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Jews maybe disdain President Bush because: • He tramples on individual free- doms, allows torture of suspected enemies, invaded Iraq (resulting in more terrorists and a distraction from fighting terrorists), and wasted our resources so we can't deal with North Korea or Iran, which represents an enormous risk to Israel. • His arrogance has lost us the sup- port of the rest of the world — support so critical to the war on terrorism, to achieving peace for Israel, to ending genocide in Darfur, and to addressing the issues with Iran and North Korea. • He has put tax cuts for the wealthy above programs to address health care for all and assistance for those less fortunate and because he puts support for business above protecting the envi- ronment. • He has put his religious views above those of the nation in not supporting broader stem cell research to find cures for horrible diseases. The bottom line is that Jews know President Bush does not embrace Jewish values nor American values, which are so critical to our and Israel's ultimate survival. Under President Bush, the United States is not a light unto the nations. 1106300 In his Community View "The Case For Bush" (Aug. 31, page 39), Berl Falbuam notes that President Bush "probably is the greatest supporter of Israel ever to occupy the White House." He mentions several times that Jews tend to vote Democrat and suggests that Jews "might consider being more independent" I agree that Jews should vote inde- pendently, which is what we as Jews do when we vote for a Democratic candi- date whose stand on issues like abor- tion, stem cell research and civil rights mirrors our own. There is more to being the president of the United States than staunch sup- port of Israel. There are issues such as nominating Supreme Court jus- tices, caring for the environment and decreasing our dependence on Middle East oil. Democratic candidates believe in a separation of church and state. The Bush administration sent thou- sands of brave men and women to die in an ill-conceived war for which they had no plan going in and no plan to get out. This administration has mort- gaged the future of our children and grandchildren. Jewish voters need to continue to see the big picture when voting for rep- resentation in government. Of course Israel is important, but it should not be the only issue one considers when step- ping into the voting booth. David Moss Huntington Woods 9-11 Imagery The shocking events of 9-11 changed us all. Every time I enter our family room, I see among the many family pictures one taking me back to the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York — a picture of my husband and I seated at a table in the company of our sons and their lovely significant others as we celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary two years before. The restaurant where this happy photograph was taken was called Windows on the World, situated up high in one of the Twin Towers. I saw the Twin Towers two weeks before 9-11 as we came to New York again to celebrate the 40th birthday of our son, Alon. In his autobiography "A Tale of Love and Darkness," Israeli author Amos Oz recounts how growing up in Jerusalem, he used to like to replay famous Jewish wars while changing their outcome, obviously to favor the Jews. Each time I look at that happy Windows on the World picture, I imagine that somehow this beautiful image is frozen in time — everything is still there and the chilling date of 9- 11 had never arrived. Rachel Kapen West Bloomfield Clarification • Another Jewish candidate has made it to the Nov. 7 general election ("Novembert Vote," Aug. 31, page 36) State Rep. Steve Tobocman won the Democratic primary and the right to seek re-election in the 12th State House District in Detroit.