I would like to express my concern for the stance that the Loquitur is taking on the war issue. It seems to me that at a time of high level security like this, our country should be banding together, not splitting a part.
It frustrates me so much when I hear criticism of President Bush, especially when it’s written in our school paper. I understand that part of the greatness of living in a democracy is the right to free speech, however, when we elected President Bush into office, we were choosing him to take responsibility for making decisions regarding our country. We had the opportunity to choose someone else for the job, but America used her right to choose and chose Bush. I personally think that he is doing an excellent job. He is in a very difficult position and is doing exactly what is best for our country.
People do not give him enough credit. There are very few people that would do as well as he is with the kind of pressure he is under. People also need to understand that there is more to the war issue than meets the eye. I sincerely doubt that our president would put our country in such serious danger for no reason at all. He is obviously really worried that horrible things will happen if we do not act. As scary as the prospect of war is, is it scarier than living in fear that terrorists will strike America again? I for one, think not.
America is one of the greatest countries in the world. Are we going to stand by while Saddam tries to make us look like idiots? I personally believe America to be stronger than that. Over the past 200 years we have proven ourselves a great power. Without the Revolutionary War we never would have had that status in the first place. Without the Civil War slavery would still exist. Without WWII Hitler could have successfully taken over the world. As ironic as it sounds, war in some cases is necessary to make the world a safer place. We need to fight to keep America and the rest of the world safe from Saddam Hussein. If we nip the Iraq situation in the bud now, then maybe in the long run many more lives will be saved. I know many people disagree with this, however I ask that you at least give the president the respect he deserves. After all, we are the ones who gave him the power.
