Letters to the Editor
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Now it's a memorial tribute. When will this end...........
This is my letter which was printed in the New York Times in immediate response to the op-ed of these brave men.
To the Editor:
Re “The War as We Saw It,” by Buddhika Jayamaha, Wesley D. Smith, Jeremy Roebuck, Omar Mora, Edward Sandmeier, Yance T. Gray and Jeremy A. Murphy
(Op-Ed, Aug. 19):
As the mother of two Iraq veterans, I particularly want to thank the seven courageous soldiers for their honest assessment of Iraq. Those of us who have had “blood in the game,” directly or indirectly, have known the truths
they told for some time.
But those truths are being trivialized, obscured and denied by the very people we have deputized to speak and act on our behalf in Washington. Like the issue of unsafe missions and inadequate equipment, it has taken the boots on the ground to speak up.
As an American, I want to thank them for their service to our country, and for looking out for our sons and daughters the way our commander in chief will not do by painting an accurate picture of the failure of this administration to understand and manage this devastating war of choice.
President Bush claims he doesn’t want the war micromanaged by Congress. And yet he persists in allowing a select band of neocons to influence decisions based on his own self-serving agenda.
Let’s hope that some in Congress read the account of these men and feel that it’s time to listen to those whose vision is not clouded by politics, and whose lives are actually on the line.
It's the last sentence that matters most...and now,
in honor of their sacrifice, Congress owes it to them
to listen and act honorably and intelligently.