Proud Army Dad Now Believes Bush Lied

The Baltimore Sun April 15, 2004

A proud Army parent believes Bush misled us about Iraq war

By Dan Rodricks

I stepped briefly into a discussion between a father in suburban Baltimore and his only son, stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C. The discussion took place by e-mail, cell phone and Nextel. The subject was war in Iraq. It was a surprising e-mail from the dad - "The proud parent of a member of the elite 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army" - that got things started.

"I hate to call the president of the United States a liar," the father said, but that's exactly what David Robinette thinks of George W. Bush. He thinks Bush deceived us on the reasons for war and that the mission there is terribly flawed. He's not voting for Bush again in November.

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"I want to assure you that it is not un-American, and definitely not disrespectful of military members or families, to question the government's decision to prosecute a war on foreign soil," David Robinette wrote. "In fact, it is your duty as a citizen to do exactly that. The citizens of this country are entitled to some answers about the war."

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"At least this year," David Robinette closed, "I will have a new experience in my old life. For the first time, I will vote for the Democrat candidate for president of the United States. And if the current president is taking for granted the votes of the military community, he just may wake up on November 3 as a lame duck."

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That says it. That is what must be achieved. That is what can be achieved with millions of military and military-family votes.

and may your son find his way home well and healthy as possible.