mr. president (bush)--

mr. president (bush)-- [btw, good to see back in the news & stuff again.] don't say "the liberation of iraq", please. we're not ready for you to go around putting that in our ears again. even if liberating them was what happened (when, exactly?)  all that grandiose talk just sounds weird from you now. For me, ever since "we are not at war with Islam" came out, "we're doin' it for the Iraqi people" feels out-of-place. You did paint the picture, again, that Saddam was a threat. (I agree, but I think Mohamed Elbaradei feels a little left out of the threat assessment.)

So, unless you can tell those of us who care enough to wonder why US involvement (boots on the ground or any other kind) did or did not liberate people from the following hotspots that have flared up since 1990- kosovo, somalia, ossetia, beirut, west bank & gaza, then, big wheels keep on turnin’… btw, did afghanistan get liberated in the same sense yet or ever?  And this is kinda random but I want to mention- arms sales to taiwan. Does that help liberate either all the people of some nation, or some the people of some nation who need liberation particularly badly?

This note has a hasty tone and poor organization. -- my bad. good luck w/ your book, sir. I will be looking for the highlights soon. I respected a lot of things you and your various team-members did as far as governance, international disposition and even on the campaign trail. I often tried to explain your case to a lot of people who would jerk their knees against you. garden-variety Senate Democrats can suck it most of the time. all day long.


I'm just on meme patrol today.  I remain an ardent follower of your intellectual positions and fiercely loyal to the truly global interests of the United States.


yours,

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