No one seems to be writing opinion pieces quite the way I would, so I decided to do it myself.

The name? Taverns are places where one goes to discuss the interesting events and things in the world, so this is my tavern.

I will offer my views on politics, economics, and whatever else strikes my fancy.
I will occasionally publish the entire article from another journal for purposes of causing discussion.

 
Iraq is the wrong war. Bush is the wrong President.

Nine hundred plus American soldiers have now died in Iraq. That is very nearly a third of the deaths in 9-ll, and Iraq HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH 9-11!

Why is Bush getting Americans killed for no reason? The number will reach a thousand sometime in September at the current rate of deaths.

I am retired military. These people are my brothers and sisters in arms. Their deaths do nothing to protect our nation.

Bush is to blame.

Iraq is Bush's war. It has no meaning for America, no purpose for any of us, it is merely an increasing casualty rate of American Soldiers and Marines. .

Yet now that we are there, we can't leave without creating a failed state like that in Afghanistan that led to 9-11. The inaction and stupidity of Reagan and Bush 41 caused the problems of 9-11. The irrational hatreds of the Republicans in Congress kept Clinton from doing anything useful in Afghanistan. The actions of Bush 43 have made those problems much worse than they were.

We are in a downward spiral with conservatives and Republicans in charge. They have no way of stopping the disaster they have created.

Only changing the administration in November can make a change in tbe disaster we have allowed to occur and grow.

We need to get rid of Bush. Fast.


posted by Richard at 4:49 PM