By: Sanjeev Dahiwadkar
dahiwadkar@yahoo.com
February 10, 2004

Dear Mr. President

Please allow me to introduce myself: I am Joe Somebody; an average faceless American who pays his taxes and expects a decent life. Basically the same values that you were insisting in your interview on NBC – Freedom & Prosperity!

I understand that our nation is facing a great new threat of Islamic Terrorists from all over the world. I also understand very clearly your desire to promote democracy around the world and your concerns about Nuclear Weapons falling in wrong hands.

I couldn’t help but notice following sickening discrepancies in – what you say and how you act:

Topic: IRAQ

You mentioned several times how great the intelligence was and how your decision was based on such well-trusted intelligence from CIA and abroad. Now, help me understand this Mr. President, I am hearing from Mr. Tenant that intelligence always had some reservations. How come your inner circle was the only group of people “without doubt”. Now, if the doubts are surfacing now. Just imaging the same line of defense if used by Enron, WorldCom executive that “they did best under the circumstances” – YOU will be all over them in public. So, you tell me, Mr. President, as a CEO aren’t you now accountable?

Topic: Loss of Life in Iraq

You keep mentioning that how this Iraq was for Iraqi people and so on. We know that we lost 500 great lives and had more than 3000 injuries for our boys in Iraq. I feel very sad for such tragic incidences. Now, tell me how many Iraqi’s we have killed so far (rough count goes more than 10,000) and countless injuries. If we cared so much for Iraqi’s why are we not keeping count of how many Iraqi’s are getting killed and injured? BECAUSE SIMPLY WE DO NOT CARE ABOUT THEM AND WILL NEVER CARE that is why Iraqi’s don’t trust us. Thus WE END UP LOOSING OUR BOYS in battlefield. If we show similar respect for Iraqi life as we show to ours then there will be interest in protecting our boys by Iraqi as well (as we are fighting for them and not for the oil they have). What am I missing Mr. President?

Also, I did notice the change of tone on:

“Iraq With WMD” is now changed to “with an ability to make WMD”

“Saddam used weapons against his own people” without any mention that it was US that provided such weapons to Saddam at the first place and Saddam is the total creation of US. Saddam could not do anything after US had stopped backing him. The UN has validated this as well. In fact on March 17^th, UN inspectors were reporting that there are no such WMDs in Iraq (which is now proven to be true). It was your strong desire to go to war that has put us in such spot!

Topic: IRAN and North Korea

You mentioned, again, how Iran and North Korea are rough states and worried about their nuclear program and promised that both countries are on radar for next action. Please tell me Mr. President it is now well known, to Joe Somebody like me, that all these nuclear know-how came from Pakistan, our friendly alley in this War on Terror. There was no mention of any punitive action, warning to stop further spread by Pakistan and controlling the source of such great leak. Isn’t it simply like keep cleaning the spilled water without fixing the leak in the plumbing?

If Iran and North Korea are the Axis of evils then what about the epicenter of evil, Pakistan? Why we keep funding our own suicide (by funding Pakistan which in return funds terrorist that attack us). Kindly remember its my hard earned money that you are using to pay to Pakistan.

Topic: Freedom and Democracy

You keep mentioning how greatly you are interested in promoting Freedom and Democracy. We attacked Afghanistan to get rid of Taliban! Great work – but do you talk anything about how we have failed there too? Afghanistan has adopted back the Islamic rules (which are totally against the democratic governance). Women in Afghanistan have again lost their brief freedom – right under our governance! So much in the name of “we won Afghanistan and promoted freedom there”

Pakistan, our alley is still under military power and where the nuclear leak person gets a greatest pardon by his rough leader (who happens to be the invited guest on the ranch!) plus all the money he made making world more dangerous place on earth also gets pardon! Great leadership, Mr. President! I am sure if a person like you finds great difficulties in managing the nation from managing Texas, image managing the world – it’s just way too much for you take on!

Coincidences?

Mr. President, I have been observing that wherever the Democratic Party primaries are happening, you end up on those states within few days. Do you want me to believe that this is just coincidence? Do your schedulers not know what is happening in those states before they schedule you there? Or are you so ignorant on what is happening in our own country that you end up just on the right state at the right time to make statements about your election speeches? Just keep in mind that this faceless Joe Somebody is now counting on the day (just before November) to hear capture of Osama bin Forgotten while Intelligence Finding committee forced to keep moth shut until the election is over and you can take us further down in the world.

As you said – you are right “YOU MAKE GOOD DECISIONS” question is “FOR WHOM?” All your decisions so far are not in favor of me (Joe Somebody; faceless average American)!

Sanjeev Dahiwadkar