A letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush on the eve war - Iraq: attack on the attack

Dear Governor Bush:

So today is what you call "the moment of truth," the day that "France and the rest of world have to show their cards on the table." I'm glad to hear that this day has finally arrived. Because, I gotta tell ya, having survived 440 days of your lying and conniving, I wasn't sure if I could take much more. So I'm glad to hear that today is Truth Day, 'cause I got a few truths I would like to share with you:

1. There is virtually NO ONE in America (talk radio nutters and Fox News aside) who is gung-ho to go to war. Trust me on this one. Walk out of the White House and on to any street in America and try to find five people who are PASSIONATE about wanting to kill Iraqis. YOU WON'T FIND THEM! Why? 'Cause NO Iraqis have ever come here and killed any of us! No Iraqi has even threatened to do that. You see, this is how we average Americans think.

2. The majority of Americans--the ones who never elected you--are not fooled by your weapons of mass distraction. We know what the real issues are that affect our daily lives--and none of them begin with I or end in Q. Here's what threatens us: two and a half million jobs lost since you took office, the stock market having become a cruel joke, no one knowing if their, retirement funds are going to be there, gas now costs almost two dollars--the list goes on and on. Bombing Iraq will not make any of this go away. Only you need to go away for things to improve.

3. As Bill Maher said last week, how bad do you have to suck to lose a popularity contest with Saddam Hussein? The whole world is against you, Mr. Bush. Count your fellow Americans among them.

4. The pope has said this war is wrong, that it is a SIN. The pope! But even worse, the Dixie Chicks have now come out against you! How bad does it have to get before you realize that you are an army of one on this war? Of course, this is a war you personally won't have to fight. Just like when you went AWOL while the poor were shipped to Vietnam ill your place.

5. Of the 535 members of Congress, only ONE has an enlisted son or daughter in the armed forces! If you really want to stand up for America, please send your twin daughters over to Kuwait right now and let them don their chemical warfare suits. And let's see every member of Congress with a child of military age also sacrifice their kids for this war effort. What's that you say? You don't THINK so? Well, hey, guess what--we don't think so either!

6. Finally, we love France. Yes, some of them can be pretty damn annoying. But have you forgotten we wouldn't even have this country known as America if it wasn't for the French's help in the Revolutionary War. Thomas Jefferson, lien Franklin, etc. spent many years in Paris where they refined the concepts that lead to our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution? Remember the Statue of Liberty, the Chevrolet? And now they are doing what only a good friend can do--tell you the truth about yourself, straight, no b.s. Thank them for getting it right for once. You know, you really should have traveled more (like once) before you took over.

Well, cheer up--there IS good news. If you do go through with this war, more than likely it will be over soon because I'm guessing there aren't a lot of Iraqis willing to lay down their lives to protect Saddam Hussein. After you "win" the war, you will enjoy a huge bump in the popularity palls as everyone loves a winner--and who doesn't like to see a good ass-whoopin' every now and then (especially when it's some Third World ass!). So try your best to ride this victory all the way to next year's election.

But, hey, who knows--maybe you'll find Osama a few clays before the election! See, start thinking like THAT! Keep hope alive! Kill Iraqis--they got our oil!

Yours, Michael Moore

www.michaelmoore.com

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