My letter to the recently elected Senator from Montana.

Dear Mr. Tester,

By not saying no and voting for the funding of the occupation in Iraq, I am greatly discouraged to call you my senator. President Bush has lied to the American people since he took office and the occupation of Iraq will be remembered as one of the biggest quagmires in US History. Does it not bother you that he will continue to fund a battle that cannot be won? Have you not studied the geography and political background of the region?

You as a US Senator representing this great and beautiful state should know that the Sunni and Shia sects of Islam have been disagreeing since Mohammad died. In addition, Europe created Iraq as a uniform country disregarding the different sects of Islam and instead creating a country based on what a bunch of people drinking scotch and smoking cigars thought was best. Yes, Saddam was a horrible dictator but he was a dictator that at least kept the country in some form of order. Is 3500+ US soldiers dead not enough, or how about the even greater amount of veterans returning with life changing injuries. Sir, is this not enough.

Does it not scare you that we send nine war ships to the Persian/Arabian Gulf to practice war games, only instigating a confrontation with Iran? When have domestic issues such as the increasing gap between rich and poor, the disappearing middle class, the horrifying lack of a health care for those unable to afford it, an education system that is quickly fading to a standardized system that fails to really teach important topics (i.e., geography and political backgrounds on the world), powerful lobbies and corporations that seem to control US politics, and finally but surely not at least the diminishing rights of the people (phone taps, checking e-mails, armament of police forces).

Sir, although I am only a young adult learning the ropes of this political system, I am old enough to know that we have changed and it is time to take our country back. We cannot wait until the next election and allow this to continue. We need to stand up and demand things change. If the President is still unwilling to change his stance, I think he stands for impeachment. Is lying to occupy a country not worse than lying about a sexual encounter? Sir, we elected you to make these decisions and you have let us down. Yes, you are better than the crooked Conrad Burns, but that does not excuse the disappointment that you have placed in my mind and in my heart.

I hope you take this letter to heart and to mind. Thank you for your time and let us make a difference!

Sincerely,

Robert Ty Wolosin

Geography Graduate Student at The University of Montana