Dear President Bush,

I believed you were doing the right thing by invading Iraq. Now, I think you did wrong. I wonder what there can be in a man that he would want to leave the world in worse shape than he found it? I listened to your speeches on TV and read some on the internet. You are not the greatest orator, but I would gladly overlook that if your words were kind and your intentions clear and peaceful. I fail to understand why you have chosen to surround yourself with people whom I consider to be dangerous. It makes the world insecure for future generations. I don't understand either why you are trying to destroy one of the greatest documents in world history; namely, The Constitution. I don't understand why you don't care that so many Americans are poor. I don't understand why old people cannot be cared for properly by your country. Under your leadership they could be. You could make the United States respected around the world, not feared. Yet you seem not to be doing any of these things. Who can people look up to if not their leader? And why does half your country's citizens have trouble looking up to you? I don't understand. Maybe you don't either.

I don't wish you any ill, but I hope you and the crew you are listening to have a very serious change of heart. I think you won't, but I will pray you do.

Bruce Murdoch