EsmeraldaX
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 7, 2003
Okay. I am hoping I won't get flamed for this, I figured this might get a better response here than in debate. Mostly I just need to vent because on my way to work this morning, I saw a photo that appalled and disgusted me. It was a photo of a tribute to the soldiers , OUR brave men and women who died in Iraq, where one boot was left on the field for each of them.
Well some of these obnoxious, self righteous , and apparently insensitive heartless morons who opposed the war, for whatever reasons, took it upon themselves to put sneakers and other civilian shoes in a pile in the middle of this memorial to OUR fellow Americans to symbolize a tribute to the Iraqi civilians who died.
It made me sick. I'm sorry, I pity the innocent Iraqi's who died too, but I value the lives of the men and women fight to make the world a better place for all of us far more (and I'm sorry...I'm cynical. I question how many of these "innocent" Iraqi's were truly innocent anyway, and how many of them would have easily been persuaded to become terrorists). I'm sorry children had to die as well, but if I could only save an American or an Iraqi, sorry, my countryman/woman comes first.
If this makes me a bad American in the eyes of the war protesters, so be it.
I feel that they(the war protesters) had no right to ruin a tribute to our people. If they want to have a tribute to the civilians, fine, but put it
somewhere else.
And that the Boston Metro had the gall to even print this photo on the one year anniversary of the war, makes it even worse.
Sorry, I just needed to get this out of my system. I have several friends who are over there fighting, and all believe they are doing the right thing for the world.
Thank you,
Sheri
Well some of these obnoxious, self righteous , and apparently insensitive heartless morons who opposed the war, for whatever reasons, took it upon themselves to put sneakers and other civilian shoes in a pile in the middle of this memorial to OUR fellow Americans to symbolize a tribute to the Iraqi civilians who died.
It made me sick. I'm sorry, I pity the innocent Iraqi's who died too, but I value the lives of the men and women fight to make the world a better place for all of us far more (and I'm sorry...I'm cynical. I question how many of these "innocent" Iraqi's were truly innocent anyway, and how many of them would have easily been persuaded to become terrorists). I'm sorry children had to die as well, but if I could only save an American or an Iraqi, sorry, my countryman/woman comes first.
If this makes me a bad American in the eyes of the war protesters, so be it.
I feel that they(the war protesters) had no right to ruin a tribute to our people. If they want to have a tribute to the civilians, fine, but put it
somewhere else.
And that the Boston Metro had the gall to even print this photo on the one year anniversary of the war, makes it even worse.
Sorry, I just needed to get this out of my system. I have several friends who are over there fighting, and all believe they are doing the right thing for the world.
Thank you,
Sheri
What many fail to realize (or choose to ignore) is that these images are seen all over the world, INCLUDING IRAQ!! The letters I recieve and the soldiers I talk to when they come back feel that their biggest enemy is not the Iraqis, but the US media! The effect of the media's coverage on this war is two fold: First, it demorilizes our troops. How do you think our fighting men and women feel when they see, hear, and read nothing but anti war editorials, US deaths, and Iraqi protests?? Why doesn't the media show what good they are doing? I have read and heard tale after tale of such wonderful things our troops are doing. Where are these tales being told media-wise? The best thing you and I can do is tell them personally, and tell them often.
That anyone could deface a tribute like this infuriates me.
