Stars & Stripes letter: Our leaders are naked! [View All]

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Two letters in today's Stars & Stripes underscore the frustration the military family is feeling with the lunatic Bush administration. Excerpts are below, along with hyperlinks to past letters, grouped into Parts I and II.

Our leaders are naked

I am sure everybody remembers the story of the emperor and his new clothes. It took a young child to tell the emperor he was naked because none of the adults had the backbone to do it.

I see a strong correlation in today’s political situation and, although at half a century I am no youngster, I feel the need to play the role of the little boy in the fable. President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, et al., you are all naked!

Poor planning in the trenches

Finally, a plan that makes some sense comes to the forefront in the war against “looters, insurgents, terrorism, civil war, al-Qaida” in Iraq. Since my time in Iraq, I have often wondered when Defense Department officials would reveal their master plan. Now, when Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is the target of a congressional insurgency, the genius is unveiled. I believe that everyone knew the trenches were coming, but no one wanted to spoil the secret. It was the obvious next step in a grand design.

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