Our Troops Ask Congress to Get a Grip
Looks like the members of our armed forces are fulfilling their duty to fight “all enemies, both foreign and domestic:”
“WASHINGTON — A campaign by active-duty troops asking Congress to drop plans for a withdrawal from Iraq has collected more than 1,200 signatures in its first few weeks.
The “Appeal for Courage” — which reads as a response to the anti-war “Appeal for Redress” presented to Congress last month — has been circulating both at bases in Iraq and online though military blog sites.
Organizer Lt. Jason Nichols, a 33-year-old naval projects officer who has been in Baghdad since mid-January, said the goal is to keep lawmakers focused on letting the military finish its mission in Iraq, and not prematurely declare failure.
“The primary military lesson of Vietnam was that you could win a war on the battlefield, but lose it at home,” he said in an e-mail to Stars and Stripes. “We feel that although there are still tough days ahead, we are going to win the war in Iraq as long as we are allowed to stay until our job is done.”
The appeal, available at www.appealforcourage.org, calls for Congress “to fully support our mission in Iraq and halt any calls for retreat.” It calls the war in Iraq a necessary and just cause, and asks lawmakers to actively oppose “media efforts which embolden my enemy while demoralizing American support at home.”[emphasis added.]
The phrase that stood out in my mind was “embolden my enemy….” Members of congress have to remember that the men and women who have signed this petition ARE the ones who are facing the enemy. They are the ones that are facing the sniper fire, I.E.D.s, sneak attacks, Islamic suicide missions, and other aggression by Saddam’s allies, old regime forces, and terrorist transplants from our “Mid-East Allies.” If anyone had a reason to run, they would, and they are asking to stay and finish the fight that THEY KNOW THEY ARE WINNING. It is a petition to Congress that I think should have more weight than those of the American people. We should have confidence in their American values; they would tell us if they thought the cause was not right. They believe in what they are doing and feel that the cause is right, and have asked to finish the job. We here in the continental US should honor that commitment.
Hat Tip: “Smash” guest hosting for Michelle Malkin
“WASHINGTON — A campaign by active-duty troops asking Congress to drop plans for a withdrawal from Iraq has collected more than 1,200 signatures in its first few weeks.
The “Appeal for Courage” — which reads as a response to the anti-war “Appeal for Redress” presented to Congress last month — has been circulating both at bases in Iraq and online though military blog sites.
Organizer Lt. Jason Nichols, a 33-year-old naval projects officer who has been in Baghdad since mid-January, said the goal is to keep lawmakers focused on letting the military finish its mission in Iraq, and not prematurely declare failure.
“The primary military lesson of Vietnam was that you could win a war on the battlefield, but lose it at home,” he said in an e-mail to Stars and Stripes. “We feel that although there are still tough days ahead, we are going to win the war in Iraq as long as we are allowed to stay until our job is done.”
The appeal, available at www.appealforcourage.org, calls for Congress “to fully support our mission in Iraq and halt any calls for retreat.” It calls the war in Iraq a necessary and just cause, and asks lawmakers to actively oppose “media efforts which embolden my enemy while demoralizing American support at home.”[emphasis added.]
The phrase that stood out in my mind was “embolden my enemy….” Members of congress have to remember that the men and women who have signed this petition ARE the ones who are facing the enemy. They are the ones that are facing the sniper fire, I.E.D.s, sneak attacks, Islamic suicide missions, and other aggression by Saddam’s allies, old regime forces, and terrorist transplants from our “Mid-East Allies.” If anyone had a reason to run, they would, and they are asking to stay and finish the fight that THEY KNOW THEY ARE WINNING. It is a petition to Congress that I think should have more weight than those of the American people. We should have confidence in their American values; they would tell us if they thought the cause was not right. They believe in what they are doing and feel that the cause is right, and have asked to finish the job. We here in the continental US should honor that commitment.
Hat Tip: “Smash” guest hosting for Michelle Malkin
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