For The Boys
If you have read any of my rants about the war, then there is no question as to where I stand. I hate this war and everything about it. I wish it never happened.
That said I want to take a moment and reflect on the men and women in service who are in places like Iraq and Afghanistan.
The people of our armed forces are honorable men and women. They have been called upon to do their duty and they do it to the best of their ability. It must take extraordinary courage to fight the way that they do -- courage that those of us who haven't experienced war will never understand.
I think of a friend of mine who is in the army and fought as we overthrew the regime. I am proud and honored to call him a friend.
I think of the mothers, fathers, husbands and wives and children who are left behind, worrying every minute of every day whether they will see a U.S. military vehicle pull up in front of their home to give them the news that their daughter, husband, father or sister has been killed in combat.
I think about this email I received from someone who has been reading my rants for some time now. She has a fiance in Iraq and I can only imagine what she feels:
My friend, you are not rambling. Tell your fiance that he is courageous, honorable and heroic and that I, as well as millions of others, wish him and his fellow soldiers all the best. Ask him what, if anything, we can do here to make it a little easier for him there.
Soldiers, like my friend's fiance, have not asked to be in this war. They do not choose where they are going to fight. They are soldiers: trained to fight and to win. It is the government that tells them where they will fight and what they will do while they are there. This is not their choice.
Yes, it is the government. And, as our Constitution so clearly states, WE THE PEOPLE are our government. In other words, WE THE PEOPLE sent them there. And now, WE THE PEOPLE must "bring the boys back home."
And when they return, let us honor them like heroes.
That said I want to take a moment and reflect on the men and women in service who are in places like Iraq and Afghanistan.
The people of our armed forces are honorable men and women. They have been called upon to do their duty and they do it to the best of their ability. It must take extraordinary courage to fight the way that they do -- courage that those of us who haven't experienced war will never understand.
I think of a friend of mine who is in the army and fought as we overthrew the regime. I am proud and honored to call him a friend.
I think of the mothers, fathers, husbands and wives and children who are left behind, worrying every minute of every day whether they will see a U.S. military vehicle pull up in front of their home to give them the news that their daughter, husband, father or sister has been killed in combat.
I think about this email I received from someone who has been reading my rants for some time now. She has a fiance in Iraq and I can only imagine what she feels:
So I read your blog! Absolutely the bomb!!! (Very nice.) It stirred up a little anger but for the most part brings me to this. Would you please tell me your view on this? My fiance is in Iraq. Frontline combat. I will not go into the way he feels but I will say this; If our military is trained to fight and kill the enemy, why does the government think it's ok to put boots on the ground and tell them to do what they are trained to do and then leave them there?
Leave them there to rebuild, riot control, body control??? Do you understand what I am asking you? They are trained to fight and kill. Not Stay and be in death and destruction. It's killing them internally. CLEARLY I AM FRUSTRATED AND RAMBLING! But I would love for you to speak about your thoughts.
My friend, you are not rambling. Tell your fiance that he is courageous, honorable and heroic and that I, as well as millions of others, wish him and his fellow soldiers all the best. Ask him what, if anything, we can do here to make it a little easier for him there.
Soldiers, like my friend's fiance, have not asked to be in this war. They do not choose where they are going to fight. They are soldiers: trained to fight and to win. It is the government that tells them where they will fight and what they will do while they are there. This is not their choice.
Yes, it is the government. And, as our Constitution so clearly states, WE THE PEOPLE are our government. In other words, WE THE PEOPLE sent them there. And now, WE THE PEOPLE must "bring the boys back home."
And when they return, let us honor them like heroes.
posted by E-Luv at 9:06 AM
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