The pride of the marines is dishonored by shame of poor leadership.
Jun/03/2006 19:24
Mr. President,
Just when I didn't think Rummy could stoop any lower he digs himself a deeper hole.
The pride of the Marines is under fire and nothing in their weapons training can help them fight their way out of this one.
As stories of Marines killing civilians saturates the airwaves and the internet, what does Rummy do? He leaves town.
Marines murdered innocent civilians in Haditha. Who knows how often something like this has happened?I feel as deflated as a ten-day-old-birthday balloon. I feel terrible for our troops, the innocent Iraqi family members and our country.
Haditha and the other alleged atrocities have brought back memories of My Lai to our nation's baby boomers who have the misfortune of living through two major military debacles.
Talking heads on TV keep discounting Vietnam as a suitable metaphor for the Iraq war, but there are some erie reminders The soldiers who fought in Vietnam also had a very difficult time discerning friend from foe, and both wars were run by chicken hawk politicians. Iraq recently holds the record for more reporter deaths and Iraq certainly holds the record as the most costly war we have ever fought. And it too was a war started by a President's lies, which young men paid for with their lives.
Each new allegation of soldiers murdering the very people you supposedly want to free, will cause some of your supporters to rationalize the Iraqi deaths but the innocence, of any naive-Bush supporters that may still exist, will wither like a flower caught in a sudden frost.
The story has tarnished the pride of the Marines. America's soul is wounded by the stench of every murder allegation as the media prys away each stinking layer of the coverup surrounding today's rotten onion. This week it's Haditha. Next week it will be another scandal; perhaps it will be about Amramof, Plame, another GOP corruption probe, or maybe another indictment of vote tampering that helped bring you and your kind to power.
Regardless of the event, as they say, when the going gets tough the tough get going, so it's no surprise to see chicken hawks like Rummy fly off to Singapore when his troops are under fire.
Rummy obviously feels nothing but an overpowering need to avoid the press and the possibility of accidentally showing his contempt for the lousy bloodsucking reporters that dare to question him or his troops on anything they may have to do to win.
During a recent press conference, Tony Snow dismissed the notion that the alleged massacre reflects on Rumsfeld's leadership.
Rummy avoided reporters during the flight to Asia. When he was aked about Haditha after arriving in Singapore, Rummy limited his comments to curtly state he believed the investigation was being done properly.
The definition of "Esprit de Corps" is the "spirit" of a unit. This spirit is commonly reflected by all members. It implies devotion and loyalty to the Marine Corps, with deep regard for history, traditions and honor." This definition obviously does not apply to Rummy.
But, he is OK with leave the people that pledge to hold this definition as their mantra to fight this one on their own.
I have no doubts atrocities were committed by some of our soldiers, but the fault lies with everyone from Rummy on down as well as the Marines who pulled the triggers.
Meanwhile, the whole corp is taking a beating, while the Secretary of Defense goes to press the flesh with Vietnam government officials. Of all countries to visit, this alone must irk any Marine who understands that Vietnam is another country where Marines bled and died in a war which was also initiated and hampered by chicken-hawk politicians.
Their commander in chief is ignoring the matter and has removed himself so far away from it; he reportedly said he didn't know anything about it until he saw it in the media. Instead, he is taking on more important issues like Gay marriage in an obvious attempt to pander to conservatives prior to November's elections.
You and God know we need more people in the White House like the kind we have in there today.
You really don't get it, do you junior? You and your administration are destroying everything that was honorable and worthy about America including a revered organization with "a few good men."
From: comments@whitehouse.gov
Date: June 3, 2006 7:53:28 PM CDT
To: guzmatom@mac.com
On behalf of President Bush, thank you for your correspondence.
We appreciate hearing your views and welcome your suggestions.
Due to the large volume of e-mail received, the White House is
unable to respond to every message, and therefore this response
is an autoreply.
Thank you again for taking the time to write.
Just when I didn't think Rummy could stoop any lower he digs himself a deeper hole.
The pride of the Marines is under fire and nothing in their weapons training can help them fight their way out of this one.
As stories of Marines killing civilians saturates the airwaves and the internet, what does Rummy do? He leaves town.
Marines murdered innocent civilians in Haditha. Who knows how often something like this has happened?I feel as deflated as a ten-day-old-birthday balloon. I feel terrible for our troops, the innocent Iraqi family members and our country.
Haditha and the other alleged atrocities have brought back memories of My Lai to our nation's baby boomers who have the misfortune of living through two major military debacles.
Talking heads on TV keep discounting Vietnam as a suitable metaphor for the Iraq war, but there are some erie reminders The soldiers who fought in Vietnam also had a very difficult time discerning friend from foe, and both wars were run by chicken hawk politicians. Iraq recently holds the record for more reporter deaths and Iraq certainly holds the record as the most costly war we have ever fought. And it too was a war started by a President's lies, which young men paid for with their lives.
Each new allegation of soldiers murdering the very people you supposedly want to free, will cause some of your supporters to rationalize the Iraqi deaths but the innocence, of any naive-Bush supporters that may still exist, will wither like a flower caught in a sudden frost.
The story has tarnished the pride of the Marines. America's soul is wounded by the stench of every murder allegation as the media prys away each stinking layer of the coverup surrounding today's rotten onion. This week it's Haditha. Next week it will be another scandal; perhaps it will be about Amramof, Plame, another GOP corruption probe, or maybe another indictment of vote tampering that helped bring you and your kind to power.
Regardless of the event, as they say, when the going gets tough the tough get going, so it's no surprise to see chicken hawks like Rummy fly off to Singapore when his troops are under fire.
Rummy obviously feels nothing but an overpowering need to avoid the press and the possibility of accidentally showing his contempt for the lousy bloodsucking reporters that dare to question him or his troops on anything they may have to do to win.
- You see, Rummy is as stubborn as you are and he would rather sacrifice every last soldier than admit:
- He was wrong on invading Iraq,
- Wrong on the troop levels he assigned,
- Wrong on the tactics he used,
- Wrong on ignoring the Geneva convention,
- Wrong on Guantanimo,
- Wrong on extraordinary rendition,
- Wrong on Abu Gharib.
- Wrong on the Stop Loss program.
During a recent press conference, Tony Snow dismissed the notion that the alleged massacre reflects on Rumsfeld's leadership.
Rummy avoided reporters during the flight to Asia. When he was aked about Haditha after arriving in Singapore, Rummy limited his comments to curtly state he believed the investigation was being done properly.
The definition of "Esprit de Corps" is the "spirit" of a unit. This spirit is commonly reflected by all members. It implies devotion and loyalty to the Marine Corps, with deep regard for history, traditions and honor." This definition obviously does not apply to Rummy.
But, he is OK with leave the people that pledge to hold this definition as their mantra to fight this one on their own.
I have no doubts atrocities were committed by some of our soldiers, but the fault lies with everyone from Rummy on down as well as the Marines who pulled the triggers.
Meanwhile, the whole corp is taking a beating, while the Secretary of Defense goes to press the flesh with Vietnam government officials. Of all countries to visit, this alone must irk any Marine who understands that Vietnam is another country where Marines bled and died in a war which was also initiated and hampered by chicken-hawk politicians.
Their commander in chief is ignoring the matter and has removed himself so far away from it; he reportedly said he didn't know anything about it until he saw it in the media. Instead, he is taking on more important issues like Gay marriage in an obvious attempt to pander to conservatives prior to November's elections.
You and God know we need more people in the White House like the kind we have in there today.
You really don't get it, do you junior? You and your administration are destroying everything that was honorable and worthy about America including a revered organization with "a few good men."
From: comments@whitehouse.gov
Date: June 3, 2006 7:53:28 PM CDT
To: guzmatom@mac.com
On behalf of President Bush, thank you for your correspondence.
We appreciate hearing your views and welcome your suggestions.
Due to the large volume of e-mail received, the White House is
unable to respond to every message, and therefore this response
is an autoreply.
Thank you again for taking the time to write.