Stars and Stripes letter: What protection? (Rummy and Bush get slammed)

[lebkuchen]

The letter below is in response to a letter Rummy wrote to the troops, which was published in Stripes last week. I posted Rummy's letter here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=2070513#2071047


What protection?

I have read that President Bush, by invading Iraq, has protected the United States and our freedoms.

How has he done that?

Iraq was already a defanged, toothless tiger. From Operation Desert Fox in 1998 to the start of the war in 2003, our air forces and those of the United Kingdom flew more than 40,000 sorties against Iraq, dropping tens of thousands of munitions. In over four years, the Iraqi anti-aircraft crews did not shoot down one aircraft.

In March 2003, Bush decided that he had enough of U.N. inspections and we went to war against a country that was not involved in 9/11 and was not a threat to us. None of the 19 hijackers were Iraqi. The invasion was justified on the basis of weapons of mass destruction. Hardly a word was said about bringing democracy to Iraq.

In Baghdad, we had enough troops to guard the oil ministry, but none for the museum. Some of our prison guards disgraced their uniforms and their country. On June 28, we installed — in a bunker — a puppet government. In the United States, governors have said that with so many Guard and reserve personnel in Iraq, they don’t have enough people to deploy if disasters occur in their states.

Now we read that Iran, not Iraq, may have given the 9/11 terrorists help. We’re bogged down in a bloody occupation, costing over 900 American dead and well over $100 billion so far, with the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel not in sight. We have received no appreciable help from either NATO or the United Nations. Most of the members of the United Nations think, but dare not say, “I told you so.” U.S. prestige, as a result of all of this, is at an all-time low.

So, how have we been protected by this folly?

Gene Seiler
Kiedrich, Germany

http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=125&article=23587

[fdr_hst_fan]

1. AMEN, brother!

[phillybri]

2. Kick

:kick:

[skygazer]

3. Keep this thread alive

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. I am beyond amazed that S&S will print things that most other

media ignore.

Kudos to them!

[Bush was AWOL]

5. Stars and Stripes is the militaries main newspaper, right?

[lebkuchen]

8. It's available on all military bases, and the Pentagon!

If you want to make Rummy's or Bush's day, you can write in, too. :)

Here's a cut/paste providing info about Stripes:

Stars and Stripes is a Department of Defense-authorized daily newspaper distributed overseas for the U.S. military community. Editorially independent of interference from outside its editorial chain of command, it provides commercially available U.S.and world news and objective staff-produced stories relevant to the military community in a balanced, fair, and accurate manner. By keeping its audience informed, Stars and Stripes enhances military readiness and better enables U.S. military personnel and their families stationed overseas to exercise their responsibilities of citizenship.
— Revised DoD Directive 5122.11

http://www.stripes.com/about/aboutstripes.html

[Jack from Charlotte]

6. Why does Stars and Stripes hate america? (NFM)

[lebkuchen]

9. Why do you hate the 1st Amendment?

nftn

[democrat_patriot]

7. Kick.

[Shredr]

10. Great letter

I'm also surprised S&S would print it.

[izzie]

11. Well yar so why was it not said every night in Boston?

This guy will most likely have to go to a Captains Mast for that letter telling the truth. Thank God their are people who will still say it. See if you can get Wolf to read it on CNN will you?