Congress should deliver the war supplemental bill in a flag-draped coffin

[babylonsister]

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mary_mac_070429_congress_should_deli.htm

Congress should deliver the war supplemental bill in a flag-draped coffin

by Mary MacElveen


On Tuesday which is the fourth anniversary of President Bush’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ speech, the $120 billion war supplemental bill is scheduled to be delivered to President Bush’s desk. On that day four years ago, in self-serving pageantry, President Bush flew onto the U.S.S. Lincoln in a fighter jet wearing a uniform he had no business wearing. In learning today that nine soldiers died the war supplemental bill should be delivered to him in a flag-draped coffin signifying what this war has cost the American people. Just think of the symbolism if our congress delivered it in that fashion.

President Bush has stated that he will veto this bill because of the language contained within it to draw down our troops. Well nine did draw down on Saturday as they drew their last breaths here on Earth.

In one week’s time, we have lost eighteen soldiers. On April 24th, we also lost nine soldiers. One wonders how many more. How many more? As it stands right now based on D.O.D. statistics, 3346 have lost their lives in Iraq as of today.

On Friday’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Mr. Olbermann had on as his guest, Larry Johnson who is a former CIA officer opining on George Tenet’s recently released book, At the Center of the Storm. As we all know, George Tenet just recently wrote this tell-all book in which he comes clean as far as the intelligence that led up to this war not squaring what was told to the American people. It also countered the presentation given to the UN Security Counsel by the former Secretary of State Colin Powell.

In an open letter to Mr. Tenet as posted on Countdown’s site, it states, “We are stunned that someone who reportedly is earning $50,000 per speaking engagement and has received a $4 million dollar advance for your book is worried only about reputation. The damage to your reputation pales in terms of the harm that has been inflicted on U.S. soldiers engaged in combat in Iraq and the national security of the United States. In our view we believe you have a moral obligation to return the Medal of Freedom you received from President George Bush. We also call for you to dedicate a significant percentage of the royalties from your book to the U.S. soldiers and their families who have been killed and wounded in Iraq.”

That letter is also signed by Phil Giraldi, Ray McGovern, Jim Marcinkowski and Vince Cannistraro. To all reading this editorial, please go read this letter in its entirety by going to the link above. George Tenet had the power to stop this blood-letting of our soldiers as well as the Iraqi people and he did NOTHING. The same can be said of the Senate Intelligence Committee since they too knew what was being told to the American people was false.

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[durtee librul]

1. Wonder if the M$M would cover it?

Probably not - too scared of the bushies.....

Great idea tho and I for one would love to see it along with Nancy handing him a bright red pen to sign it in to signify all the blood he has also needlessly spilled.

[msongs]

2. excellent idea! wish the dems in congress would do this nt

[Igel]

3. Such spin would be greeted with equal and opposite spin:

"The Congress knew the bill was DOA, and even *they* are ready to bury it."