Chamblee54

Saturday is Shock and Awe Day VIII. On March 20, 2003, the United States invaded Iraq. The occupation continues, at great cost. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis died, and over a million are in exile. Thousands of American soldiers were killed or disabled, and the American economy is badly wounded.
There was a great deal of opposition to this invasion. PG went on record as being opposed. He sent letters to his three representatives in Congress to this effect.
His representative in the House at the time was a lady named Denise Majette. She had defeated Cynthia McKinney in the 2002 election, to the delight of many. Ms. Majette only served one term in Congress, before an ill advised run for the US Senate.
PG recieved a letter from Denise Majette after the start of the war. Ms. Majette wrote that the previous House had committed the United States to military action against Iraq. While she did not explicitly say so, she gave the impression that she agreed that going to war was a bad move.
US Senator Saxby Chambliss wrote a few months later. He said the world was a safer place without Saddam Hussein in power, and that the invasion was a success. PG wonders if Mr. Chambliss, or his staff, even read the original letter.
The other Senator at the time was “ZigZag” Zell Miller. Mr. Miller did not reply. This is understandable, because the original letter used the phrase ” you were elected to represent me”. Mr. Miller was appointed by the Governor to complete the term of a Senator who died in office.