See, the Islamofacist follow closely the sins of America during the NAM years. Pretty soon we shall hear about our men and women in uniform being spit upon and cursed at.
Now all they have to do is continue hanging in there and sending young super ill-informed Muslims to strap those bombs on and ride those IEV's into crowds of innocents. On the home fron the L/MSM, demos, and RINOS can look proudly on and watch their moment of victory close at hand.
Thought you all might like to see this from one of our soldiers currnetly in Iraq.
Tim is responding to an article from his hometowm newspaper that was sent to
him by his father:
"Young people aren't making sacrifices"
By Tim S.
My father sent me Murray Bass' column "Cowards aren't willing to defend this
great country" and I wanted to write to thank him for bringing to light an
important issue in today's society.
I am a 28-year-old deployed National Guard infantryman. I've been deployed since August, been home for two weeks to visit my wife - an area police officer - and won't be back home until February 2006.
I am a corporal/team leader and train my fellow troops in my off-time. I'd come home in a second if it was the right thing to do, but this for the time being is where my country needs me to be. I'll lose $50,000 from my civilian
job over the duration of this deployment, have missed more important events than I care to count and my wife and I have to put off having children until I return. And I'm proud to be here.
The young people of today have no idea what sacrifice is, nor do they care to honor the deeds of our soldiers today. My team has had many close calls, we have been shot at and our vehicle was riddled with shrapnel when an IED exploded 20 feet from my truck. We were sitting on a road and ready to get out to do our IED sweep.
If I had given that order, my driver would have been killed and my legs would have been cut off. Nothing could change the motivation and desire we have to be the most professional and best-trained soldiers the world has ever seen.
While we try to ignore the protests and try not to think of the anti-war sentiment at home, it stings. It bothers me to know that college "kids" hate what we are doing here. They never stop to think that death and destruction
on the field of battle is timeless and always will be.
We face death every day to make sure 9-11 doesn't happen again. We face death every day so the people of Iraq - Sunni, Shia and Kurds alike - can live without the worry of being raped or murdered during the night.
How many of these college students have seen what an IED does to American soldiers? Have they watched beheading or stoning videos, innocent people killed during Saddam's ruthless dictatorship? Do they know what it's like to
carry 60 pounds of gear in 115 degree heat, drinking gallons of water every day just to stay hydrated?
We have our struggles, and so have veterans of all time. World War I and World War II vets left home, not knowing when they would return - and I'm sure many certainly knew they wouldn't return. Soldiers volunteer for dangerous duties and missions so someone else doesn't have to.
A soldier will give you half his food even if he is hungry and he'll take your guard shift even if he's already done his. He'll spend hours cleaning gear and equipment he already knows is combat-ready, just because it might
make the difference. All this and we find simple pleasures in the jokes and companionship we share during our tour together.
Young people of today have no idea what sacrifices have been made so they can grow up and speak out against our great nation. They feel entitled to their opinions, their education, their job and the car that mommy and daddy are going to buy them. Signs of the times, plus an overloaded judicial system and a military struggling to keep its numbers up.
What happened to sticking with something, seeing it through; and why have rap artists replaced real heroes? What happened to the idea of an honest day's pay for an honest day's work, taking care of your parents when they
get old or actually stopping at a cross walk when a pedestrian is crossing the street?
And to the young person who would read this and say, "so what" or "you think you have it tough," you'll find out soon enough. Your selfish attitude and lack of service to your community and country makes you cheap in the eyes of
those who have earned your way for you.
You'll never know the great devotions, the brotherhood of people bonded together, trying to achieve peace and make it home alive. You'll never know what life really means because you've never had to fight for it or seen it
flash in a white light and deafening bang as your HUMMWV fills with smoke.
You'll never know the sorrow and strange sense of pride as you render a salute to a pair of boots, rifle and helmet - another soldier who gave their life for you. Go to school, learn how terrible your country is, speak out and alienate yourself - expect everything on a silver platter and take all you can get, because we've earned you those rights.
Tim S. is a police officer and a member of the National Guard, currently deployed in Iraq.