An Open letter to Barack Obama

An Open Letter to Barack Obama:

You did not stand before 75,000 Oregonians & say you would vote to support warrantless wiretapping & grant immunity for those who give access to wiretap. You did not promise to shift gears to have a different war in Afghanistan, and add 10,000 troops, when speaking to the people at the historically largest gathering of a presidential candidate, or the many crowds & gahterings throughout the country.

Why now? I was following the promise of change, by the alleged Champion of Civil Rights & someone who would uphold the Constitution. Going after Al Queda is a fruitless effort.

Our country is bankrupt. We can not afford more war either financially or ethically.
I don’t want to HOPE for real change– I want REAL CHANGE. Your recent FISA vote & this announcement for war horrify me. Don’t think you have secured the progressive base & can now tap dance over the center line, into a spineless war monger, more of the same 9-11 to the world, violence based diplomacy?
Have we not learned lessons from all these years of war?

The Obama bio says you have studied Gandhi & MLK & their non violent leadership. Neither of them would support this idea of more troops in Afghanistan- or anywhere. More war, death, killing, & suffering will not yield the security we seek.

After 8 long years of the Bush regime, and perhaps the United States most deadly and unethical behavior ever, I have no tolerance or patience for any semblance of more of the same- particularly in regards to war, occupations, violence, and disregard for the Constitution. The ship has sailed for those items to have been unleashed to see just how bad and wrong things can go.

Blogger B. Perdue wrote this:
“The good news is that the antiwar movement isn’t fooled by either party’s posturing and is preparing antiwar demonstrations at the conventions of both pro-war parties. That’ll be followed up with a major organization drive beginning this December. As soon as Obama (or McCain) takes a seat in the Oval Office they’ll be on the hot seat and answerable to a militant and demanding antiwar movement with a growing GI component.

We should do all we can to support the antiwar movements determination and begin formulating our own campaigns for federal anti-discrimination and anti-violence legislation”

People are watching & listening closely. I have been an avid supporter, but these actions have me questioning my support & feeling the need to convey my grave disappointment. How could you  betray the people in this way?

Smedley Butler, most decorated Marine in US history