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Ärende: A republican opinion
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Apparently, unlike those in FIDOnet, there are republicans with a sense of
morality, ethics and honor.

By Choice Edwards
My Word

July 22, 2005

Mr. President, you had me at Ground Zero. Shortly after the attack on the
World Trade Center, when you so eloquently said, "I hear you, and the
people who knocked these buildings down will hear from all of us soon." You
had me, brother.

Red, white and blue ribbons were difficult to find immediately after the
attack. I went shopping for small United States flags and could find none
to give to my neighbors. My patriotic and revenge juices were at their
highest.

We determined that most of the perpetrators of the attack were from Saudi
Arabia, and they were fundamentalist followers of Osama bin Laden. We
searched for bin Laden and were determined to "get him," kill him if we
must; but get him for sure. He was thought to be holed-up in Afghanistan;
the snake! We sent our elite military forces to capture him. Hooray!
Attaboy, George!

Osama eluded us. There was gnashing of teeth; but even though we turned his
capture over to others, we were hot on his trail.

And then, you pulled your Three Stooges act on me: Larry is us, the United
States of America; Moe is bin Laden and al-Qaeda. Moe slaps Larry (USA) and
we (USA) turn from Moe (bin Laden and al-Qaeda) and slap Curly (Iraq)!

Recently, Mr. President, you spoke to the nation and said there is no
greater honor than to serve your country in times of war. Are you
suggesting to your twin daughters they enlist?

Mr. President, you had me at Ground Zero; but now you have lost me. Let's
see if I have the facts: Iraq was no threat to us and was not involved in
the 9-11-01 attack. Since our invasion of that country, Islamic terrorists
have multiplied worldwide and are streaming into Iraq to join in as
insurgents; Iraq-related American men and women deaths are now about half
of the number slaughtered on 9-11 by the non-Iraqi hijackers; thousands of
Iraqi men, women and children have been killed. And we have spent $200
billion with no end in sight. Other countries of coalition forces have now
come under terrorist attack for joining us in Iraq. Is that about it?

Well, Iraq, a small Third World country, was not a problem for American
citizens on 9-11-01; but it is now. Thanks.

I support our troops and not this Iraqi invasion. Unfortunately, you cannot
bring them home to their families because you broke it, and you now own it.

Choice Edwards, a former Republican Indiana legislator.

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