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Well said, Nancy. David To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Nancy Hey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Letter to Pres. Bush re. Iraq: [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK] Date sent: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 20:39:08 -0400 Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK > --------------------------- > > Letter to Pres. Bush re. Iraq: > > September 21, 2002 > > > President George W. Bush > The White House > 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. > Washington, DC 20500 > > Dear President Bush: > > I am appalled at the disregard you have shown for world opinion > by calling > for an attack against Iraq. > > Such an attack would be a huge mistake, which would cause the > deaths and > suffering of thousands of Iraqis, including civilians, as well as > possibly > many American soldiers. You seem to be either unaware, or unconcerned, > that > these are the very legitimate reasons why most of the countries in the > world > oppose your war plans. > > Are you aware that the tone of your recent speech to the United > Nations > came across as very arrogant and threatening to those who disagree with > you? > You could have listened to people's concerns about Iraq, their > concerns > about the inevitable loss of life and the prospects for the worsening of > the > Israeli-Palestinian conflict ensuing from a war. Instead, you simply > accused them of making the United Nations "irrelevant" if they > questioned > whether removing the Iraqi leadership by force was the best way to > achieve > democracy in Iraq. This is just the kind of image that the United > States > should be trying to avoid, that of being a bullying superpower. It is > this > attitude that inevitably makes us more enemies in the world. > > I ask you to please consider the great suffering that the Iraqi > people, > mostly civilians, have already endured because of US policy toward them. > > Over one million people, most of them children have died in Iraq as a > result > of the crippling economic sanctions by the US and the UN, and the > near-daily > bombing raids in the "no-fly" zones. You came into office under the > campaign promise to be a "compassionate conservative", but you do not > exhibit compassion by being so insensitive to the suffering of > innocents. > > Your war in Afghanistan has not helped to alleviate the > suffering of the > grieving families of the September 11th victims. Rather, it has caused > the > deaths of almost twice as many civilians in Afghanistan as the US lost > of > our own people in the September 11th tragedy. Yet, you have offered no > apologies or compensation for these victims, not even for the victims of > the > tragic wedding party bombing that US forces carried out earlier this > year. > > What must the world think of the United States as a nation when > we show > such callousness? > > I ask you to please not create even more innocent victims by > invading Iraq. > Please heed the advice of Scott Ritter, who knows that Iraq does not > present a threat to the United States. Seek out advice from others who > advocate peaceful ways of dealing with Iraq, rather than just from > people > calling for war. Many people in this country do not want more killing > done > in our name. > > > Sincerely, > > > > Nancy A. Hey > > CC: Secretary of State Collin Powell > Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld > Senator Paul Sarbanes > Senator Barbara Mikulski > Congresswoman Constance Morella > > --------------------------- > ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST > > --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bacIlu Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
