Chaos Reigns, Bush Vacations

It is now almost four years after liberating Afghanistan, a country divided up by warlords whose main interest is their poppy crop. The president of that country barely controls the capital city of Kabul. Don't even ask about women's rights, because they have few in Kabul and none in the provinces.More than two years after liberating Iraq, the United States finds itself as the proprietor of a country in turmoil and out of control.Here in the United States, we are in the midst of the worst oil crisis in our history. Our government's answer is to give the oil companies more subsidies on top of record profits they are already making.Then we have a Gold Star mother camped outside the president's ranch asking to meet with him so she can ask him why her son had to die in a war that was supported by questionable evidence.And what does President Bush say when asked about taking a five-week vacation while all this is going on? He says, "I think it's also important for me to go on with my life.''

VICTOR A. MAENE

Egg Harbor City

Letter published in Atlantic City Press, September 1, 2005

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