Dear Mr. Chocola:

We hope that you and your family are well and secure.

We hope that you will re-evaluate your votes for the Iraq-Afghanistani wars.

Our president has lied to us and to the world about who caused 9-11. He has captured the people's thirst for revenge and used it to garner support to attack two countries that did not cause 9-11. In the process far too many of our soldiers have lost their lives or their well-being. Even the president, who calls himself a pro-life president, has finally acknowledged that around 30,000 civilians have lost their lives.

We are attaching a copy of the week's dead.

This loss of lives has not been worth it. Further loss of lives is not worth it. Instead of a new round of worn out presidential speeches to pump up the thirst for revenge, it is time to declare victory and get out. We willl not improve things by throwing more lives and money after this boondaggle.

Ellyn Stecker, MD for the
Michiana Peace and Justice Coalition
www.michianapeacejustice.org