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Thank you! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK > --------------------------- > > 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 > --------------------------- 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 ==^================================================================
