and empty urine bags.
Learn how to check I.V.'s. See if their pain meds are enough.
Hear the moans. See the disgusting sights. Smell the smell.
Then when you're done, go to a V.A. hospital and ask to visit a "back ward." No
photo op, here either, prez. Spend another week. See the guys from Nam and
Gulf War I and who knows where else their government sent them. No photos. No
talking. Just listen. And tend to them. Turn them in their beds to keep them
from getting bed sores. Check their feeding tubes. Empty their colostomy bags.
THEN come back and say this war is worth one more person's life or health or
family.
Come back and tell us that if you can.
If you can't, get the hell out of here.
Mike Ferner
US Navy Hospital Corpsman 69-73
www.mikeferner.org
www.mikeferner.org
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Another Vet Against the War
Well said Mike, it is easy for Bush to send the sons and daughters of working class Americans to fight in impossible to win war in Iraq - his daughters are safe. I served 22 years as an intelligence analyst and just as a low level intelligence analyst I could have advised against occupying a Middle-Eastern country. Democracy does not come from an occupying force, it comes from the people when they want it. The death of over 3,000 G.I.s and who knows how many tens of thousands of Iraqis is Bush's legacy and for what - even Bush can't give a straight answer on that. Our military deserves better than to be used by a president to attempt to make a legacy. Democracy and peace can not be won by U.S. forces in Iraq, all the occupation is accomplishing is creating more anti-American feelings throughout the Middle-East. The mess has been made in Iraq, America can not fix what we destroyed and we will have to live with the consequences of a failed policy. Nothing can be salvaged, so bring our troops out of Iraq now to save lives that will be lost for a futile cause. Bush has many amends to make to the American military and he can start by making sure all the returning vets get quality health care to heal their wounds for as long as it takes. Shame on Bush. by Dave Peter (4 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 26 comments) on Sunday, Jan 14, 2007 at 4:50:46 PM  (0+)
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A Vet Answers Back
Thank you, Mike. You served, you know what you're talking about, and I agree with what you say here. That makes it 3-0 advantage over the one Molloy calls "The Giggling Killer". by Laur (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 22 comments) on Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 8:26:50 PM (0+)
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