Re: your Aug. 23 article, “A ‘free Iraq’ is within reach�:
President Bush tells the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention that a free Iraq is close, despite all signs to the contrary. This, by the man who led the people to believe Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction, a threat serious enough to consider a pre-emptive strike, who four years ago announced Iraq had been subdued.
He falsely states that those who brought about the withdrawal of U.S. forces from the Vietnam War quagmire claimed it would end all fighting. This, from one who enlisted in the Air National Guard to avoid being drafted, received his commission, “copped� out of combat training and attended a few of the required Guard meetings before managing an early good conduct separation. Now, unmindful of more than 3,700 Americans killed, hundreds of wounded and costs in the multibillions, he orders staying the course.
He administration’s secrecy, the violation of constitutional provisions, the breach of “checks and balances,� Vice President Cheney’s contention with the president’s tacit approval that they are above the law — all are grounds for impeachment. The sending of our youth to this war under the guise of patriotism and love of country is criminal and should be treated as such. Alberto Gonzales, Karl Rove, Donald Rumsfeld and John Ashcroft are all gone, but the rot remains at the top.
—Nenand Mihaljevich, Agoura Hills
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