IRAQI WORDS ON (s)ELECTION 2004

Riverbend is an Iraqi woman who blogs a few times a month. Her blogging is infrequent, but always worth the wait. On October 25, 2004, she blogged on the US election and spoke of who she felt should win the election. If you're looking for more reasons to vote Kerry, you should check out Riverbend's words because they are powerful. If you don't think she should have any say in who becomes President of the United States of America, think again. Here's a clip:

Who am I hoping will win? Definitely Kerry. There’s no question about it. I want Bush out of the White House at all costs. (And yes- who is *in* the White House *is* my business- Americans, you made it my business when you occupied my country last year) I’m too realistic to expect drastic change or anything phenomenal, but I don’t want Bush reelected because his reelection (or shall I call it his ‘reassignment’) will condone the wars on Afghanistan and Iraq. It will say that this catastrophe in Iraq was worth its price in American and Iraqi lives. His reassignment to the White House will sanction all the bloodshed and terror we’ve been living for the last year and a half.

I’ve heard all the arguments. His supporters are a lot like him- they’ll admit no mistakes. They’ll admit no deceit, no idiocy, no manipulation, no squandering. It’s useless. Republicans who *don’t* support him, but feel obliged to vote for him, write long, apologetic emails that are meant, I assume, to salve their own conscience. They write telling me that he should be ‘reelected’ because he is the only man for the job at this point. True, he made some mistakes and he told a few fibs, they tell me- but he really means well and he intends to fix things and, above all, he has a plan.

Let me assure you Americans- he has NO PLAN.

She goes on and she's right, at least, in my book. Who we vote for will directly effect how many people live or die. If we go with Bush, he'll have no reason to suddenly become a peacenik. While we can't be 100% sure that Kerry will make everything right, it's hard to imagine Kerry making everything worse. Contrary to Republican rhetoric, Kerry has a fairly stable, fairly strong 18 year history in the Senate. Can we say that about King George?

Check out Riverbend's blog and read how the outcome of the (s)Election 2004 will effect people who didn't ask to be invaded.