Dear Sir:
I'm writing in regards to the story about the missing explosives in Iraq. Just 12 ounces of this type of this RDX explosive was used to bring down Pan Am Flight 103. Thanks to the lack of foresight by the Iraq war's planners, terrorists now have enough explosives to duplicate that bombing hundreds of times over. For years to come, as we look on in horror at future bus bombings in Jerusalem and police recruiting offices in Baghdad, we will know where the materials for these horrific acts originated.
The Bush administration believed there were going to be stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons in Iraq, and the whole point of going into Iraq was to prevent weapons from falling into the wrong hands. When troops got into Iraq, they were not instructed to guard the weapons. This is further proof that the Bush administration's plan for Iraq was failed in all accounts. His strength on security was Bush's last leg to stand on for winning the election. But with this new story, he has nothing left to hold up his reelection bid, and he faces a long crawl back to Craword, TX after November 2.
Just sent this to the editors of my local papers. Feel free to use it, but try to make yours personal, unique, etc. Editors don't like astroturf.