Letter to the President

7/26/07

President George W. Bush

The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. George W. Bush,

I am a high school student going to the tenth grade and I am very concerned about how long the Iraq war will be going on. I am concerned I might be going to this war. I have a couple of family members that went to this war at the age of 17 and older. I decided to write this letter to let you know that this war is a waste of time and money, and to let you know that innocent soldiers are dying at this war and you need to do something about it whether it be taking soldiers out of the war or whatever you need to do to stop this from escalating any farther.

Some other things that I would like to state is how you are spending all this money on trying to rebuild Iraq if you have the power to try and do that then you have the power to stop this war. I am concerned on how this war is affecting a lot of families. This war has brought a lot of grief to families all over the world. What I don’t get is what are we going to gain from this war; are we supposed to succeed are we supposed to grow from this war? The only thing that I see is that we are losing mentally, economically, and physically in this war.

Another thing that I don’t get is how you promised to have all these meetings with these different families 2 to 3 years ago. Why haven’t you discussed what is going on in the war with these parents; are you hiding something from us? I have also read and heard on websites that when soldiers die, their parents, families, and friends are not notified right away. To me, you are fooling us citizens.

I really want to know when this war is going to end because I can’t see or hear one of my family members or any of the other troops dying in this senseless war to me over money and power and credibility over deaths. I don’t think me or any other family members can go through any more grief. I think that its time that we take a stand for what we believe. It’s time to show that we care.