Posted on 03/31/2007 8:43:38 AM PDT by smoothsailing
A word from [Gunnery]Sergeant Krueger, USMC, to Speaker Pelosi:
How can you even think of pushing forward legislation to set a withdrawal date for US forces from Iraq? Do you know how much you embolden the insurgency here in Iraq? YOU ARE JEOPARDIZING THE LIVES OF US SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN WITH YOUR ACTIONS. You and your fellow Democrats are causing the Al Qaeda supported insurgency to use more catastrophic attacks against us and Iraqi forces.
You will see more SVBIED’s with chlorine gas, more VBIED’s against civilians and security forces every time you and other Democrats open your mouths. You will have to live with yourself and try to sleep at night knowing all the defeatist propaganda you have spewed forth is nothing more than ammunition for Islamic extremist groups around the world and more US deaths. The unsuspecting people who support you know nothing of what goes on over here; you fill their heads with nonsense and talk of pullout to appease them. The only thing that will happen is the establishment of an extremist Islamic state where sharia law is the law of the land and no one is safe.
Sunni Moslems here are coming to our side and joining forces with the government to defeat Al Qaeda(AQI) here in Iraq, but they need our help and they need us to stay. I have spent the last 7 months(3rd tour) in Iraq. I have watched Iraqi citizens pick up weapons and form militias in areas to join forces with Iraqi police/Army.
Common citizens who fight and die because we are standing next to them. Not cutting and running or talking of withdrawal. This started after the surge forces the President sent here arrived. We have lost Marines also and it hurts more than you will ever know but we have made a commitment to these people. And I for one will not abandon them and I have of a platoon of Marines who feel the same. I have no control over what happened in 2003 and why we invaded Iraq. That is another discussion, but we are here and they need our help to rid their country of these terrorists. Yes eventually we will leave but we need to do a phased withdrawal without a timeline. At least without a timeline that is published for the world to know.
The citizens of Iraq need to see some solidarity in our government, Democrats and Republicans coming together and supporting our President in this war. There is a middle ground here for both parties, you all need to come together and work towards a solution. What we don’t need is more theatrics and clashes between the parties. AQI loves to see that, it causes them to do more attacks and continue with the murder and intimidation campaign against Iraqi citizens.
Someone needs to step forward and bring the two parties together. Meet and talk about what you all can do and come to an agreement on the war. Like I said before we need a unified front to present to the world on the Iraq war. The Iraqi people need a morale boost, they need to see we are behind them and we will support them and not cut and run. The insurgency needs to see our resolve is strong and we will endure and defeat them. Extremist Islamist terror groups use our perceived weakness against us. They misunderstand our kindness for weakness. Weakness shown to the world brings more recruits to their cause; it causes more civilian deaths and violence.
Please I implore you to not push this agenda. I have watched you on television and you seem to be using this as a steppingstone to further your political career. STOP!!! More is at stake here. Our countries word is on the line, my word to many Iraqi citizens is on the line. Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines lives are at stake. We know the risks and we face them daily. Don’t make our mission more difficult.
Gunnery Sgt. Stephen F. Krueger Platoon Sgt 3rd Recon Bn
http://gatheringofeagles.org/?p=237
She needs a stern backhand to knock the plastic off her face.
The Dems will probably subpoena this guy to try and catch him in perjury....
I'm sure he'd be happy to tesify in front of those vermin and let loose.
Hey, Mr. George Bush, please do the people of this country a favor. Read this word-by-word to the TV viewers. Have some balls and get it done!!!!!!!!!!
Way too frustrating watching this country go down the tubes with the help of all politicians.
Time for a strong 3rd party, NOW!
WOW! That is powerful, thanks for posting. We'll never hear this from the msm.
Dear Sargeant:
Nancy and the Democrats are counting on a loss to take them into the Presidency.
They could care less about you and your troops.
They are traitors every one.
They are the definition of evil. You mean nothing to them, except a vote.
Then I mean nothing at all to them because they wont be getting my vote,
While he and thousands like him are putting their lives on the line for our country, Pelosi, murtha and their ilk are more concerned getting votes in the next election.
The scum can't even draft an emergency funding bill for our military without adding $30 Billion in pork that they know President Bush won't sign.
They will have no problem sleeping, with no conscience to keep them awake. Our defeat is their goal, they care nothing for those Americans who die.
The Iraqi people are fighting for their freedom, just as we did. They pay a butchers bill that makes freedom the most precious of our common possessions. Yet not all of us understand it or guard it.
How can Pelosi be so stupid?
Easy: A LUST for power. It has demented the Democrat Party.
The Iraqi people are fighting for their freedom, just as we did. They pay a butchers bill that makes freedom the most precious of our common possessions. Yet not all of us understand it or guard it.
How can Pelosi be so stupid?
Easy: A LUST for power. It has demented the Democrat Party.
And may they go straight to the hell they are creating.
You think that will bother the mafia princess? Just more unnecessary violence from the right. /S off.
In order to get the attention of any Liberal or RINO in the US House of Liberals, letters like this one need to be published in newspapers all across the country or on billboards across the nation. IMO, Pelosi could care less what American veterans have to say, she's power hungry at any cost to this country. What Ms. Pelosi fears the most is for the American people to be told and shown what she is doing to our military and our nation. Pelosi and her anti-American cohorts are jeopardizing our children and grandchildren's futures. When the American people realize that, Ms. Pelosi and her gang will be "out of power." In the meantime, letters like this one need to be publicized in every way possible along with hundreds of others.
Exposure is what Liberals fear the most.
I forgot to say goodnight, so I'll say good morning!
Is the Gathering of Eagles now just simply anything written about Iraq?
As a Vietnam veteran, I am a registered member of Gathering of Eagles. I am not an official spokesman for our orginization. As an Eagle, I believe in our mission statement (included below with a link to our website). I am not aware of any change in our mission. Members are routinely informed by e-mail of any news concerning GOE, and the mission statement is exactly the same today as it was the day it was first published and released.
1. Gathering of Eagles is non-partisan. While each member has his or her own political beliefs, our common love and respect for America and her heroes is what brings us together.
2. We are a non-violent, non-confrontational group. We look to defend, not attack. Our focus is guarding our memorials and their grounds.
3. We believe that the war memorials are sacred ground; as such, we will not allow them to be desecrated, used as props for political statements, or treated with anything less than the solemn and heartfelt respect they–and the heroes they honor–deserve.
4. We are wholly and forever committed to our brothers and sisters in uniform. As veterans, we understand their incredible and noble sacrifices, made of their own accord for a nation they love more than life itself. As family members, we stand by them, and as Americans, we thank God for them.
5. We believe in and would give our lives for the precious freedoms found in our Constitution. We believe that our freedom of speech is one of the greatest things our country espouses, and we absolutely hold that any American citizen has the right to express his or her approval or disapproval with any policy, law, or action of our nation and her government in a peaceful manner as afforded by the laws of our land.
6. However, we are adamantly opposed to the use of violence, vandalism, physical or verbal assaults on our veterans, and the destruction or desecration of our memorials. By defending and honoring these sacred places, we defend and honor those whose blood gave all of us the right to speak as freely as our minds think.
7. We vehemently oppose the notion that it is possible to “support the troops but not the war.” We are opposed to those groups who would claim support for the troops yet engage in behavior that is demeaning and abusive to the men and women who wear our nation’s uniform.
8. We believe in freedom at all costs, including our own lives. We served to protect the freedoms Americans enjoy, and we agree with Thomas Jefferson’s assertion that “From time to time, the tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”
9. We will accept nothing less than total, unqualified victory in the current conflict. Surrender is not an option, nor is defeat.
10. We stand to challenge any group that seeks the destruction of our nation, its founding precepts of liberty and freedom, or those who have given of themselves to secure those things for another generation. We will be silent no more.
So I'll take that as a "yes".
Then that would be a mistake, and a misreading of my post to you.
Clearly, the Gathering of Eagles is not "just simply anything written about Iraq".
Well this won't work. You have to have a conscience to be affected by these words and, clearly, Miz Pelosi does not.
Cindie
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