Voltaire and I

Dr. I. Alloush

an Arab-Knight

The end of the year 2008, is getting closer

and equally the end of Bush , as President.

I shall not repeat what I think of G.W.Bush

but shall only remind you that the USA

has voted for him twice.

They tried him out the first 4 years ...........

and then

they did not mind having him another 4 more years.

One says, that Democracy is ,among other things, :

the accountability of the elected- Leaders

I say that Democracy is also :

the accountability of the electors , themselves !!

The population of Iraq was not to be held responsible

for having President Saddam Hussein ,one could argue that,

in a Western way of political-logic. ......

and yet the Iraqi were bombed , starved, invaded and occupied

because their leader was President Saddam Hussein .

And then , what should be the punishment for the US-citizens

for having chosen and voted for a monster called G.W.Bush ???...twice !!

Voltaire once said :

The ideal ruler would be a humane-Tyrant........unquote

I say :

G.W.Bush was not at all humane nor does he qualify ,theoretically ,

to be called Tyrant .

Conclusion :

Monsieur Voltaire and myself , do not agree to G.W.Bush

and both of us would, rather, have a President like

President Saddam Hussein....instead of Bush

if and when we are allowed to choose our leaders .

Raja Chemayel