Flip-flopping on priorities

An email I wrote to David Brooks on his latest column decrying John Kerry's latest speech:

How dare you assail John Kerry for mentioning Bush's "Mission Accomplished" speech. He rightfully did so because American troops are still dying for his lying and misinformation that led to the war. You Republicans are always questioning the patriotism of anyone who opposes Bush's policies. In the 2004 election it seemed vitally important to rehash his actions during Vietnam, a war that ended over 30 years ago, while whitewashing Bush's AWOLism in the Air National Guard. When Bush appeared on that aircraft carrier, he highlighted his neglect and distaste for reality by declaring the "end to major combat operations in Iraq". Yet, major battles are still being fought by under-manned, under-resourced American troops. Surely, the Iraq war is still a current issue. Yesterday, 5 American troops (along with 4 other Americans) died in Iraq. You cheapen their memory and degrade their efforts to get out alive from an unjust, illegal war. In the aftermath of a national disaster and under the threat of a new one, in which the president has once again shown his distaste for effective, prompt, and competent governance, it is a travesty for you to deride someone who (as you know) is not the current president, although he should be, while supporting an incompentent president!