Oh, Bush, How Could You?

Here's Steve Plaut's satire piece:

An Open Letter to President Bush from Meretz, Tikkun, and Peace Now

Dear Mister President:

We are horrified! We are outraged!

What a tragic sabotaging of peace!

We just heard about the latest provocation of the United States in Iraq. How dare you occupiers conduct an air raid and targeted assassination against the peace activist and militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi! He was the best key to achieving peace! Don't you realize that such behavior of yours just contributes to the cycle of violence in the Middle East?

Mister President, on can only make peace with one's enemies! Your murder of al-Zarqawi is nothing more than symbolic genocide of the Iraqi people!

Now that you have conducted this crime against humanity, things will only get worse. After al-Zarqawi has been murdered, now the conflict in Iraq will be led by real extremists and terrorists. You blew it! Holding talks with al-Zarqawi instead of bombing him would have been the wise course of action, the courageous step for people seeking peace.

There is no military solution to the problems of terrorism! The only way to handle the situation in Iraq is to end the illegal occupation of Iraq, through an immediate unilateral removal of all American and British soldiers and settlers.

Al-Zarqawi was a legitimate representative of his people. He enjoyed popular support. Just because you do not like his opinions was no reason to kill him!

The only way you can make up for this war crime is to open negotiations at once with the remaining leadership of Iraqi al-Qaeda and conduct talks with them in good faith. You must also restore American funding to all activist groups and parties in Iraq, including the local chapter of al-Qaeda.

Mister President, peace is what must be sought. Like the Prophets in the Bible say, pursue peace! Stop the cycle of violence! End the occupation! Self-determination and freedom for the Al-Qaeda movement of Iraq!

All we are saying is give peace a chance!

(PS. Anyone know if any ISM members were injured when serving as human shields for al-Zarqawi?)