Things that make you think a little........
1. There were 39 combat related killings in Iraq during the month of
January..... In the fair city of Detroit there were 35 murders in the month of
January. That's just one American city, about as deadly as the entire war torn
country of Iraq.
2. When some claim President Bush shouldn't have started this war,
state the following... FDR led us into World War II. Germany never attacked
us: Japan did. From 1941-1945, 450,000 lives were lost, an average of
112,500 per year.
Truman finished that war and started one in Korea North Korea never attacked
us. From 1950-1953, 55,000 lives were lost, an average of18,334 per year.
John F. Kennedy. started the Vietnam conflict in 1962. Vietnam Nam never
attacked us. Johnson turned Vietnam into a quagmire. From 1965-1975, 58,000
lives were lost, an average of 5,800 per year.
Clinton went to war in Bosnia without UN or French consent, Bosnia
never attacked us. He was offered Osama bin Laden's head on a platter three
times by Sudan and did nothing. Osama has attacked us on multiple occasions.
3. In the two years since terrorists attacked us, President Bush has
liberated two countries, crushed the Taliban, crippled Al-Qaida, put
nuclear inspectors in Libya, Iran and North Korea without firing a shot, and
captured a terrorist who slaughtered 300,000 of his own people.
The Democrats are complaining about how long the war is taking,
but...It took less time to take Iraq than it took Janet Reno to take the
Branch Davidian compound. That was a 51-day operation.
We've been looking for evidence of chemical weapons in Iraq for less time
than it took Hillary Clinton to find the Rose Law Firm billing
records.
It took less time for the 3rd Infantry Division and the Marines to
destroy the Medina Republican Guard than it took Ted Kennedy to call the
police after his Oldsmobile sank at Chappaquiddick killing a woman.
Wait, there's more.......................
Some people still don't understand why military personnel do what they do
for a living. This exchange between Senators John Glenn and Senator Howard
Metzenbaum is worth reading. Not only is it a pretty impressive impromptu speech,
but it's also a good example of one man's explanation of why men and women
in the armed services do what they do for a living.
This is a typical, though sad, example of what some who have never
served think of our military.
JOHN GLENN ON THE SENATE FLOOR Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:13
Senator Howard Metzenbaum to Senator Glenn: "How can you run for Senate when
you've never held a real job?"
Senator Glenn: "I served 23 years in the United States Marine Corps.,
served through two wars. I flew 149 missions. My plane was hit by anti-aircraft
fire on 12 different occasions. I was in the space program. It wasn't my
checkbook, Howard; it was my life on the line. It was not a nine-to-five job,
where I took time off to take the daily cash receipts to the bank.
I ask you to go with me ! .. as I went the other day... to a veteran's
hospital and look at those men - with their mangled bodies - in the eye, and tell
THEM they didn't hold a job! You go with me to the Space Program at NASA and
go, as I have gone, to the widows and orphans of Ed White, Gus Grissom and
Roger Chaffee... and you look those kids in the eye and tell them that their
Dads didn't hold a job.
You go with me on Memorial Day and you stand in Arlington National
Cemetery, where I have more friends buried than I'd like to remember, and
you watch those waving flags. You stand there, and you think about this nation,
and you tell ME that those people didn't have a job? I'll tell you, Howard
Metzenbaum; you should be on your knees every day of your life thanking God
that there were some men - SOME MEN - who held REAL jobs. And they required a
dedication to a purpose - and a love of country and a dedication to duty that
was more important than life itself. And their self-sacrifice is
what made this country possible.
I HAVE held a job, Howard! What about you?"
For those who don't remember - During W.W.II, Howard Metzenbaum was an
attorney representing the Communist Party in the USA.
If you can read this, thank a teacher.... If you are reading it in
English, thank a Veteran.
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