Dear Rep. Meek,
I have never in my life felt so hopeless. Each and every day we are in Iraq killing people, getting our kids killed is "sou killing" to me. The day my neighbor Carlos Arredondo blew up the van that brought the news of his son’s Alex death was the day I had enough! That was almost 3 years ago. I thought Carlos actions that day would help end the mess we created in Iraq. Yesterday with your vote you allowed more kids like Alex to get killed. I feel so hopeless because no matter what I do – I do not have a voice in this so called free country. I thought this was what our country was about "we the people". Yesterday I found out it isn’t about the people at all.
I watched you on C-span yesterday. I was very proud to see my representative on Washington Journal. I watch it daily. Then I heard the words come out of your mouth that you were going to vote to keep killing in Iraq. Your excuse for voting for the bill was because some of our neighbors here in our district are in Iraq and you wanted to give them what they need. Sir, what they need is to come home. Our military has never given what they needed in Iraq. The only ones who are getting anything are the oil companies with their record profits. You voted to give them more money, God help us, you voted yes.
I thought you wanted this invasion to end when I went to your town hall meeting with Rep. Murtha over a year ago. I thought I had a voice through you. I have no voice, you made sure of that yesterday with your yes vote to give more money not to the military but to the war profiteers.
I know you probably won’t read this because – I have no voice. But I had to write it to get if off my chest. The blood that will happen until September will be on your hands. Every time I hear another local kid dies I will think of you and how you allowed this to happen.
Sincerely,
MomFromHlwdFL