It’s one of those documents that is ‘making the rounds’ and heaven only knows who actually penned it; whoever it was didn’t exactly capture Thomas Jefferson’s style. It is, however, to the point and worth a read. Just in case it hasn’t made it to your in-box yet, I’ll shortcut the e-mail system by sharing it with you here. Naturally, the letter is unsigned so we’ll just call our budding Internet scribe “Koran Kate”.
Are we fighting a war on terror or aren’t we? Was it or was it not started by Islamic people who brought it to our shores on September 11, 2001?
Were people from all over the world, mostly Americans, not brutally murdered that day, in downtown Manhattan, across the Potomac from our nation’s capitol and in a field in Pennsylvania ?
Did nearly three thousand men, women and children die a horrible, burning or crushing death that day, or didn’t they?
And I’m supposed to care that a copy of the Koran was ‘desecrated’ when an overworked American soldier kicked it or got it wet?…Well, I don’t. I don’t care at all.
I’ll start caring when Osama bin Laden turns himself in and repents for incinerating all those innocent people on 9/11.
I’ll care about the Koran when the fanatics in the Middle East start caring about the Holy Bible, the mere possession of which is a crime in Saudi Arabia
I’ll care when these thugs tell the world they are sorry for chopping off Nick Berg’s head while Berg screamed through his gurgling slashed throat.
I’ll care when the cowardly so-called ‘insurgents’ in Iraq come out and fight like men instead of disrespecting their own religion by hiding in mosques.
I’ll care when the mindless zealots who blow themselves up in search of nirvana care about the innocent children within range of their suicide.
I’ll care when the American media stops pretending that their First Amendment liberties are somehow derived from international law instead of the United States Constitution’s Bill of Rights.
In the meantime, when I hear a story about a brave marine roughing up an Iraqi terrorist to obtain information, know this: I don’t care.
When I see a fuzzy photo of a pile of naked Iraqi prisoners who have been humiliated in what amounts to a college-hazing incident, rest assured: I don’t care.
When I see a wounded terrorist get shot in the head when he is told not to move because he might be booby-trapped, you can take it to the bank: I don’t care.
When I hear that a prisoner, who was issued a Koran and a prayer mat, and fed ’special’ food that is paid for by my tax dollars, is complaining that his holy book is being ‘mishandled,’ you can absolutely believe in your heart of hearts: I don’t care.
And oh, by the way, I’ve noticed that sometimes it’s spelled ‘Koran’ and other times ‘Quran.’ Well, Jimmy Crack Corn and-you guessed it-I don’t care!!
If you agree with this viewpoint, pass this on to all your E-mail friends. Sooner or later, it’ll get to the people responsible for this ridiculous behavior!
If you don’t agree, then by all means hit the delete button. Should you choose the latter, then please don’t complain when more atrocities committed by radical Muslims happen here in our great Country! And may I add:
‘Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don’t have that problem’ — Ronald Reagan
I have another quote that I would like to add AND…….I hope you forward all this.
‘If we ever forget that we’re One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under’ Also by.. Ronald Reagan
One last thought for the day:
In case we find ourselves starting to believe all the Anti-American sentiment and negativity, we should remember England ’s Prime Minister Tony Blair’s words during a recent interview. When asked by one of his Parliament members why he believes so much in America , he said: ‘A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.’
Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you:
1. Jesus Christ
2. The American G. I.
One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.
You might want to pass this on, as many seem to forget them both. Amen! “
You know what? We can howl about gas prices, cry about health care and whine about the silly-but-expensive Global Warming Hoax…but if we don’t prevail in the Global War On Terror, none of it will matter. Amen!
R.S.F.
Surf’s Up!
Close Gitmo? We need about three more! One of our bleeding-heart, hack politicians is even concerned about holding some
of these non-uniformed enemy combatants too long. Excuse me, but every war known to man has either finally killed their captives or, at the least, held them until the war was over. They didn’t return them to active duty for a second crack at killing our brave sons and daughters. Notice I didn’t refer to terrorist types as “prisoners of war”. They’re not. They’re, also, not covered by any treaties or other scraps of paper signed in Geneva or anywhere else. If they want that privilege, they’ll have to buy uniforms, organize an actual army and join a country…otherwise they’re entitled to no more than we choose to give them.
Unfortunately, we have too many terrorist sympathizers on the left and a few shell-shocked politicians like John McCain on the Right who want to give too much. McCain has never sufficiently recovered from his own P.O.W. experience to be able to determine much about reality in this area. He simply relates too well and empathizes too much. Don’t let anyone, Right, Left or indifferent tell you that aggressive questioning doesn’t work. It does. It’s documented and has yielded enough credible information to foil several terrorist plots against The United States; no one is going to condemn us for inflicting a “boo-boo” on some sand jockey if it saves lives.
As for what the world will think of us if we were to begin employing torture techniques, what do they think of Japan? Of Korea? Germany? Because they’ve all done far worse than even the atrocities I listed at the beginning of this post. Guess what? We didn’t start this thing but we’re going to finish it like Americans not become victims of political third-world pressure, yet again!
Now, you’ve got the Democrats acting surprised about the technique of waterboarding, as if this is the first they’ve heard of it. Besides trying to make more political hay with it, the problem is that these self-righteous hypocrites keep talking about rights and humanity [with reference to people who offer neither] when they really need to start thinking “information”. If it’s going to help keep us safe, I say, “Surf’s up!”
R.S.F.