Final Request
Dear Friends,As you know, tomorrow will significantly affect the future course of our beloved country. As a product of one of America's previous war's of choice aka: Vietnam, I take an special interest in this election. In 1964 our Democratic president, Lyndon Johnson committed America to War in Vietnam, under a idealistic but flawed plan of bringing democracy and self-government to Vietnam, and preventing the "Domino Theory" of Communist propagation.
Almost forty years later our Republican president, George W. Bush, bypassed the United Nations, and unilaterally invaded Iraq based on a similar idealistic but flawed plan of preventing another 9/11. In both cases, the Secretaries of Defense asserted we were winning the War, in spite of all evidence pointing to the opposite observation.
In both cases America went in essentially alone, lost thousands of our fellow citizens to bullets, mortars, anti-personnel explosives, mines, and wartime accidents; and sapped our strength as a Nation at home. As history has shown, America make a mistake going into Vietnam; and as current news reports demonstrate, we have created several quagmires that will take years to ameliorate.
I refer to the illegal detention of several hundred detainees at Gitmo, the undocumented detention of numerous foreign nationals at our military facilities, the 'snoop and peek' segments of the Patriot Act, the poorly planned and executed operation of the Iraqi occupation, and the failure to progressively assist in the de-radicalization of the Worlds inhabitants, combined with the obscene mismanagement of our national resources, and pushed over the top with a jingoistic social and national "face" to our friends and enemies.
it is for these reasons that I urge you to go to the polls tomorrow and vote to elect the Kerry-Edwards ticket. In my almost sixty years of life, I have developed an awareness of the limitations, and powers of our Government; and that politicians are not Gods, but rather are generally decent people trying to do what they think is right. Unfortunately, our current CEO has failed in his job as the Chief Executive. With the stupendous complexity of our World we must have a Chief Executive who can guide our "company" with wisdom, foresight, compassion, honor, ability, professional grade tactical and strategic planning, and a touch of humility. Mr. Bush does not satisfy this need.
While some partisans have questioned Mr. Kerry's qualifications, his historical record shows he has more characteristics required for the job of CEO than Mr. Bush, if for no other reason than his military service, his service as a county prosecutor, and as a respected member of the Senate. Kerry is smarter, "quicker on his feet", more knowledgeable about facts, has a law degree, and is more open to the give and take of politics than Mr. Bush.
Thus, while Mr. Bush may be a decent fellow, he has shown he is incapable of leading this country. If given another term it is fairly likely he will follow the precedent of other Presidents in pushing his core agenda which runs contrary to the overall well-being of the average American.
It is my well researched, honest, and considered opinion that John Kerry will do a much better job of leading this country in our hour of need than Mr. Bush is capable of doing. I therefore beseech you to do everything in your power to assist in the election of the Kerry-Edwards ticket tomorrow.
Thank You,
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posted by Richard at
Monday, November 01, 2004
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