[Peace-discuss] Tim Johnson congratulated us on being consistent

[John W.]

On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 10:44 AM, David Gill <docgill37 at yahoo.com> wrote:

I support a *responsible* withdrawal of the troops.
>
> David Gill, M.D.
>


Unfortunately "responsible withdrawal" has become a code word or phrase for
"we'll stay there as long as we want, until we in our infiniite wisdom
determine that the (insert name of invaded/occupied peoples here) can 'take
care of themselves' in our paternalistic absence."

Since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are illegal, immoral, and patently
foolish, the only truly responsible withdrawal would be what we finally
ended up doing in Viet Nam - not letting the door hit our troops in the ass
during their rather hasty retreat.

John Wason





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> *From:* E. Wayne Johnson <ewj at pigs.ag>
> *To:* David Gill <docgill37 at yahoo.com>
> *Cc:* Steve Cox <coxsg at sbcglobal.net>; Peace-discuss List <
> Peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>; Karen Medina <kmedina67 at gmail.com>;
> tif-cu at googlegroups.com; Quakers <ucfriendsmeeting at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Thu, December 10, 2009 1:22:50 PM
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> *Subject:* Re: [Peace-discuss] Tim Johnson congratulated us on being
> consistent
>
> Dr. Gill,
>
> We understand your attitude toward your opponent.
>
> Would you mind sharing your view on the War?
>
> On 12/10/2009 12:04 PM, David Gill wrote:
>
>  Hi Steve,
>
>     I share your concerns regarding Mr. Johnson.   We are suddenly to
> believe "pledges" made by Mr. Johnson, the man who signed a pledge to vacate
> Washington, D.C. by 2006 (a "pledge" which permitted him to win a narrow
> victory in a hotly-contested Republican primary in 2000)?  Actions like
> voting to invade Iraq (an action I publicly opposed) speak much louder than
> words, especially actions that cost the blood of millions, and the lost
> opportunities that a trillion dollars would have brought to the American
> people and the world.  And has Mr. Johnson even actually made such a
> "pledge" publicly?  If so, can Mr. Estabrook actually reference it for us?
> I read Mr. Johnson's press releases very closely, and while he calls for
> "responsible" withdrawal from Afghanistan, I can't find the call
> for "immediate" withdrawal which Mr. Estabrook ascribes to Mr. Johnson.
>
>       Finally, to set the record straight:  I am not the "putative"
> Democratic candidate for Illinois' 15th district seat in the U.S. House of
> Representatives in the 2010 election, as described by Mr. Estabrook.  I am
> the true and actual candidate, as evidenced by a quick look at the web site
> of the Illinois State Board of Elections.
> Thanks,
> David Gill, M.D.
>
>
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