Congressman Cotton,                        March 25, 2013

In your words define “Just” & “Noble”.  

“Congressman says action right in context of available FACTS”.    Cite one fact that suggested Iraq was in any way a danger or threat to the U.S.   Perhaps your ungrounded treacherous statement is a means you are employing to justify your military service in Iraq.

I find it impossible to divorce myself from your abuse of the two beautiful words “Just” & “Noble”.

Tell me what is “Just” & “Noble” about the U.S. military invading a hapless country based on lies, which had been embargoed for decades?  Tell me what is “Just” & “Noble” about the U.S. sustaining 4,486 U.S. military dead and 30,000 wounded? Tell me what is “Just” & “Noble” about the U.S. murdering an estimated 176,000-189,000 innocent Iraqi men, women & children?  What is “Just” & “Noble” about Iraqi prisoners being led around on leashes like dogs at Abu Ghraib without proof of any guilt?  What is “Noble” about U.S. propensity for murder, assassinations, and torture?  The insidious introduction of torture alone has conditioned American society to accept something formerly considered barbaric. 

Tell me what is “Just or Noble” about the passage of the Patriot Acts and voted for by every member of Congress save Rep. Ron Paul?  What is “Just & Noble” about using drones to indiscriminately assassinate unknown victims? The individuals controlling the joysticks of the drones are guilty of murder and/or spying.  Please ask Senator Boozman and the rest of the Arkansas delegation what are the purposes of Domestic Drones overflying Arkansas, yes Arkansas?  Other than total destruction of a country, what has been gained? Oh yes, the cost of the conflagration—a mere $ 2.2 TRILLION!

You’re “Just & Noble” barbarism brought us, in addition to the heinous Patriot Acts, the Military Commissions Act, National Defense Authorization Act, all of which have reduced our former preeminent republic to a police state by abolishing Posse Comitatus, Habeas Corpus, and most of the Bill of Rights. While this is being said Homeland Security is purchasing billions of rounds of ammo—for what purpose?

As a newly minted young congressman, by your words you have betrayed American citizens.  Unfortunately your Republican Party is being led by neo-conservatives, i.e. warmongers for power & profit while using young Americans as nothing more than cannon fodder.

It is appropriate that the principals in the Mideast debauchery are named, i.e. Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, I. Kristol, Podhoretz, Wolfowitz, Perle, Feith, Libby, Bolton, Abrams, Kagan, Ledeen, W. Kristol, & Gaffney.  Beginning with Irving Kristol, many are dual Israelis, where do you suppose their allegiances lie?

By the way, as a Congressman, have you been on the obligatory trip to Israel to receive your indoctrination and were you a recipient of AIPAC money?

America’s integrity has been destroyed and citizens’ fear has been instilled. As much decorated General Smedley Butler opined…”WAR IS A RACKET!”.

Joe McCutchen Fort Smith     
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