An Open Letter to George 'I'm a War President!' Bush

[Chicago Democrat]

By Michael Moore, AlterNet
February 11, 2004

Dear Mr. Bush,

Thank you for providing the illegible Xeroxed partial payroll sheets (or whatever they were) yesterday covering a few of your days in the National Guard. Now we know that, not only didn't you complete your tour of duty, you were actually paid for work you never did. Did you cash those checks? Wouldn't that be, um, illegal?

Watching the press aggressively demand the truth from your press secretary – and refusing to accept the deceit, the dodging, and the cover-up – was a sight to behold, something we really haven't seen since you took office.

More than one reporter pointed out that those pieces of paper your press secretary waved at them yesterday mean nothing. Even if they aren't forged documents, getting paid does not necessarily mean you showed up to do your duties. As retired Army Col. Dan Smith, a 26-year veteran, told the AP:


"Pay records don't mean anything except that you're in or you're out," said Smith. "It doesn't necessarily reflect what duty you've actually performed because pay records simply record your unit of assignment and then all of your pay and benefits per pay period."

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http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=17822

[TeeYiYi]

1. Thank you for this Chicago Democrat . . .

Fun Stuff! That press briefing was something to behold. I wonder how long it will be before Scott McClellan follows in Ari the Rat's footsteps and finds an excuse to retire.

I've copied both the article and the transcript into one email and sent them on their merry way to friend and foe alike. :7

TYY

[JPZenger]

2. Questions for George W.

1. During your trip to Harrisburg PA about education, why are you visiting a solidly Republican suburban school district that always had high test scores --- instead of a school in Harrisburg which needs the most improvement?

2. Why did you waste some much money and time on Iraq, when the real threat from WMDs turned out to be from your good friends in Pakistan? The Pakistanis sold WMD technology to Libya, Iran and North Korea - the most dangerous nations on the planet. Then they made one person be their fall guy and then immediately pardoned him. The Pakistanis also were supporting the Taliban for many years.

3. Why did you wait to appoint an Intelligence Commission until after top Republicans became concerned about your falling poll numbers? Why are you making sure that this Commission has "all the time it needs" to make sure its report does not come out before the election - but you had refused to extend the existence of the 9-11 Commission because you didn't want them to find out anything that would cause you political harm.

4. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, why in public statements did your administration remove all of the qualifying words from the WMD intelligence you were given, and instead say to the public you had "NO DOUBT" Iraq had WMDs?

[JPZenger]

3. Intelligence Manipulation

Here's a good new article from the Inquirer on how the intelligence on Iraq was manipulated:

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/7915254.htm