"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the President."
Once again, the confused, unintelligent Bush blames Iraq for 9/11. In the past, Bush claimed that Iraq was responsible for 9/11 immediately after the attack and asserted Iraq had ties to al Qaida, and then last year during the presidential debates, Bush erroneously stated Iraq attacked New York. Now, in his latest speech on June 28th, Bush again mistakenly tries to tie Iraq to 9/11.
Bush mentioned the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks five times during his address. “Iraq is the latest battlefield in this war,” he continued. “Many terrorists who kill innocent men, women, and children on the streets of Baghdad are … the same … that took the lives of our citizens …. There is only one course of action against them — to defeat them abroad before they attack us at home.”
One must remember that exhaustive studies by the CIA, Congress, and the UN found no links between Saddam Hussein and al Qaida prior to the Iraq war. Al Qaida only entered Iraq after the Americans attacked her illegally on false assumptions (i.e. weapons of mass destruction). Also, the U.S., since the war began in Iraq, has killed nearly 20,000 innocent Iraqi women and children—far more than the terrorists.
Bush claims you are only an American if you support the war. He confuses patriotism with suppport for his agenda. Our Founding Fathers would vehemently object to this. As Thomas Jefferson stated, "Dissent is the highest form of Patriotism."
Republican Abraham Lincoln opposed the Mexican-American war and even tried to have then-President Polk impeached. Bush should take note of Republican Theodore Roosevelt words, "Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the President."
By Christian Gatsby
Bush mentioned the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks five times during his address. “Iraq is the latest battlefield in this war,” he continued. “Many terrorists who kill innocent men, women, and children on the streets of Baghdad are … the same … that took the lives of our citizens …. There is only one course of action against them — to defeat them abroad before they attack us at home.”
One must remember that exhaustive studies by the CIA, Congress, and the UN found no links between Saddam Hussein and al Qaida prior to the Iraq war. Al Qaida only entered Iraq after the Americans attacked her illegally on false assumptions (i.e. weapons of mass destruction). Also, the U.S., since the war began in Iraq, has killed nearly 20,000 innocent Iraqi women and children—far more than the terrorists.
Bush claims you are only an American if you support the war. He confuses patriotism with suppport for his agenda. Our Founding Fathers would vehemently object to this. As Thomas Jefferson stated, "Dissent is the highest form of Patriotism."
Republican Abraham Lincoln opposed the Mexican-American war and even tried to have then-President Polk impeached. Bush should take note of Republican Theodore Roosevelt words, "Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the President."
By Christian Gatsby
