Interesting Questions-Obvious Answer

Dear editor:

In the face of the United States entering its sixth year of the War in Iraq many interesting questions arise.

If the American public knew five years ago that this pre-emptive war, based upon bad information about WMDs, would last this long, involve over 33,000 U.S. casualties (4,000 killed, 29,000 wounded, to date) cost in the long term about 3 trillion dollars, strain our military, and destroy American influence, respect and leadership worldwide, would it have supported the start of the war? Would Congress have given its approval? Would Mr. Bush’s so called base that still supports him (about 31%) gone along with this disastrous, costly folly that has put the country into such a huge debt that will engulf our grandchildren, our great grandchildren, and so many generations after that?

President Bush can give all the speeches he wants glorifying the accomplishments (?) of this disastrous, continuing fight half way around the world, but all his pontificating cannot change the answer to those questions, which is a resounding NO!