I am very surprised that you published the vicious criticism of US President George W. Bush by George Soros on Oct. 19 (Throw Bush out of the White House, for America's sake, Oct. 20, page 9). Bush and his administration have been conscientiously and bravely leading the US against unprecedented danger posed by terrorist groups who have promised to kill every American and destroy the country, the stronghold of democracy and freedom. It is the world that is drifting in the wrong direction, not Bush and his administration as Soros criticized.
Do not forget, Bush and his administration, under the most difficult circumstances, have supported the survival of Taiwan's democracy. After Sept. 11, 2001, Bush led the US and its allies to eliminate terrorist havens in Afghanistan, and a terrorism supporter, Saddam Hussein, in Iraq. He has not misled anybody in these struggles. He and his able associates utilized all intelligence available to them at that time. Their conclusion regarding the danger posed by Saddam was the same as that of the majority of UN members.
Yes, the US is now in the quagmire of the Iraq insurgency and terrorism. However, the chorus of anti-Bush sentiment worldwide, using the absence of weapons of mass destruction as an excuse, ignore the undeniable fact that Saddam brutally persecuted his own citizens, invaded neighboring countries and openly supported terrorists.
Despite Saddam's refusal to completely cooperate with UN weapons inspections and his continual defiance of the UN up until the very moment of invasion, the world has increasingly turned against Bush and the US. The sacrifice of many American lives and the spending of enormous amounts of American taxpayers' money for a better, civilized Iraq, are unjustly dismissed as US unilateral aggression and occupation. This very sinister anti-US movement has helped to sustain terrorism.
Sadly, not many nations have joined this important struggle to safeguard the democracy and freedom that we all cherish. France is the foremost example in the anti-US movement. Chirac and his government have waged a campaign against the US from the outset, because of their selfish financial interests in Iraq. They have conveniently ignored Saddam's international criminal records. Their current obsequious friendship with the Chinese regime, which does not conform to the UN Charter and has violated the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights, exposes their persistent behavior of selfishness. In gaining access to the purportedly large Chinese market, Chirac and associates are happy to glorify the oppressive Chinese regime, and unjustifiably condemn democratic Taiwan for provoking instability across the Taiwan Strait. They even sent the French navy to China and recently held joint naval exercises just north of Taiwan. These two countries and Russia, who rarely support the free nations because of ideological differences, control the Permanent Security Council of the UN. Has China or Russia sent a single soldier to Bosnia, Kosovo or Kuwait in support of the UN? How much has France contributed to the UN's efforts in those countries?
Therefore, I believe the UN has now degenerated into a congregation of hypocritical nations, oblivious of tyranny and the blatant violation of human rights by China, Iran, North Korea, Cuba and countless other nations. Small wonder the Secretary-General of the "United Nations of Hypocrisy," Kofi Annan, during his recent visit to China, declared that the invasion of Iraq by the US and its allies was illegal.
For the survival of freedom and democracy, it is time for all US citizens to reject the confused members of this UN of Hypocrisy. Stay united behind Bush and reject Kerry and the Democrats, whose glib anti-Bush criticism cannot hide their petty partisan rhetoric, for the sake of future security in the US and the entire world. Bush has unfailingly supported Taiwan's freedom and democracy. Do not forget, the Democrats support China's oppressive regime, and their rationale is the same as that of France in this regard.
Finally a word of advice to George Soros: You have profited handsomely by adopting American capitalism, which Bush and his associates are fighting to conserve. Do not waste your fortune on Kerry and Edwards, a prominent trial lawyer, who is a primary culprit in the decline of American commerce and health care. The Democrats do not support free market capitalists like you. It is time for you to wake up and support Bush. Use the resources of your Open Society Foundation to advance the reconstruction of Iraq. Even Russian President Vladimir Putin now understands the danger of terrorism, and he supports Bush, despite his country's past alliance with Iraq.
Guan G. Lo
Scottsdale, Arizona
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