Titanic Post

Dear John,

(From Raed in the Middle)

I read about your latest trip to Baghdad in articles like McCain, in Baghdad, says city is safer than before, McCain lauds security during Baghdad visit, and McCain Sees Improvement in Iraq.

I’m sure you wanted to stage a “shopping in Baghdad” spree to show us how great and safe Baghdad is, and to encourage more Americans to go do their Shopping in downtown Baghdad, but I’m not sure your plan has worked.

It doesn’t seem like good security to me when One shop-owner in Shorja, which was closed to traffic after the February bombings, said there had been a heavy security presence, with many U.S. soldiers on the ground and U.S. helicopters overhead. I don’t think many Iraqis can afford to hire some hundreds of bodyguards and a few helicopters to protect them while they are shopping. Do you realize how would it be for a regular Iraqi to go shopping without the US army’s protection, do you realize how your shopping spree would have looked like if you went to a real market with cars driving around?

How does it feel when you can’t stop lying? Don’t you think that a better way to support the US, the President, the Republicans, or even yourself is to tell the truth and end illegal interventions in other countries?

Did you check the number of Iraqis who have died last month? It’s more than 2000, which is 15 percent higher than the month before. Does this look like an improvement to you?

Did you check the number of Americans killed in Iraq last month? It’s more than 80, an increase over the previous month. Do you know that the US casualties in the first three months of 2007 are 65% higher than the US casualties in the first three months of 2006? Does this look like an improvement to you?

I don’t know whether you don’t know the facts, or whether you know and just prefer to continue telling lies to the public.

Dear John, leave us alone. Go shop elsewhere and let Iraqis and Americans find a better option than continuing this expensive and pointless war.

Raed in the Middle