Jane Delanko – 5/8/05

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Bring our troops home; Jane V. Delanko; Beaver County Times; May 8, 2005.

Below is a detailed critique of the subject letter.

“The elections in Iraq are over and still all the violence goes on, even more so because the Sunnis feel they are not represented in the new government.

“In fact, they really don’t know what kind of government they want in Iraq.”

[RWC] For people who “really don’t know what kind of government they want in Iraq,” a lot of them voted under threat of death. Unless you’re blind, I believe it’s clear Iraqis want a representative government. It’s also clear a lot of them are willing to risk their lives to make it work.

“The suicide attacks are more frequent than ever with nothing but bloodshed. There are too many roadside bombs. This will never cease.

“We must bring our troops home and let these people end their political bickering amongst themselves. This vengeance is aimed at the new government.”

[RWC] Let me get this straight. When terrorists want to bring down a freely elected government, we should walk away?

“We can’t afford this war. All the money sent overseas should be used in our country right now. All the cuts made in education, medical, environment and job losses interfere with our very existence in this great country, which is slowly going down the tubes.”

[RWC] The only expenditure item Ms. Delanko finds fault with is also the only one specifically cited by the U.S. Constitution as a federal responsibility, to “provide for the common defence.” None of the other items in the list are cited as federal responsibilities in the Constitution, yet minor cuts in these dalliances with socialism “interfere with our very existence.”

Regarding jobs, unemployment is at a low 5.2% and has been in this range for quite awhile. Lest we forget, during the Clinton administration the mainstream media referred to 5.6% as “already low.” Ms. Delanko also made the bogus jobs claim in anti-Bush letters she wrote in September and October of 2004.

Our country “is slowly going down the tubes?” I believe we have far too much socialism in the U.S. yet even I don’t have this dire outlook. I’m glad I don’t view the world through Ms. Delanko’s eyes.