The war in Iraq is without doubt the most critical issue we face as a nation. There is, as all regular Kos readers know, a vocal minority that vilifies anyone and everyone who voices dissent or even questions President Bush.
I speculate that one reason the righteous right noise machine is so prevelant and strident is that there has been so much approbation from those who are like thinkers (Limbaugh's ditto-heads, for example), and so little voice from those of us who differ. Granted, it is often difficult to get the attention of the MSM, or to get a right-wing outlet to air a contrary view. Nonetheless, It seems to me that every little effort to get a rebuttal out will contribute, and if there are evough of them, perhaps would either weaken the right-wings rants or encourage the emergence of a progressive equivalent of the noise machine.
To this end, I have decided that my contribution is to challenge ideas put forth by wingers in our local weekly newspaper. Below the fold is the second letter I have written within the last month. It's a small thing, but I hope you would consider using some of your considerably writing talents to reach out beyond the friendly confines of DailyKos.
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