Letter to the President of the USA

Dear Mr. President,

I've got a question.

The US Defense Minister Donald Rumsfeld said [1]:

"There are three or four countries that have said they
won't do anything. I believe Libya, Cuba and Germany
are the ones that I have indicated won't help in any respect."

That statement kind of sets Germany into the same category as
Libya and Cuba.

I recently read an article from Amnesty International USA.

They say [2]:
"Since 1990 Amnesty International has documented executions of
juvenile offenders in six countries: Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan,
Saudi Arabia, the United States of America (USA) and Yemen.
The country which has carried out the greatest number of
known executions is the USA."

They also say [3]:
"Since 2000, only four countries in the world are known to have
executed juveniles: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Iran,
Pakistan, and the United States.  Further narrowing this list,
Pakistan recently abolished the death penalty for juvenile
offenders and the DRC has established a moratorium on executions."

As the United States of America see themselves as, as far as I know,
"guarantor for peace" in the world, I don't understand why you are
killing young people and even mentally retarded people [4].
Before attacking any other country for humanitary reasons
I would consider it
reasonable to stop this as it violates Humanitarian standards.
As long as you don't stop it you have to face the fact that
this puts you into the same category like Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan,
Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
Do you have any specific plans to stop this?

Thanks, with best regards,

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[1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2735273.stm
[2] http://www.amnestyusa.org/abolish/act501198.html
[3] http://www.amnestyusa.org/abolish/juveniles.html
[4] http://www.amnestyusa.org/abolish/mentalreandill.html
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