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Thursday, Sep 26, 2002
Letter to Di Fi
September 26, 2002
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 17:37:37 -0700
To: senator@feinstein.senate.gov
From: Mark
Subject: War in Iraq
Hi Senator Feinstein,
A few comments ...
1) Saddam is an evil bastard, but that's not sufficient cause to go to war. He's a minor evil bastard compared to Mao and Stalin, yet we had relations with those guys. Hell, we helped Saddam during his ill-advised war against Iran, yet that same war is cited as one of the reasons he is evil.
2) Establishing a "preemptive" precedent is dangerous. Who's next in line? Will India take out our good buddy Musharraf?
3) Bush seems just a bit out of control. A few weeks ago, his folks were making the rounds on the Sunday morning shows saying that "legally" the President need not get approval from Congress. Hmmm, I read the Constitution differently. And he treats the UN with a similar disdain. Lacking a clear and present danger, Bush's desire to mount an invasion without the approval of these two bodies reeks of arrogance. Your job, if you choose to accept it, is to maintain balance between the branches of government.
4) If this war is all about US dependence on mid-east oil, and let's be adult enough to admit that, why is Bush encouraging us to use more oil? Wouldn't a little restraint be of value? More efficient use of our resources might save more than just the polar ice caps.
5) Sharon thinks it's a good idea for the US to go after Saddam. Need I say more? On second thought, yes, I do need to say more. See, some people are calling Sharon a peace maker. This is the guy who started the recent round of revenge-making between Israel and Palestine two years ago by visiting the Dome of the Rock with a phalanx of security guards. This bald provocation was nothing more than an electioneering stunt, which lead to rock throwing, which lead to shooting, which lead to yada yada yada. Wait a minute, Bush is making noises about Saddam during the run up to mid-term elections. Could Bush be playing a cynical game ... nah ... that would be evil.
regards,
-Mark
Elocution
September 25, 2002
On the topic of weapons inspection in Iraq, our illustrious president had this to say:
“There’s a sayin’ in Tennessee -- at least there’s a sayin’ in Texas, might be in Tennessee -- ‘Fool me once ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... shame on ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... shame on you ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... fool muh -- can’t get fooled again!’”
Can't say I remember that one. But we got ourselves another sayin’ down there in Texas that just might apply to good ol' Dubya.
“That boy is teched.”
teched (techt) adj.
[regional var. of touched, touched in the head] mentally retarded, dim, thick, slow: Shit fire, that boy must be teched, 'cause he ain't got no more sense than what the good Lord gave a 'possum