My letter to the editor

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Do you think they will print it?


Sometime ago I heard a Nazi apologist opine that it was a shame that Hitler had to start World War II because he had presided over such an economic miracle in Germany that there is no telling what he could have accomplished economically. He was quickly upbraided by his companion who told him that perhaps so but that Nazism was so full of hate and aggression that starting a global war was the only natural outcome of such a regime.

Which brings us to modern times. Neoconservatism, and by extension the Republican party, is also so full of hate and aggression that the war in Iraq, and their threatened escalation into Iran and Syria is also only natural. Bush, of course, is not solely to blame for America's misguided policies. Every individual who bought into his message of fear and hatred and voted for him is equally accountable.

Many parallels can be drawn between the current American foreign policy and German history. The only question is: Are George Bush and republicans more alike with the aggression and propaganda of Nazi Germany or are they closer to the bumbling saber-rattling of Germany under the Kaiser.

[4bucksagallon]

1. There have been many LTE lately blasting this administration .... a good sign.