LTTE: Of Mushroom Clouds, Lies and Impeachment...comments

[kohodog]

Here is a draft of a letter I plan to send out today. comments welcome:

Of Mushroom Clouds, Lies and Impeachment

At the heart of the leak of Valerie Plame’s outing by Bush Administration officials is the false justification for the Iraq war that was presented to the American people.

The mention of the words “mushroom cloud” has a powerful impact on any American old enough to remember the Cuban missile crisis. As a child in grade school at the time, I remember well the duck and cover drills, the yellow and black placards on buildings that were to serve as public shelters in the event of a nuclear attack. I remember wondering if I would be alive for my twelfth birthday and the specter of a nuclear winter if I survived the impending attack. The Bush administration cleverly used this imagery to frighten both the populace and politicians into supporting this misguided war. Who could take a chance in the event their information was right?

While Bush must hold Rove and Libby accountable for their leaks of classified information with regard to Valerie Plame, the White House needs to be held accountable for deceiving our nation into war, a far more heinous crime.

[gratuitous]

1. One misspelling

"Populous" should be "populace."

In addition, I would add a sentence at the beginning of your last paragraph to the effect that anyone dissenting from the official administration line, as Wilson did when he denied that the Hussein regime was trolling Africa for nuclear material, became "fair game" for attack by the administration.

Otherwise, a good letter. Good luck.

[kohodog]

3. Thanks

Spelling fixed, and I'll try to get a bit more in. Most LTTEs have to be around 150 words though.

[AllyCat]

2. Nice Koho...one spelling correction

I think you mean populace instead of populous.

[H2O Man]

4. Very good!

I like that a lot. The image of children in the "duck & cover" drills is great. (Boy, do I remember them!) Great job.

[kohodog]

5. Thanks

It's pretty tame, but the object is to begin to wake people up.

[H2O Man]

6. The goal is communication,

and in order to communicate with someone, you must speak their language. Your letter will speak to a wide range of people in a manner they will understand. In this case, what may appear "pretty tame" on the surface may be far more effective than what seems much harsher.

[marions ghost]

7. good point

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