Soldier's dad tells Bush, `This war is wrong'

[sabra]

http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2007/03/landeck.html#more

Soldier's dad tells Bush, `This war is wrong'

The two-page letter is signed from the “proud father of a fallen soldier.”


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“My son was killed in Iraq on February 2, 2007,” says the letter. “His name is Captain Kevin Landeck….

“He was killed while riding in a Humvee by a roadside bomb just south of Baghdad. He has a loving mother, a loving father and loving sister. You took him away from us.”

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But “the message he continued to send to me was that of incompetence,” Landeck’s letter says. “Incompetence by you, (Vice President Richard) Cheney and (former defense secretary Donald) Rumsfeld. Incompetence by some of his commanders as well as the overall strategy of your decisions.

“When I asked him about what he thought about your decision to `surge’ more troops to Baghdad, he told me, `until the Iraqis pick up the ball we are going to get cut to shreds. It doesn’t matter how many troops Bush sends, nothing has been addressed to solve the problem he started,’” says Landeck’s letter (full text below) .

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“This war is wrong,” says the last paragraph of Landeck’s letter to the president. “Because of your ineptness … I have lost my son, my pride and joy, my hero! (You) will never understand what the families of soldiers are going through and don’t try to tell me you do. My wife, my daughter and I cannot believe we have lost our only son and brother to a ridiculous political war.”

[AndyA]

1. That pretty much says it all.

Bush will never understand because his family members aren't fighting his war. He didn't fight in a war. Neither did Cheney.

They are cowards who send others to do their dirty work for them.

Sending good thoughts to the Landeck family, who have given so much to this insane war.

Why is it we're in Iraq again?
WMDs? No.
Harboring terrorists? No.
Connection to 9/11? No.

Why is it we're in Iraq again?

[scarface2004]

2. more than ridiculous.

the war is criminal.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

3. kick

Down with chickenhawk tyrants!

[riderinthestorm]

4. The Landeck family were at the candlelight vigil last night with more than 200 others of us

in the town next door to Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn - another fierce Rethug stronghold in Dupage Co.

The Landeck's stood very quietly - they never joined in the chants or songs - holding large banners with Kevin's name, photos, and candles. They were very powerful and as the commuters strode quickly by, avoiding eye contact, I just hoped they understood who was standing on that street corner if they took even a moment to read the family's powerful message.

[GardeningGal]

5. This jumped out at me.....

“He asked permission to take some of his men out at night with their night-vision glasses -- because as he said `we own the night’ -- and watch for the people who are setting roadside bombs and `take them out.’ He said, `I want them to be the ones that are scared.’ He was denied permission. Why?”