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Open Letter to the President (or, Why Bush Has Lost My Vote)
me | 9/26/2001 | Brent C. Skilton (aka Heisenburger)

Posted on 09/26/2001 2:02:39 PM PDT by Heisenburger

Dear Mr. President:

I want to tell you that you have lost my vote in the 2004 election. Though I voted for you in 2000, though I donated to your Victory 2000 campaign, and though I wore your pins and t-shirts, I cannot support you again.

Your diplomatic team, by trying to build a world coalition, has allowed Middle-Eastern and Arab dictatorships to dictate what we can and cannot do to respond to the attacks that took place on September 11. Instead of following the example of Ronald Reagan and basing foreign policy only on what is in the best interests of the United States, you have made concessions to Pakistan and Middle-Eastern countries that will threaten our security for years to come. The coalition has indeed determined the mission, not the other way around.

Specifically, your administration's statement that you will not overthrow the Taliban is unthinkably misguided. To not overthrow the Taliban is to give a feeling of security and power to other states that sponsor terrorism. Not only that, but it makes your statement last Thursday that the Taliban would share in the fate of terrorists an outright lie. One of the reasons I supported you in the 2000 election was that I was sick of being lied to by the Clinton administration. Now I see that you and your team are no different.

Furthermore, the fact that your administration, in an attempt to keep from offending Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, is not concentrating on Iraq as an important link to the Septemeber 11 attacks shows that you are not truly concerned with protecting Americans and ending terrorism. As Colin Powell said, Hussein is indeed the greatest terrorist in the world today. That he had a hand in the attacks on the 11th is not only highly probable, but also fairly obvious. The world can never be safe as long as Saddam Hussein is still in power.

In closing, I would remind you that you have a chance to win back my vote by changing your policy towards terror states and terrorists themselves. Perhaps your team should realize that "it is easier to ask forgiveness than to ask permission."

Sincerely,
Brent Skilton


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To: Heisenburger
God! Grant me patience. AND I WANT IT NOW!!!
121 posted on 09/26/2001 3:49:42 PM PDT by K7TNW
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To: Heisenburger
There are at least a couple of billion Muslims in the world that are near the edge. You want to kill them all? If so, you're no better than the terrorist are. Life isn't as simple as your little black and white world…

Look at some of our allies in WWII… Like the Russians… We would have been very hard pressed to win that war had Russia sided with Hitler. First problems first.

I'm sure in your little world Gore would be handling so much better... That WAS the choice after all...

122 posted on 09/26/2001 3:49:46 PM PDT by DB
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To: Heisenburger
...my open letter to the President...


123 posted on 09/26/2001 3:49:58 PM PDT by Byron_the_Aussie
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To: chookter
Your replies to this poster have me sitting here laughing especially the one about the camel!!!! You have stated everything perfectly!
124 posted on 09/26/2001 4:41:54 PM PDT by PhiKapMom
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To: Heisenburger
I disagree with him on tons and tons of things, and he's way to liberal on some issues for my taste. I can't stand the way he has to run in front of a camera every chance he gets. However, McCain is not a weakling, and he doesn't let people push him or his country around. He is most certainly not afraid of war.

Now that is what I call a ringing endorsement.

I was under the impression that mcpain had pretty much sealed his fate with anyone who has any ability to think on their own. He is with out a doubt the most self-serving dunderhead we have on the Repub team. And by the way, none of the current congresscritters are afraid of war. Why should they be? They sure as hell aren't going to go fight and neither will any of their relatives, unless said relative has a pair of his/her own.

125 posted on 09/26/2001 4:56:50 PM PDT by 11Bush
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To: Heisenburger
I think you would enjoy paying $10/gallon for gas.
126 posted on 09/26/2001 5:27:36 PM PDT by PjhCPA
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To: Heisenburger
You appear to be grossly misinformed. If you want to jump ship on the basis of errant reporting and hyperbole, that's your right. But I would urge you to look at what President Bush actually said instead of what others say he said. This "war" is a multi-faceted, broad program involving not only military action, but diplomacy and intelligence, as well as covert operations worldwide.

Jumping ship now puts you in the 3-4% of Americans in the "disapprove" category.

127 posted on 09/26/2001 5:33:18 PM PDT by Bush2004
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To: jragan2001
YES!YES!YES!
128 posted on 09/26/2001 5:34:59 PM PDT by BILL FROM TROUT CREEK PASS
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To: Heisenburger
GWB inherited an LBJ type administration. He is a president not God. What a bag of camel dung this administration has to work with... CIA a bunch of comedians, FBI too busy eating krispy creme donuts, INS too busy beating up on little Cuban refugees from a communist country, justice department too busy burning up Americans...

This country has to clean out the porkbarrel bloated agencies that claim they are here for the national defense. HAHHH!!!

The only kinnd of security they care about is JOB SECURITY...

129 posted on 09/26/2001 5:38:20 PM PDT by Fred
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To: Godfollow
John Wayne ( The Duke) and Clint Eastwood (Dirty Harry) always sauntered....
130 posted on 09/26/2001 5:42:27 PM PDT by Fred
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To: ctdonath2
RE; your reply #9
I wish I could type as well as you.
Keep on Freepin on.

I LIKE BUSH

LET'S ROLL
131 posted on 09/26/2001 5:46:18 PM PDT by vin-one
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To: Heisenburger
I understand that if someone dicks with the U.S., we put a bullet through his brain.

And you propose finding "him" how?

132 posted on 09/26/2001 5:48:19 PM PDT by ctdonath2
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To: Heisenburger
Right, just like a good little Stalinist subject.

We put a guy in office to do a job, and you'd rather fire his ass because he hasn't:
- identified exactly who is responsible
- identified exactly where our enemies are (somewhere within, oh, SIXTY countries)
- tracked the leader down in a country where terrain alone defeated a superpower
- killed their leader and destroyed an international network of secretive maniacs who are good enough to keep totally secret a plot to destroy four high-profile targets
- and managed to do all this without murdering millions and hugely pissing off billions and motivating half the countries on the planet to attack us - all who think dying for a cause is a good thing
all within TWO WEEKS?!?

Grow up.

133 posted on 09/26/2001 5:57:13 PM PDT by ctdonath2
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To: Heisenburger
You disagree with McCain on tons & tons of things & he is too liberal but you just can't wait to vote for him. I wish you could hear yourself.
134 posted on 09/26/2001 6:03:58 PM PDT by Ditter
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To: Heisenburger
Hey, Brent, what do you know about foreign policy that the experts in D.C. don't know? Maybe you ought to run for president next time.
135 posted on 09/26/2001 6:11:43 PM PDT by From The Deer Stand
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To: GeekDejure
I'm still waiting for things to develope in the clinton prosecution. You people are saying the same thing about this as you said about prosecuting clinton. Let's just wait and see what happens. How many times does it take?
136 posted on 09/26/2001 6:17:13 PM PDT by gunshy
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To: Heisenburger
Balls! Ever since GW was sworn in, I have seen the same tinfoil hat commandos screaming about Bush's impending failure before he has acted. Each and every time, the commandos have been premature and wrong. When are you folks gonna get a grip, sit down, pop some popcorn, and wait for the opening credits to finish!

As the risk of repeating myself, get a grip for pete's sake! Bush has been very successful thus far. Wait until he screws up before you run shrieking into the night!

137 posted on 09/26/2001 6:19:56 PM PDT by Redleg Duke
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To: Heisenburger
What a weenie.

Geez, you read a bunch of leaks in the liberal press and then you form a completed opinion that GWB doesn't have what it takes. Well I read your little tirade and I am certain that you don't have what it takes to form an intelligent opinion. In order to do that you must have an inkling of intelligence.

Nobody knows what GWB is going to do. That, sir, is the way I like it. You formed your opinion based on rumors. Frankly no matter what GWB did in this situation I am sure that you, and people like you, would not be happy.

For me, I appreciate that GWB hasn't gone off the handle and started firing missles. Revenge is a dish best served cold.

138 posted on 09/26/2001 6:20:06 PM PDT by P-Marlowe
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To: Heisenburger
"Right, just like a good little Stalinist subject."

Do you take medicines to be a dickhead, or is this a natural condition?

139 posted on 09/26/2001 6:21:48 PM PDT by Redleg Duke
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To: bayourod
I do not document (cut and paste) everything I hear and read to defend my impressions. I am merely making the point that a lot of people are sensing what seems to be a bit of a rift between Bush and Powell... that the rift may be intentional or may be real; who can say? But I am encouraged to be patient at this time. But also, if I understand Powell's statements correctly, he appears to be a ratcheting down Bush’s intent to go after bad boy binie and or those who support his mission. Again, is the intent to confuse? Nonetheless, if we incur their wrath whether we do something or not, why not do them before they do us, I think is the point.
140 posted on 09/26/2001 6:23:20 PM PDT by Godfollow
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