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I might add the reference to . . ."I have done a blind carbon copy to over
650 friends of mine" . . . is a non -truth, more like using a list to
voice ones views or support ones views?
Requested removal also, I think it is called "spam"?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Bronke" <jvbronke@xxxxxxxx>
To: "Vice-President Dick Cheney" <vice.president@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
"Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi" <sf.nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Congressman John
Shadegg" <j.shadegg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "CNN Late Edition"
<lateedition@xxxxxxx>; "CNN" <community@xxxxxxx>; "Senator John McCain"
<John_McCain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <Opinions@xxxxxxx>; "Arizona
Republic-submissions" <my.turns@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 11:06 PM
Subject: The State of Our Union-2002
> The State of the Union-2002 My version
> Jim Bronke-February 3, 2002
>
> Mr. President, Mr. Vice President, Senator McCain, Congresswoman Pelosi,
> Congressman Shadegg and friends,
>
> It is because of the critical nature of our foreign policy that I address
> you tonight. I have done a blind carbon copy to over 650 friends of mine
> that I have in some way communicated with in the last 5 years. I feel that
> it is necessary now to involve all my friends in my decisions and my
> thoughts. Friends, if this is an email address at work you should forward
> it to your home email and read it there.
>
> First, I’d like to introduce myself. I am an engineer with a degree in
> Electronics Engineering and Computer Science from California State
> University in Northridge California. Prior to getting my degree and
working
> as an engineer I worked as a technician for over 7 years. My career in the
> defense industry has spanned 14 years. I have worked on JSOW, HARM and
> Midgetman missiles. I have worked on self-propelled howitzers and GPS
guided
> artillery shells as well as the F-16 fighter. The one thing that I require
> to work for the defense industry is ultimate faith in our government and
how
> it handles foreign policy. I do not have that faith anymore.
>
> This past year has been a real trying one for America and it has tried our
> soul. I am proud of our many Americans who gave their lives and as well as
> those like Rudy Guliani who saw New York through it all. Can we be proud
as
> well about our military that have what it takes to get the job done? Yes,
we
> can. Yet, these accomplishments pale compared to the effort it takes to
> truly have an understanding of why other nations have people that hate us
> and, doing what it takes to truly reverse that tide of hatred. Working
with
> weapons is easy. We have to be careful that with all the weapons that we
> have that we don’t run over people. Respecting other nations and listening
> to their point of view is an even harder task for people. The shortcomings
> of our depth of understanding have never been so apparent than in the
Middle
> East peace process of which we are supposed to be a part of.
>
> I must first say that I think that the efforts of all the people of the
> country, including you Mr. President are appreciated. I think your tours
of
> the country and addressing local citizens on almost a daily basis
represents
> the best involvement with the people I have ever seen in a President. It
> certainly is a challenge as the people have asked you some tough questions
> that I might not have had a good answer. For Senator McCain’s tour of
> Afghanistan I’m sure it was appreciated by the troops. Congresswoman
Pelosi,
> I was impressed by your appearance on CNN a while back as it didn’t appear
> that you were concerned about any particular nations in our foreign
policy,
> but were concerned about all and, world peace.
>
> I have known for quite some time that our relationship with Israel and our
> relationship with the world as a result of that was serious cause for
> concern. When the UN votes unanimously against Israel in the six
resolutions
> on the Middle East question I knew there was a real problem (December
2000).
>
> Events are unfolding at a rapid pace right now and it is difficult for any
> American to feel that they have any input to the process. Our news media
has
> developed a mind of it’s own and seems bent on deciding our foreign policy
> themselves. Particularly on the issue of attacking Iraq. Fortunately,
> Americans have responded by turning them off and turning others on. I
still
> don’t feel that we have enough objective coverage regarding the Middle
East.
> Your staff made some recent comments: 1) Condoleeza Rice-“You cannot
condemn
> Al Qaeda and hug Hamas” 2) Dick Cheney-“Hard to move forward on the peace
> process”. Referring to Arafat’s’ attempt to get weapons in to the country.
> 1) If anyone has been trying to make a case for the Hamas they probably
did
> so in regards to the fact that they are fighting for their nation. They
have
> been fighting to get their West Bank land back for 40 years that Israel
> stole from them. The difference between Al Qaeda and Hamas is the first
has
> no real issue to fight for. Hamas does. Their homeland. The terrorism that
> they exercise is really an act of war. That war was something that was
> supposed to stop with the initiation of a US sponsored peace plan that
began
> in October-November last year. While the world was watching and hoping,
> Israel ended it with the assassination of Abu Hanoud, a Palestinian leader
> on Saturday November 24. This was done with Israeli army helicopter
gunship
> missiles as Hanoud was traveling in a van. Pictures can be seen on the
> Internet if a search is done for “Abu Hanoud”. Since when is killing a
> leader consistent with a peace plan? I saw the Palestinians abiding with
> that peace plan. Israel clearly did not. So the Palestinian’s responded
the
> next day in a predictable fashion by the use of a bomber who killed 37
> Israelis. If someone killed your mayor wouldn’t you be moved to violence?
I
> would. Sharon then came to America and got the Bush approval to go after
> more “terrorists”. It’s what I call the “kill a terrorist free” card. This
> then became the basis for Israel to launch an all out assault on the
> Palestinians by destroying police stations, attacking Arafat’s
headquarters
> and destroying aircraft and airfields and untold amount of other damage to
> the point where today even some Israeli soldiers are saying “enough
already”
> , and they are protesting. You lost control of the peace process,
President
> Bush, no one else, and for that reason I lost faith in you. A peace
process
> is not a peace process unless both nations are forced to adhere to it. I
> must admit that if I were President that it wouldn’t have been easy to
stand
> up to Israel and I might have been persuaded by the lobbying as you were.
If
> I had made the decision you had I would have regretted it a few days
later.
> I would be man enough to admit it.
> This brings us to :
>
> 2) Peace process? What peace process is Arafat going to return to? If I
were
> a Palestinian I couldn’t trust America’s version of the “peace process”
that
> ’s for sure and that’s just the first issue. No peace [process can favor
one
> nation. How about when Israel announced that “They offered Arafat 98% of
his
> land back and he wouldn’t take it”. You know what? I wouldn’t take it
> either. That offer stinks. Anyone representing America in that peace
process
> should be fired. I don’t know any American who would accept the partial
> return of land stolen from them. It’s all or nothing. The Palestinians are
> right in refusing it. Arafat has pride. And it is his pride in his nation
> that drove him to attempt to purchase weapons. It should be seen as
nothing
> else. The reason it has to be all or nothing is that who knows what kind
of
> treachery was involved in that missing 2%. Most likely when Israel went in
> there they didn’t build in the gullies or deserts. They took the best
land.
> It has been Israel’s continuing process to work as a rogue nation picking
> what is right for them and not getting approval. That is not the
> characteristic of any nation I wish to be allied to. But, on the issue of
> what the peace process is, I as an American feel that I have been lied to
by
> our government. I thought that our leadership was heartfelt and pushing
for
> legitimate offers. It’s clear that for the last 1.5 years that there hasn’
t
> been any peace process. So, I’ve been lied to. I want our nation
represented
> by people with character. In the UN I don’t think it is. When the recent
> round of violence came up the UN did not approve of Israel. No small
wonder
> and our classless representative had to whine about there not being any
> reference to the deaths of the 37 Israelis, sorry. Fire him and get a man
> with character.
>
>
> The single and only thing that has been done in the last entire 2 years to
> help the peace process in the Middle East, Mr. President is your address
to
> the United Nations where you stated that you supported a Palestinian
state.
> It seems like progress has to be measured in inches.
>
> Because I have lost so much faith in our governments’ foreign policy I
have
> decided to withdraw myself from working on defense industry projects at
this
> time. Instead I will make my effort in making sure I feel right about how
> our foreign policy is handled. I am going to work with the pen instead of
> the calculator and engineering specifications. I’m sure that in time I
will
> feel different. I hope it is not a long time.
>
> Jim Bronke
> Phoenix, Arizona
>
> To my readers on bcc:
>
> I have taken the unprecedented step in emailing everyone I know. If you
don’
> t wish to hear from me regarding such matters just simply do a Reply To:
and
> place “remove” in the subject line. You will be promptly removed. However,
> if you like what you have read and feel that I have something to say then
> consider forwarding my message to others in your address book who might be
> interested. I want to start a campaign called Citizens Against Arrogance
in
> Foreign Policy. What I will do is keep people informed when I write an
email
> to an official or a news agency regarding an issue. I will discuss
foreign
> policy from a perspective of the types of approaches necessary to conduct
> ourselves as the world power that we truly are without pissing people off.
> Our country does not need more bombs it needs awareness, humility and
> sensitivity.
>
>
>
> Sincerely yours,
>
> Jim Bronke
>
> Jim Bronke
> Phoenix, AZ
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