Oliva Smith, West Liberty, IA
Husband Bruce KIA in Iraq
" I saw a clip in ABC's Good Morning America back in March that had Mr. Bush
kidding around "looking for weapons of mass destruction" under tables, etc in
a talk before a Republican group-they all thought it was funny. My kids did
not-they watched with pale faces as they ate their breakfasts. Their dad had
died for those WMD-it's ok for Leno or Stewart or Letterman to joke, but not
the president. And I remember just what day it was, because later that very
same afternoon, I met with my Casualty Officer to collect my husband's boxes
of personal effects which had come back from Iraq. It's not a joke, George. "