Posted on 09/15/2001 6:59:48 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
Lots of grumbling lately about deleted posts. Well, my friends, the simple truth is the game has changed. We are now at war. We have been attacked by a vicious cold-blooded force of international terrorists who want to destroy our nation, our freedom and our way of life. There is no doubt about this. Knowing this, I am alarmed to read some of the stuff that has been posted to FR in the last few days. This is not the time to raise doubts about our leaders. This is not the time to raise conspiracy theories. This is not the time to second guess our intelligence agencies. This is war. This is survival of our way of life. We must unite behind our Commander-in-chief and do all we possibly can to support him and our war efforts. We do not have a choice in this matter. The terrorists who attack us do so without warning and without mercy. They do not want peace. They do not want to co-exist. They do not want appeasement or negotiation. They want to destroy us. They want to destroy our way of life. They want to destroy our freedom. They want to destroy our nation. They have no conscience, no respect for life, no compassion and will give no quarter. Death of the USA is what they seek.
Many of us on Free Republic are veterans or have family members who are veterans or who are currently serving in the military. We have each sworn a solemn oath to defend our Constitution and our nation. We will not waver in the face of adversity and we will not shirk our responsibility or fail to do our duty. Regardless of our political differences, we will join together to support our nation and to crush our common enemy.
All of us can help out. There will be opportunities coming for volunteers for all sorts of wartime activities. There will be opportunities to help our men and women in uniform, our civil defense efforts, our war production efforts, giving blood, buying war bonds, cooperating if there are shortages, supporting our leaders and generally supporting the war effort.
There will also be precautionary measures. First and foremost on this forum and elsewhere is to respect the fact that we deal in political information. Many of us may personally gain access to sensitive information that could harm our military or our war efforts if it falls into the wrong hands. If you live or work in an area where you may learn of troop movements or war plans or if you have family members or friends who may have access to this information, please do not spread it around. We will be on the lookout for any "Loose Lips" info and will delete it when spotted on this forum. Now, information that is already printed in the newspapers may or may not fall into this category. Usually, published information is fair game to post. But, please be careful in what discussions may follow.
Also, as I said above, it is essential for all of us to unite behind our President. Now is not the time to seek political advantage. Now is not the time to raise doubts about our government or our military, and now is not the time to post conspiracy theory or to engage in smear attacks. And, no, my finely feathered, tinfoil-hatted friends, we did not do this to ourselves. The U.S. government did not start this war. We were victims of an unprecedented, pre-meditated surprise attack, perpetrated by hostile, cowardly foreign parties. This attack may not have been in the military scale and scope of a Pearl Harbor, but in terms of lives lost and impact on the nation and the world it is every bit as severe.
Even so, we have confidence. We know that our nation is the strongest in the world and that our people are resolved to do whatever it takes to win. We've done it before and we will do it again. This is our heritage. Securing the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity in the tradition of our forefathers is our duty and obligation. And I have faith that with God's blessings, we will rid the world of this evil threat.
God bless you all and God bless America.
Regards,
Jim Robinson
He is not talking about a "police action." He is not talking about purely defensive measures.
He is speaking about a prolonged campaign, the necessity for resolve, sacrifice, and determination. He is calling this WAR.
We are on a war footing, and should remain so for the duration. You have stepped up to the plate and shouldered responsibility for this site. You are truly a "citizen, not a spectator."
The commitment of our fathers is the calling of our time.
Thank you, and God bless America.
Did you notice tonight on Britt Hume's show that all the journalists were wearing US Flag lapel pins? Thank God for Fox News!
Oh, you've given so much, huh? You're still sitting at your keyboard, unlike those that met certain death on Tuesday in the "other war." Puhlease. Wake up.
I suppose back in '42 you'd have been whining about your right to drive around in your Packard with your highbeams on during a blackout?
The doubts already exist. Surely you can't be suggesting that we not question our leaders. In this country, every man has the same portion of political power. (All men are created equal).
It is therefore extremely appropriate to question our leaders when the possibility exists that they might use nuclear weapons against another nation.
Every one of us is qualified to judge the appropriateness of our nation's response.
Tell us what kind of press blackouts you believe were occurring during our revolutionary war.
Arator, I don't know what you have done to upset these people but I sympathise with you. It is particularly cowardly to cc a message to the proprietor of the site in the desperate hope of getting another poster banned. I trust he will ignore that pathetic exercise.
Hypocrite alert! If you don't know what he did to upset everybody, why are you jumping in on his side? Did you start reading this thread from the beginning?
OOOPS, bye, bye!
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