I came across this little gem while viewing the VFW website today:<\/p>\n
Edwards\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Call to Protest Dishonors Memorial Day<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2007<\/p>\n
A (http:\/\/www.supportthetroopsendthewar.com\/<\/a>) plea by presidential candidate John Edwards to encourage war protests at Memorial Day events across the country has drawn the anger of the national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Memorial Day is a solemn occasion to remember the service and sacrifice of more than one million American servicemen and women who gave their lives to create our nation, to save our Union, and to help free the world from tyranny,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Gary Kurpius, who leads the 2.4 million-member VFW, the nation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s oldest major veterans\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 organization and its largest organization of combat veterans. A () plea by presidential candidate John Edwards to encourage war protests at Memorial Day events across the country has drawn the anger of the national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Memorial Day is a solemn occasion to remember the service and sacrifice of more than one million American servicemen and women who gave their lives to create our nation, to save our Union, and to help free the world from tyranny,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Gary Kurpius, who leads the 2.4 million-member VFW, the nation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s oldest major veterans\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 organization and its largest organization of combat veterans.\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Memorial Day is not a time to call people to protest the war in Iraq under the guise of supporting the troops,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153To do so dishonors those who served, those who continue to serve, and to the families who grieve.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d The candidate\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s message is a link from his main website to another site that lists 10 things people can do over the Memorial Day weekend to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153support\u00e2\u20ac\u009d the troops while calling for an end to the war. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153My generation went to war with a divided country and Congress, and our nation does not need to relive that experience ever again,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Kurpius, a Vietnam veteran from Anchorage, Alaska.\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Calling for protests for political gain is not how you support the troops. You support them by ensuring they are fully trained, equipped and funded, and you ensure they and their families are taken care of every step of the way,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he explained. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153To support the troops is to support what it is they do,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said, adding that U.S. troops in harms way believe the new diplomatic, economic and military strategy has a chance of succeeding. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153And if they have faith, then we, as Americans, must have faith and patience, too.\u00e2\u20ac\u009dLink:\u00c2\u00a0 http:\/\/www.vfw.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n Newsflash for John Edwards: The typical Democrat double speak of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153supporting the troops\u00e2\u20ac\u009d without also supporting the mission, is some of the most incongruous crap I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve ever heard. The two are not mutually exclusive.<\/p>\n The Democrat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s idea of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153support\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is an \u00e2\u20ac\u0153exit strategy\u00e2\u20ac\u009d that involves cut and run as well as handing the al Qaeda a withdrawal date on a silver platter.<\/p>\n I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t blame President Bush for vetoing a funding bill with a cut and run tactic attached. I would have gone to the floor of the Senate and ripped it up right in front of you.<\/p>\n Tell me John, are you a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153peace at any price\u00e2\u20ac\u009d pacifist, or is there actually a point where you would grow a set of balls and say yep, we should not just fight back, but eradicate them and finish the job while we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re at it?<\/p>\n Another ploy by the Left is to assign the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Vietnam\u00e2\u20ac\u009d mantra to every war it disagrees with. No matter how badly they want it to be another \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Vietnam\u00e2\u20ac\u009d it isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t happening, and their historical amnesia kicks in every time this war is debated.<\/p>\n Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s an easy scenario: There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s your comparison, Mr. Edwards.<\/p>\n It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s simple: We were attacked by Islamic thugs supported not only by Iraq and Afghanistan but throughout the Middle East and they are two good places to start retaliation. Just ask Hussein, Uday, Qusay, Zarqawi, and al Masri how they feel\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.oh that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s right, they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not available for comment.<\/p>\n You didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t expect them to be very happy at the fact that we brought the war they started, back to them, did you? Of course they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to be pissed. Of course they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to fight back, not just with weapons but through media exploitation. 9\/11 was the Pearl Harbor of the 21st Century and all you leftist blockheads are capable of is spouting nonsense and being al Qaeda apologists.<\/p>\n Soldiers are going to die in war. They go into harms way for good reasons, and I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think of a better one than protecting Western Civilization from being subjugated by Sharia Law. The Left loves to wallow in body counts and pervert the sacrifice of U.S. troops into an anti-war statement, but they never praise, appreciate, or really support the military.\u00c2\u00a0 Dick Durbin calls us \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Nazi\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, Harry (\u00e2\u20ac\u009dwhite flag\u00e2\u20ac\u009d) Reid announced that he thinks the war is \u00e2\u20ac\u0153lost\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, John Murtha calls us \u00e2\u20ac\u0153murderers\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, and the rest of the Democrat obliviots never hesitate to add their two cents. What a wonderful way for the Democratic Party to show its true colors. (Hint: it ain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Red, White, and Blue)<\/p>\n Tell you what Senator, if you really support the military, then get your butt on the first plane smoking to the war zone, and speak with the troops. You will find that they do not want to leave without finishing the job and they want all of the resources and weapons necessary to accomplish that\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.if you really \u00e2\u20ac\u0153support\u00e2\u20ac\u009d them, that is.<\/p>\n GI JANE<\/p>\n sfcmac@wordpress.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Memorial Day is not a time to call people to protest the war in Iraq under the guise of supporting the troops,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153To do so dishonors those who served, those who continue to serve, and to the families who grieve.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d The candidate\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s message is a link from his main website to another site that lists 10 things people can do over the Memorial Day weekend to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153support\u00e2\u20ac\u009d the troops while calling for an end to the war. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153My generation went to war with a divided country and Congress, and our nation does not need to relive that experience ever again,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Kurpius, a Vietnam veteran from Anchorage, Alaska.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Calling for protests for political gain is not how you support the troops. You support them by ensuring they are fully trained, equipped and funded, and you ensure they and their families are taken care of every step of the way,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he explained. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153To support the troops is to support what it is they do,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said, adding that U.S. troops in harms way believe the new diplomatic, economic and military strategy has a chance of succeeding. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153And if they have faith, then we, as Americans, must have faith and patience, too.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
\nIn spite of ominous indicators, and turmoil that was contained on someone else\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s turf, we remained complacent.
\nAn enemy sends planes to bomb and crash into U.S. territory. The attack kills roughly 3000 Americans.
\nWar is declared and retaliation begins against the perpetrators and their allies.
\nSound familiar?
\nIt happened 7 December 1941.<\/p>\n
\nIn case you still don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get it, they want to kill us. They made that pretty clear on 11 September 2001.
\nIf you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t understand that, maybe they didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t hit close enough to your own back yard.<\/p>\n