Jewel Robertson – 11/7/04

This page was last updated on November 7, 2004.

Bush could be hearing Satan; Jewel Robertson; Beaver County Times; November 7, 2004.

Below is a detailed critique of the subject letter.

“I agree with the letter writer who stated that every person that supports Bush’s war, between the ages of 18-45 should go to their nearest recruiting office and enlist for combat duty in Iraq (‘Show your true colors: Enlist,’ Tuesday).

“Every family that supports Bush’s policies in the war should urge their husbands, sons and daughters to sign up for immediate combat duty.

“This would allow those who are dying there daily to come home.

“Because they think Bush is such a great president and is doing such a good job of keeping us secure, let their loved ones go.

“The Democrats should not have to continue to fight a war that Bush claimed to be over last May.”

[RWC] See my critique of Show your true colors: Enlist for my response.

For the record, President Bush never claimed the Iraq War was over. In his May 2003 – not May 2004 as Ms. Robertson indicated – speech on the USS Abraham Lincoln, President Bush said, “We have difficult work to do in Iraq. We’re bringing order to parts of that country that remain dangerous.”

“Let the Republicans have their war on terrorists. This war was not ordered by God, even if the president claims he hears from God every so often. It could be Satan he is hearing from because Satan is the prince of this world. More than likely that is who it is he is hearing from.”

[RWC] There’s a lot in this paragraph.

First, apparently we are supposed to sit back and let terrorists kill us. Is Ms. Robertson in the camp that believes we brought the terrorist attacks upon ourselves?

Second, no one in the Bush administration claimed the “war was ordered by God.”

Third, Ms. Robertson continues the Democrat tactic of hurling personal insults at President Bush by claiming Satan talks to him.

Fourth, “Satan is prince of this world?” When did that happen?