Bush Went Too Far
Dear Editor:

The current Iraq fiasco and President Bush's reluctance to admit the reality of his great blunder is proof that no one man, no matter his motives, should have so much power over life and death.

Bush's decisions have cost the lives of many Americans and the poor people of Iraq. They were victimized right from the start with an unprovoked invasion, occupation, and five years of death, destruction, and misery -- all allegedly in the name of a "democracy" -- imposed by brute military force.

Are our leaders, especially the President, elected to serve our will, or do they have the right to determine it for us?

President Bush cares very little what study groups, members of Congress, veteran military advisors, the CIA, the public, or his own advisors think about Iraq. He continues to let people die by the score, rather than admit his mistakes. He is the self-proclaimed "decider" of America and I don't see much difference between his rogue cowboy attitude and that of Kim Jung II, Saddam Hussein, and other dictators.

America belongs to "we the people" and our foreign policies cannot be dictated by a single man. His lack of knowledge and wisdom put our troops there in the first place.

It's time for Congress to take back the life and death authority (i.e., The War Powers Act) abused by President Bush and remind us all that we have some real checks and balances in our government.
Bruce A. Gorcyca
      Parma, Ohio