I have supported the Iraq war from the beginning. We have made missteps, as we have in every major conflict before. War is not pretty and it is not perfect. But I am very grateful for the sacrifices men and women have made for our country.
Read this excerpt from Sgt. Seth Conner in an article at Townhall.com:
Like my Marine brothers who fought alongside me in the Battle of Fallujah, I know a little something about choices.
When the nosecones of 767 passenger jets punched into the Twin Towers, my choice was simple to make. My choice was not, as the patchouli-smelling Berkeley hippies would have you believe, the duplicitous work of “salespeople known to lie to and seduce minors and young adults into contracting themselves into military service with false promises.” By that rationale, car salesmen are responsible for the 40,000 Americans who will die this year on the nation’s highways.
Nice try.
No, as shocking as it may be to radical anti-military haters, the overwhelming majority of young soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines like myself are deeply proud of the choice we made. As shocking as it may seem to the Code Pink crowd, we feel blessed to have been given the chance to defend our nation and be steeled and shaped by those charged with leading us.
Read the great article here.
February 11, 2008 at 11:46 pm
I am one of those that believes that for the reasons originaly presented to the American public for going to war with Iraq, we should not have gone to war. However, now that were their, it is debatable whether we should stay there or not. As of yet I remain undecided. But I get very annoyed at people who use the fact that it may not of been right to invade Iraq in the first place as a reason for pulling out now instead of looking at the situation at hand.