Posted on 05/27/2014 6:22:59 AM PDT by Dqban22
This Triple-Amputee Iraqi War Hero’s Open Letter To Obama Shames Him For Who He Is
"You’ve been a joke to most of our veteran community, and we have no faith in your ability to lead."
Senior Airman Ret. Brian Kolfage USAF — May 13, 2014
http://www.westernjournalism.com/triple-amputee-iraqi-war-heros-letter-shames-president-united-states/#Kyd9KVxqA6HlqscT.99
Editor’s note: Below is the full text of an open letter written to Barack Hussein Obama. Mr. Kolfage has, as you will read, gone through a lot since signing up to fight in Iraq in service to our country. This guy is a REAL American hero if you ask us.
I nearly died in a war that you and most of your colleagues supported overwhelmingly, including the two presidents who came before you. Many citizens may not agree with waging war in Iraq to free the oppressed Iraqi citizens, but it’s something that warriors like myself have zero control over. I joined to serve my country and to better my life. I’ve seen things that you could never imagine, and they have made me the person I am today.
Mr. Obama, even though we share extreme opposite views, we have one thing in common: we both attended school in Hawaii. However, that’s where the similarities end. You see, as you attended your exclusive, private school, I would ride my bike to Kaimuki High school in one of the roughest areas in Hawaii every morning and would ride past Punahou, the exclusive private school you attended.
I would notice the Bentleys, Maseratis, and fancy foreign cars that all the kids were dropped off in; wow, it must have been extremely rough in Hawaii living that life, right? I could only imagine what it was like to have that kind of money.
Fortunately for you, not many people are aware of the school and the upper class citizens who attended it. The tuition to attend your exclusive, private school was more than it cost me to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the University of Arizona. You talk a big game when it comes to financial inequality; yet I’m quite sure you have no idea what it’s truly like to have sacrificed. You were one of the elitist children in Hawaii.
After High School, we each chose very different paths. You were able to attend Ivy League schools, and I sought out a military career in hopes of earning a degree. What we have in life as children usually sets the tone for what we will face later in life that will make us successful. I worked to get where I am today, and YOU WERE HANDED IT…Mr. Inequality.
I volunteered to go to Iraq on both of my deployments; and the second time, I begged to go even after I wasn’t selected–which ultimately got me placed on the team where I would lose both legs and my dominant arm. I’ve never asked myself: was losing 3 limbs in a war worth it (even though many Americans were against it)?
I am frequently reminded of the many young Iraqi children who would beg me for water, food, and toys while I was stationed in Iraq–children who in all aspects made the poorest of poor American children look rich. You have no idea what it really means to be poor. It’s laughable that you, who would have no idea what it means to be poor, would so frequently play the inequality card.
While I was in Iraq, our mission was to liberate the Iraqi citizens from a tyrant; and that’s what we did. Never forget: it was your people who sent us there, like the Clintons, John Kerry, Nancy Pelosi ,& Carl Levin.
However, since the day you busted onto the scene, you’ve been talking about ending the war and pulling the troops out, not understanding the blood, sweat, and tears that so many Americans and Iraqis invested.
And with complete disregard for every life sacrificed, every limb lost, and every broken family, you bailed on our mission to pursue an agenda that was completely centered on your re-election in 2012. If you didn’t bail on Iraq, you were worried that you may not get reelected; and that’s a fact.
Just before elections on Oct 11, 2012, you said “Al Qaeda is on the run and Osama bin Laden is dead.” Look at Iraq now; they are in shambles, and the Al Qaeda flag is flying freely. Clearly, you’re unfit for duty as a Commander in Chief. You put your own agenda ahead of America’s agenda, and now you have single-handedly ruined and destroyed nearly everything we gained in Iraq.
It clearly means nothing to you because the only thing that you’ve personally invested in that country was a promise to bail on them. However, people like me gave limbs, friends have died, and we’ve watched families destroyed by war’s aftermath.
I’m not placing blame on you for the war, I’m placing blame on you for destroying what we’ve worked so hard to build. You’re not a leader; you’re a community organizer. A leader would have stood up regardless of the situation and put America’s agenda first; and that is ensuring a secure Iraq, even after 10 years of war.
But, you placed Barack first, just as Robert Gates confirmed in his new book.
I can’t help but think of those poor kids I gave water and toys to 11 years ago. They’re probably 15 or 16 years old now, and I can only imagine what it’s like for them to have their nation being torn apart yet again–all because of your poor leadership qualities.
Regardless of why we went to Iraq, it’s water under the bridge. We went there, we waged war, and we not only owed it to our KIA’s– but we owed it to the citizens of Iraq. We invaded their country and turned it upside down, and you bailed on them. You bailed on our soldiers, and you’ve wasted every death and every limb; it’s all for nothing. And to make matters worse, you blame others for your failures.
You’re just another elitist rich thug who’s pretended to live the rough life growing up in the inner-city. You’re only worried about your own agenda and furthering your party instead of taking care of Americans. Your inability to be a leader at some of the most critical points has caused both of our wars to fail.
You’ve been a joke to most of our veteran community, and we have no faith in your ability to lead.
Senior Airman Ret Brian Kolfage USAF
Thx ever for this ping. So, hurry up and post, I’m dyin’ here. It’s already noon, by now, cst.
:D Rita
“Many of said “morons” being purely fictional.”
I would have to disagree with pretty much everything you wrote. People in this country are as detached from the reality of our political circumstances as I have ever seen. Guess some of it can be attributed to the public education system, but mostly it’s simply abject stupidity. If people still could think, no amount of “vote fraud” could counter the masses at the polls.
I wound up being out all day yesterday and too exhausted to get on the net when I got home. I pinged for several reasons including wanting an easy way to show the vet’s magnificent letter to my wife but also to make others here aware of this thread. Sorry to have disappointed. I shall endeavor to make up for it on later threads. That may be after this coming weekend since my youngest is here from Texas to be in a wedding party and I will spend much of the weekend with her. God bless you and yours!
This needs to be shared!
So glad you popped up to show you’re okay, my friend. What a great letter here. A VERY worthy ping. Thank you so much.
The Texas Run Off thread got interesting last night, but it was late, but was a perfect thread for your eagle eye and your prose, so, know that you were missed. It even carried over into today, but some got silly. Me. :D
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