Important Item Buried in Arizona Star Article!
Letter to the Editor
Arizona Star, Friday March 14th
In the March 13 issue there is an important item buried on page two in the article entitled “3 American Soldiers Killed In South Iraq.” It concerns a Pentagon study that confirms there was no pre-Iraq war link between the late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and the al-Qaida terrorist network.
Being buried in a longer article is significant but what is more important is the fact it appears the White House is opposed to publicizing the study. Originally the Pentagon had plans to post the report online and making officials available to discuss it. Now they will only mail copies to reporters — if they ask for it. The report will not be posted on the Internet.
The Hussein-al Qaida link was one of the main reasons Bush rushed to war. The others, weapons of mass destruction and the nuclear threat, have long since been proven untrue. The only other one, regime change, was completed when Hussein was deposed and the blundering American Bremer was in control.
Our troops can come home now, with their heads held high, having accomplished the mission their Commander in Chief sent them to do, not in retreat as the Bush Administration says. So why are they still in Iraq being killed?
Jerry Lujan
Retired Foreign Service Officer