Mission Accomplished: Four Years Later

On this day four years ago, George Bush got into a flight suit, had a pilot fly him onto the USS Abraham Lincoln so that he could strut his stuff. His 'stuff' was just a mirage. We had occupied a country in just a few weeks and deposed Saddam Hussein, a bad man no doubt. Besides ridding the world of one of its many dictators, the last four years has resulted in chaos and conflict in Iraq.

The actions have begun to destabilize the entire region. We are now looking at possible conflict with Iran, Lebanon is in shambles, there is still no peace in Israel (surprise, surprise) and all we have to say for it is that we have tossed hundreds of billions of dollars and thousands of American lives at a problem with no end in sight.

What we need to do is leave. We need to leave as soon as humanly possible. George Bush is going to fight tooth and nail against saving our treasury and so many of our brave soldiers. So we need to do everything we can to stop him. Our representatives and Senators must be pressed so that they keep sending bills to the President that represent the will of the people.

After the President vetoes the current emergency funding bill, the Congress MUST NOT send a weaker bill back to Bush. If they cave, then the American people lose. The nation wants the war to end, and if they see the new Democratic majority submit to the will of the world's latest autocratic-wannabe leader, then not only do the people lose, our democracy ultimately suffers at its core. It is time to say NO!