An open letter to George W. Bush

The following open letter to George W. Bush was posted on the Democrats-dot-org website yesterday. I held off, because I wanted to save it and post it On Pat's Birthday.

Mr. Bush, you failed to protect our country from the attacks of 9/11 despite prior warning from the CIA. That attack occurred 9 months after you took office, as opposed to the month Bill Clinton had in office at the time the World Trade Center Bombing occurred in 1993. You had plenty of time to prepare for an attack we all new would come eventually and you still failed. This happened despite the fact that you placed more pressure on extremist groups in the Middle East the moment you took office.

You were unable to prevent a far more serious attack than the World Trade Center Bombing and you failed to apprehend the mastermind responsible, so why should we believe that we are safer in Republican hands?

In March of 2003 you made the decision to enter Iraq because you were certain that Weapons of Mass Destruction would be found along with terrorist connections. Again you were wrong, and have admitted as much. As a result almost as many Americans as died in the attacks of 9/11 have died in Iraq.

Following the capture of Saddam Hussein you said that things would get better in Iraq, but they didn't. (I'm sensing a trend here Mr. Bush.) Instead the situation on the ground continues to be unstable and ordinary Iraqis continue to go without necessities such as electricity and plumbing, which is just one more reason why those able to have fled. Last month was a record month for U.S. casualities in Iraq and I'm tired of losing friends Mr. Bush.

I see nothing within these many blunders to suggest that we would be better off leaving the political structure as is. I see reason to change things though. For one, you might be forced to fire an incompetent individual such as Donald Rumsfeld and you might in turn hire a competent individual like Colin Powell, not that I think he'd be thrilled to work for you again.

You won't find success through loyalty Mr. Bush. It's clear that you believe you will, but your lack of success must be telling you otherwise by now. One way or another Mr. President of the United States of America, Mr. Commander in Chief, you will have to straighten out the mess, otherwise future Americans will simply have to assume that you were the problem.

Posted by Marine on November 5, 2006 at 08:00 PM