Okay, so the Dem’s have officially done it. They have clearly demonstrated that they are willing to send our troops into harms way, and to support them only for as long as they are comfortable with doing so. When it becomes politically expedient to do so, they will kind of say “never mind” and just call the whole thing off, regardless of the lives lost, the sacrifices made, and regardless of the dire consequences of failure.
Until the next time.
How many times can the liberals in congress do this to our military and still have a military that we can depend on? How will congress ever be able to justify sending troops into harms way . . . anywhere in the world . . . for any reason . . . ever again?
Why should our military ever trust these career politicians to support them and their mission?
Why shouldn’t our military act like congress and think of themselves rather than thinking of our nation?
Maybe the military should require that members of congress sign a contract, swearing to support them 100% to the end, before agreeing to fighting their next war for them. Such a contract would need to include severe personal financial repercussions for failing to meet these terms.
At the very least, why shouldn’t our military men and women, who are infinitely better, smarter, and more honorable human beings than those in congress, demand the same pay and pension – or even more – than the failures who sit in congress?
Better yet, why don’t we the people of America, show the military that we support THEM, not congress. We can do that by voting these scum bags out of office. We can show the military that they can count on us for a change. We can show them that we won’t tolerate politicians who abuse them and who put their political agenda above our military and above our nation’s best interest.
Monday, April 30, 2007
The Darfur Dilemma
One can’t help but feel terribly sorry for the people of the Darfur region. Their current situation is bleak at best, and their future seems even darker. I’m at a loss however to understand the goals and objectives of the various Darfur related protests around the country.
There was one in Philadelphia this past weekend that drew a couple hundred people. A few protestors got their picture in the local paper, they tied up traffic for some time while marching, many got to show off the latest fashion in picket signs. But I have yet to read anything that explains just what these folks want done about Darfur? What was the purpose of the protest? To do what?
If the only answer to this is “to raise awareness”, then the protest was an apparent failure. I doubt that anyone heard about the Darfur tragedy for the first time because of this (or any other) protest. Many people protest in order to feel good about themselves. One protestor was quoted as saying “I look forward to these marches,” she said. “they make me feel better as a human, as a global citizen.” If any of the protestors was helped in this way, then good for you. At least something was achieved.
Aside from that, I just can’t see what it is these folks expect to be done. They say they want the suffering stopped, but they never suggest how . . . . . except those who claim that turning money over to them is the answer! How do these people propose stopping all of this suffering? Apparently, the targets of their message are us Americans. More specifically, Philadelphians! So what do they expect us Americans/Philadelphians to do? Maybe they just want everyone to protest. Maybe they think that protests are the way to stop the genocide that occurs everyday in Darfur. Maybe the protestors think those mass murderers have a conscience!
The plain truth is that these murderers will be stopped only one way, by force. I know that and so do most (if not all) of the protestors. They desperately want this to happen. They just don’t have the nerve to say it, because these are many of the same people who protest our involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. The difference here is that Darfur is “their cause.” But of course, they would prefer to send troops there from other nations. That way it won’t be our spouses and children who get killed. And as sure as the sun rises in the east, they would be protesting again to pull our troops out of Darfur . . . . . just as soon as an appropriate number was killed.
So I suggest leading by example instead of by your mouths. You know what has to be done in order to stop the terror in Darfur. Go do it.
There was one in Philadelphia this past weekend that drew a couple hundred people. A few protestors got their picture in the local paper, they tied up traffic for some time while marching, many got to show off the latest fashion in picket signs. But I have yet to read anything that explains just what these folks want done about Darfur? What was the purpose of the protest? To do what?
If the only answer to this is “to raise awareness”, then the protest was an apparent failure. I doubt that anyone heard about the Darfur tragedy for the first time because of this (or any other) protest. Many people protest in order to feel good about themselves. One protestor was quoted as saying “I look forward to these marches,” she said. “they make me feel better as a human, as a global citizen.” If any of the protestors was helped in this way, then good for you. At least something was achieved.
Aside from that, I just can’t see what it is these folks expect to be done. They say they want the suffering stopped, but they never suggest how . . . . . except those who claim that turning money over to them is the answer! How do these people propose stopping all of this suffering? Apparently, the targets of their message are us Americans. More specifically, Philadelphians! So what do they expect us Americans/Philadelphians to do? Maybe they just want everyone to protest. Maybe they think that protests are the way to stop the genocide that occurs everyday in Darfur. Maybe the protestors think those mass murderers have a conscience!
The plain truth is that these murderers will be stopped only one way, by force. I know that and so do most (if not all) of the protestors. They desperately want this to happen. They just don’t have the nerve to say it, because these are many of the same people who protest our involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. The difference here is that Darfur is “their cause.” But of course, they would prefer to send troops there from other nations. That way it won’t be our spouses and children who get killed. And as sure as the sun rises in the east, they would be protesting again to pull our troops out of Darfur . . . . . just as soon as an appropriate number was killed.
So I suggest leading by example instead of by your mouths. You know what has to be done in order to stop the terror in Darfur. Go do it.
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