Letter to Congress

Here is a copy of the letter I composed and sent out to my Congressman and Senators. Feel free to alter it as necessary and make use of it for yourselves if you are so inclined.

Dear Congressman Frelinghuysen,

I really appreciate your taking the time to read this letter. I am sure you are a very busy man, so I will try to be as brief as I possibly can. I am writing because I have grown concerned over the way our Government is conducting our foreign policy with respect to our traditional aliies and avowed enemies, and I would like to know where you stand on these issues.

Let me start by saying that I don't pretend to be an expert in these matters, and obviously am only privy to the information I can glean from the press and the internet, but it seems to me that we are setting some frightening precedents with our recent behavior around the world.

Take, for example, the nation of Iran. They are a known supporter of terror with a holocaust denying dictator who wants to wipe Israel off the face of the map, and when it appeared that their recent election was a sham, and their people rose up in the streets calling for democracy, we turned our backs on them. To the layman like me, it sure looked like we chose the thugs in their government over the will of their people in their thirst for freedom.

Along those same lines, when Russia invaded Georgia last summer, we saw some tough talk from the previous administration, but did they do anything? Likewise, has anything been accomplished by the current administration with regard to rectifying this situation, or have we turned our backs on an ally in the interest of playing nice with Russia? Again, that's what it looks like to me. Just like when President Obama cancelled the ballistic missile shield that was to be installed in Poland. By bailing on the peoples of the world who have put their necks on the line to support us, don't we hurt the likelihood that a nation will lay it on the line to supoprt us in the future?

And now, with the crisis that is occurring in Honduras, it once again looks as if we've walked away from an ally. From what I've read, seen reported on television, and heard anectdotally from friends who have family living in Honduras, Mr. Zelaya was removed from office by their supreme court, with the support of their legislature, in a bloodless arrest and deportation by their military, because of his attempt to circumvent their constitution and install a Hugo Chavez/Fidel Castro-style Marxist government. The interim president has even said that he has no interest in the job beyond the elections in this November. How could the United States of America, the ultimate arbiter of law and justice in the world (probably in the history of the world), come down in favor of a wannabe banana republic dictator instead of backing the people and their Constitution? It just doesn't seem right to me.

Thank you again for your time. I look forward to your response. Thank you for your service in Congress. God Bless America!!

Sincerely,

John McDermott