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counterprotest1.gifAs busloads of would-be socialists head out to protest military action against a dangerous regime, our troops our being deployed.

Mothers, daughters, husbands, fathers, sons, lovers, sisters, brothers and friends are making their way across the ocean in order to protect the world from tyranny, to free a people from the grip of a madman, to make the world safe for everyone; even for those who profess to hate the country they live in, yet reap the benefits of it.

The greatest benefit you get from living in the United States of America is the freedom to disagree with your government. That freedom comes at a price, that freedom comes hard fought and not without its share of tears and pain and death.

Since this nation was formed, countless numbers of soldiers have died so we can live free. Your friends and neighbors have fought valiantly to procure our liberty and that of other countries. Today's war brings tomorrow's liberties.

As the protesters converge on Washington, D.C. and San Fransisco and points in between, as they raise their fists in defiance and pledge their support to opposing the necessary force needed for the removal of a very dangerous man and his regime, the rest of us will be thinking of our soldiers as they head out to do their job; the job that gives those protesters the very right to raise their fists in defiance.

This is my counter protest.


(Thank you to Vincent Ferrari for allowing me to use the words from his petition in making this image)

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Comments

Brava!!
Well said.

Wow.

Amen.

Listening to the comments made by a number of the anti-war protesters interviewed by a number of TV news reporters, I've found that many of them appear to have no concept that there are evil f**king people out there that don't give a damn about them or their opinions and would like nothing better than to see them dead, dead, DEAD, despite their wish for peace.

As my study of history has shown, sometimes a little war now is much better than a big war later. As an example, if France and Britain had attacked the Nazis after thay had moved troops into the Rhineland, it's quite possible the European portion of W.W. II would never have taken place. Germany would have been squashed as a military power. But Neville Chamberlain and many of the others crying for peace prevented it. The result was horrible war costing over 20 million lives.

Let's not make the same mistake as was made back then. Let not the anti-war activists symbol for their success be a mushroom cloud over an American city.

Said like a fine American!

God bless all our troops. And hope they remember that Patton said to make the other guy die for his country.

Apologies for the shameless plug. I would normally e-mail you this directly, but I'm having technical trouble with my e-mail.

Your posts about protests and protestors inspired me to write this essay:

The Wrong Lessons

An excerpt:

I'm sure it would be a revelation to most baby boomers, press monkeys, and pretty much anyone under the age of 40, but the Vietnam era did not herald the invention of the anti-war protest movement. Protesting wars has been part of the American landscape for pretty much as long as there's been an America to own a landscape. From Washington's farewell address of 1796 to the draft riots of 1863 to giant anti-war rallies in 1915 through the conscientious objector movements of World War II and Korea we have always and ever been a country not completely comfortable with waging war. The Vietnam war protests are unique only in the the way its protagonists took nearly every good thing they did and twisted it into something awful.

Apologies for the shameless plug. I would normally e-mail you this directly, but I'm having technical trouble with my e-mail.

Your posts about protests and protestors inspired me to write this essay:

The Wrong Lessons

An excerpt:

I'm sure it would be a revelation to most baby boomers, press monkeys, and pretty much anyone under the age of 40, but the Vietnam era did not herald the invention of the anti-war protest movement. Protesting wars has been part of the American landscape for pretty much as long as there's been an America to own a landscape. From Washington's farewell address of 1796 to the draft riots of 1863 to giant anti-war rallies in 1915 through the conscientious objector movements of World War II and Korea we have always and ever been a country not completely comfortable with waging war. The Vietnam war protests are unique only in the the way its protagonists took nearly every good thing they did and twisted it into something awful.

Here's my answer to the protests:
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Beautiful!

Michele--
What's your point, besides the fact that we should support our troops going abroad to fight? I agree, we should. But, attacking the protests by anti-war activists doesn't make sense to me, especially since you admit that that's a right and freedom in this country. As such, shouldn't people who disagree with fighting a war they believe to be of questionable justification be able to express their views without being condemned just for doing so?

I'm interested to hear your response. Thanks for getting me to think about this.

Well said, Michele!

Thank you.

(This is an honest question - I am genuinely interested in the answer)

Do you think that Saddam Hussein poses a threat to people in the United States? If so, what threat do you think that he poses, and what has led you to that opinion?

Thanks for the walk down memory lane, Michele. You sound just like my grandfather in the 70s when he was drunk at the VFW hall.

Matt: Saddam can and if he has just the right sort of pyschotic episode, will share WMD technology with terrorists. He and his regime exist to prove that he is the greatest Arab ever. If that means killing thousands of Americans then so be it.

jonzino: I wish I could buy your grandfather another drink. He was right back then too.

"Don't be a fool and die for your country. Let the other sonofabitch die for his." General Patton.

Well, anthony, it is the same freedom of speech that let's Michele condemn the reason for the protest. From what I can tell, she's not against the act of protesting itself, but the reason they are protesting. The 1st Amendment let's her (or anyone else) criticize the protesters. It's quite simple.

A lovely tribute.

Here's mine.

As a PROUD American AND military spouse ...

THANK YOU!!!!!!

As I rode the Metro home from work on Friday, two fresh faced young ladies boarded at the Pentagon stop. They were carrying their backpacks with the airline security tags still on them and talking about what time they would meet at the march on Saturday. All while surrounded by those of us in uniform looking on bemusedly. I wonder if their parents realize what that that college money is buying them? Trips to Washington to protest and call the military 'baby-killers'? I think they talked louder than normal just in hopes of insulting us. They don't really understand the military. I can tell you, no one wants war less than the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines who will have to fight and possibly die in one. Yet we are committed to fight and die if necessary so that these young idiots are free to criticize their own country. As my wife says, "Irony is so ironic." Has Sadam done anything to threaten the U.S. lately? Well, no, not lately. But if AlQaeda has the gun, sadam has they bullets, and we can't take they chance they'll get together. I wonder how those people who protest war would have felt about WWII? Oh, wait, those were just Jews - never mind. Or the Civil War? Ooops, just blacks, not worth fighting for them, is it? These pampered protesters won't think anyone is worth fighting to protect until its their life that is threatened, then they will cry and ask somebody to save them. Don't get me wrong, I fully support their right to protest. I also greatly admire those (very few) true pacifist, those who feel that violence and war for ANY reason is wrong. But these protestors aren't pacifists. If they were the ones being threatened they would be all for a little violence, as long as they were the ones being saved.

I appologize for the incoherence of my ramblings, 4 hours of study for class has destroyed what little brain I had.

Andy

We are all "one people" and "one world".

We all want peace and prosperity. But, as long as there are "Adolph Hitler's, Osama Bin Laden's, Saddam Hussein's, and terrorist groups" out there....there can never be peace. In fact, I hate to think what our lives would be like if we stood by and did nothing as they took over the world.

America does, indeed, have a special place in history as leaders and defenders of freedom and peace.

I only wish every man/woman in the U.S. military could feel what is in my heart for them (one and all)! I feel nothing but love, respect and pride! I am so grateful for the sacrifice you make to protect your country, and the liberation of others when it promotes world peace. I understand these things. It is the ultimate sacrifice and the ultimate service! I would give my life for any of you!

If it were not for our troops we might all be goose stepping right now. I just don't think that these "conscientious" liberals get it. where the hell do they think that the right for them to be dumb comes from!

If it were not for our troops we might all be goose stepping right now. I just don't think that these "conscientious" liberals get it. Where the hell do they think that the right for them to be dumb comes from!

let loose the dogs of war, its all in my name, those scum that are protesting are unemployed, students, leftwing, anti us/uk, faggots, muslims, the french,germans,russians are a bunch of yellow no balls, sons of bitches, sadam your time has come we are ready.