open letter.
For give me if I step on any toes.
I realized today after reading the thread..[ kerry meets troops] the real disconnect between liberals and conservitives, most but not all democrats and republicans...I am not nieve,I as most of you do, know whats going on, but this was real because it is very possible that my 2 sons will be involved soon in this war .
The picture that showed the look on our guys face said a thousand words to me. They didnt have that look, or said what they said , about their cic because they are conservative or republican or just plain hate kerry.
It is because they are at dire risk for their lives and their country. It is because like it or not, the last democratic president the grunts could trust with their lives, was f.d.r.[ j.f.k. was unfortunally in office for only 2 years and was greatly respected by the troops.]
Most ,but not all democractic leaders and most, but not all liberals dispise the military.Our people in harms way know this and are very concerned about it.The problem is the democrats now have a long track record since f.d.r. of deserting our military,or sending them into harms way and not letting them fight, or totally tieing there hands in battle,or sending them somewhere with out all equipment they need to do the job,ie carter and iran. Have replublican presidents made mistakes,yes as did f.d.r.
They know that those that would be in power soon are more worried about what france ,germany,russia and any number of .countries think, then their welfare and yes lives.They hear the talk of the liberails, see the sometimes out right lies from the news papers ,some have seen f-9/11 and are very disheartened.They wondered how the imbeded reporters could report 1 thing and the news papers another.Most of them believe the reason some of us in America are not dead, is because they are fighting there,not here. The troops,I guess many conservitives,and those of us with short wave radios know more of the truth of what is going on there,the hosiptals ,schools etc being built.
Our troops have befriended many iraqi people and kids and these people are helping us the best they can...seems there gov,is trying.Do I think it will work? No I dont, but we got to try and lets do the fighting over there.Believe it or not our young men and women are more aware then we were in the veitnam era.They have heard Democrat leaders,liberal columist,hollywood types compare there cic to hitler and stalin. They read that europe by a 60 percent margin believe that they are more evil than those they fight. They see almost half of canadas young people think they are evil.They know that french,german,italian.isreal,briton russian ,china the u.n.and 95 percent of the elected democrats including Kerry, clintons,gram,edwards, not to mention saddam himself said iraq had w.m.d.s.They know puton himself called bush a couple of days before bush decided to go in and told him that saddam was going to have a meeting with [obl] 2nd in command to discuss hitting America acording to russian intell.
They have a right to be worried when Kerry takes over, as they believe the democrats havent changed and they will get screwed again.Do they like bush because he is from texas,a republican,religious,rich? No....because he stood by them and gave them every thing they need to fight and win.I know that is a hell of a concept for liberals to understand,as they are more worried about some prisoners wearing woman underware.
I have been asked for sources before when it suitted certain people so here it is.
I work a lot in s.b ca. near a navy weapons station.I live near l.a. air base....my son has some friends on active duty.my daughters, girl friends, boy friend ,is there.I have had some fine oppertunies to just listen to them .Only 1 higher than corprol.
Last, but important to me I have listen to my son.
