Conservatives are like sheep
Several recent letters from conservatives — “Bush not a tyrant”(June 16), “Bush’s leadership fine” (June 14) and “Writer is misguided” (June 17) — remind me of a flock of sheep. When sheep are taken to a slaughterhouse, they are met by a ram that leads them to their demise. That was aptly put by the author of “Writer misguided” who stated: “Without reservation, I support the president’s action whether I agree with it or not.”
It appears that these conservatives have collective, selective memory loss. In “Bush’s leadership fine” the writer seems to have forgotten that the war in Vietnam was fought on misinformation provided by the then administration. As more and more facts come out about Iraq, the American public has again been given erroneous information to justify the current administration’s policies. According to the writer, we have a right to speak our mind as long as it is not counter to the current administration. Also, we should not believe anything we see on ABC, CNN, NBC or CBS, which leaves us with Fox. I wonder where this network stands.
As for all the “Kool-Aid drinking, tree-hugging liberals,” if the writer were listening to the real news, he would be aware that 26 retired U.S. diplomats and military officers, in addition to 49 Nobel prize recipients, have advocated that Bush be voted out of office in November for damaging U.S. national security interests and America’s standing in the international community.
In “Writer is misguided,” the author loses all credibility when stating “… Canada’s prime minister chose to turn his back on a nation that guaranteed the writer his right of freedom in World War II.” Having just commemorated the 60th anniversary of D-Day, the writer must have been tuned into the Fox channel. Otherwise, he or she would be aware the Canadians, British and free French were also involved and suffered casualties in greater a proportion than the Americans. The writer should take that ugly American attitude back to the States, where I’m sure it will be greatly appreciated in the “good ol’ boy” network.
In “Bush not a tyrant,” Article II, Section IV of the constitution was cited. If Bush is not applicable for impeachment under this article, pray tell why the Republicans used this article to try to impeach Clinton for his tryst with Monica? It seems the conservative Republicans have more outrage for someone having sex with an intern than screwing a nation.
(Ret.) Air Force Capt.
Wilbert C. Hicks Jr.
Kindsbach, Germany
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=125&article=23292
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