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Thank You England From USA

American Vet | 19.11.2003 20:58 | Anti-militarism | London | World

Thank you from the USA for doing the right thing and protesting
to our president and his entourage over the invasion and occupation of Iraq.
It is amazing here in the U.S. how the great majority don't know or are ill-informed
on the lies the invasion was based on.

PICTURE - Mark Twain, American Author And Humorist. Missouri, USA
PICTURE - Mark Twain, American Author And Humorist. Missouri, USA


Millions of us here in the USA have our hearts and minds with you in the U.K
as you tell our president you differ strongly with his polices. Thank you!
Thank you! Thank you! We admire and respect you Brits for doing what we have been trying
to do. Our gratitude to you.

As a fellow Missourian said:

"My kind of loyalty was loyalty to one's country, not to its institutions or its office-holders." (Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, 1889)

Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic and which isn't. You cannot shirk this and be a man. To decide against your conviction is to be an unqualified and excusable traitor, both to yourself and to your country, let me label you as they may. (Mark Twain)

Respectfully,

American Vet


American Vet

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I Second the Thank You

19.11.2003 21:29

Thanks to our British Cousins!

We truly appreciate your show of support for peace and protests against those who use power and money to initimidate and lie to the public, and steal public office.

My brother is just back from Iraq. Fortunately unhurt. Unfortunately still worried about those he left behind. Just so the Oil Barons of Texas can have More! More! MORE! But I say I want Mike Moore! Moore! MOORE!

I am glad to hear that you are allowed to protest. We in The Land of the Not-So-Free now have Protest Zones. I am waiting to get arrested at the next local protest for wearing a shirt that says:

ALL OF AMERICA IS A PROTEST ZONE!

Getting scarier every day.

Yours in Peace.

Meg

Meg
mail e-mail: mincognito@hotmail.com


Does not represent most Americans

19.11.2003 21:37

The un-named veteran does not represent most Americans. While we Americans take joy in the freedom of expression our countries share, most of us support the policies of our president and are gratefull to your prime minister for standing with us in the defense of freedom.

Steve Watson


TO: Steve Watson

19.11.2003 21:46





I feel I represent most INFORMED Americans. Unfortunately, most of us
are in the dark about what is really going on.

Steve Watson appears to be one of those who remain clueless.



American Vet

American Vet
- Homepage: http://www/ussliberty.org


Thank you from Miami

19.11.2003 21:56

I cannot say if the majority in Miami (or the United States) were for the actions taken by Bush in Iraq or against them. It is, however, a close call. I will say that the majority of educated and intellegent people in the states are strongly against the pre-emptive strike against another soveriegn nation.
More to the point, however, is the fact that moral decisions are not a matter of polling or seeing "which way the wind blows." You may only go to war if there is a true moral necessity that overrides our belief that though shalt not kill, etc. That standard was not met. The War was wrong. I apologize, as an American, for the actions of my President and country, but I could but stop the race to bloodshed. I thank you for the protests you are staging.

SAM


Bush doctrine

19.11.2003 22:10

I share the sentiments of the American Vet.

We all want peace with honesty and freedom with courage and liberty with non-violence.

Like the American Vet, Thank You, Thank you!!!

Anup, USA


You are so wrong....

19.11.2003 22:32

Hi:
It is only your elitist view that millions of American are un-informed or don't support the President. We are quite well informed and can come to our own conslusions - thank you very much.

I strongly urge everyone to check out this link
 http://www.aynrand.org/medialink/impact_war_issue.pdf on the moral justification and the neccesity of going to war.

Regards,
NS

Nick S


Sod the muppets supporters!

19.11.2003 22:42

Stuff you scum republicans and ya crappy warmongering child murdering pish!

x


Thank you, England, from Little Beirut [a.k.a. Portland, OR]

19.11.2003 22:50

George's stained dress
George's stained dress

Thank you so much for standing against the Imperial Dogs of War and Corperate Elitism. Keep up the brave fight.

mcj


Thanks from another Yankee activist

20.11.2003 00:32

I just want to echo the comments made by the other concerned Americans who've posted. Many of us in the US are VERY angry over the flagrent disregard Bush et co. have had for the world and its citizens. Give 'em hell guys!

Andrew Goodman
mail e-mail: andrewlloydgood@yahoo.com


To Nick S.

20.11.2003 23:52

For those who believe war is a viable, ethical option I give you a quoute from Angelo Umilta 1891:
" ... To attack [a nation] is like invading a neighbor's home, running him out and expropriating his property... Thus, war among civilised peoples is a CRIME: the so-called right to war does not exist--it is confused with the right to self-defense, a sacred right,...an absolute duty for all men who cherish their families, nations and freedom."

Sorry Nick that you've been brainwashed into believing the Iraq invasion was necessary. Do some peace history research for a change!!

Ralph,
Portland,OR

Ralph