Never Forget.... September 11, 2001

On this, the 6th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, We chose to take this day not only to remember those who gave their lives that fateful day, but those who have stood in harm's way ever since, especially those in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Imagine my disgust when I heard General David Petreaus' report on the effects of the surge on the ground in Iraq. General Petreaus sat there detailing what is transpiring on the ground over there while traitorous Democrats in Congress had the gall to call him a liar, accusing him of being a patsy for the White House. Those ignorant, partisan liars, sat there and besmirched the honor, integrity, and reputation of a man who has spent his life providing the very security that enabled them to play politics with this report, as they have with everything else for the last 7 years.

In another time, such as WWII these Senators, and Representatives conduct during a time of war, when we have young men and women serving in harms way, would have been labelled as treason. But this is a kinder, gentler time we live in, and we can not be that intolerant of their feelings. Bulls**t! I prefer to call them as I see them, and this conduct is abhorent.

I thought our own selectmen's wanton disregard for law, custom and proper policy, was disgusting, but this topped even them. The fact that if you lexis-nexis news coverage of the war over the last 4 years(1460 days) you will find that ther ehave been over 31,000 negative stories about the war, and our President, in the major newspapers of record, and only 216 positive stories. Is it any wonder that public sentiment has turned against the war, and our troops efforts? These mainstream media in this country have managed to achieve in 4 years what it took them 9 years to accomplish during the Vietnam war.

This blog has many friends and relatives that are serving in Iraq. We hear what is truly hapenning on the ground over there. We see the pictures of Iraqi children playing soccer with our troops, sharing candy with them. We hear about the 637 schools that our troops have opened, and that for the first time also educate women. We hear about 243 hospitals and clinics that are open and serving the people. We see the almost superhuman efforts of the Iraqis who when given the chance at democracy, brave the very real possibilty of being shot, to vote! And here in America, a nation in which 60% of the populace can not rouse itself to vote, had the nerve to criticize the fact that only 60% of Iraqis voted. How arrogant can some people be?

On this day I ask all of you to remember that Ideas, concepts, Ideals, are worth fighting for. They don't change, and are at all times worth defending. And further that politics should stop at the water's edge. When we have troops under fre in a foreign land, our political leaders should not be giving aid and comfort to the enemy! They should not be giving sound bites that play well on Al Jezeera.