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Yellow cake, the devil's food
I found your article “Cut and rug” to use some interesting metaphors to stir up anti-Bush feelings. I don’t agree with your article, but I don’t blindly follow one party or the other.

You said that going to Iraq as a measure of counterterrorism to a humanitarian is merely a smoke screen. There may have been bad info concerning terrorism, but Democrats and Republicans alike agreed Iraq was a threat.

While there have been no nukes found, a lot of mustard gas and other chemical weapons have been discovered. It has also been verified that Saddam was in the process of obtaining yellow cake (a necessary step to developing nuclear weapons).

On the humanitarian side, how can you argue against the mass graves, rape rooms, and the repeated torture of the Iraqi people? These seem like humanitarian issues that anyone would want to fight against.

I believe politicians, on both sides, have lost sight of the people. For example, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi states that she is for unions in the workplace. However, unions are not allowed in the multiple restaurants she owns. Reports have indicated that anyone who wants to start a union is promptly fired.

“Blood for Oil” is a joke. If we went there for oil we would be taking it already. My gas prices would be $2.10 a gallon, and we wouldn’t try to help the Iraqis build their own government.

Instead of cleverly restating left-wing liberal talking points, why not talk about some of the great stories involving our troops? Democrats have the power now. So quit complaining and blaming Bush. Come up with your own solution.

Thanks for your time,
Mike Blumenthal
mblumen2@mscd.edu