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My friend, Kevin writes:

Thank god we're nearing an election year. Now people are expected to be "un-patriotic" when it comes to Bush's antics. Here's Sen. Byrd's response to Dubya's Mighty Military Man show...

Here is a sample provided by Kevin:

I am loath to think of an aircraft carrier being used as an advertising backdrop for a presidential political slogan, and yet that is what I saw.

What I heard the president say also disturbed me. It may make for grand theater to describe Saddam Hussein as an ally of al-Qaida or to characterize the fall of Baghdad as a victory in the war on terror, but stirring rhetoric does not necessarily reflect sobering reality. Not one of the 19 Sept. 11 hijackers was an Iraqi. In fact, there is not a shred of evidence to link the Sept. 11 attack on the United States to Iraq. There is no doubt in my mind that Saddam was an evil despot who brought great suffering to the Iraqi people, and there is no doubt in my mind that he encouraged and rewarded acts of terrorism against Israel. But his crimes are not those of Osama bin Laden, and bringing Saddam to justice will not bring justice to the victims of 9-11.

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War is not theater, and victory is not a campaign slogan. I join with the president and all Americans in expressing heartfelt thanks and gratitude to our men and women in uniform for their service to our country, and for the sacrifices that they have made on our behalf. But on this point I differ with the president: I believe that our military forces deserve to be treated with respect and dignity, and not used as stage props to embellish a presidential speech.

Here is a link provided by Kevin.

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