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The world's oldest blogger has an opinion on this. Even the WSJ.
And here are some commenters from the WaPo:
I bet that all our enemies, now and in the future, that is reading these comments as well as others, are rubbing their hands,smiling,celibrating that they have many Americans doing what they cannot do, defeat our war heros.THINK ABOUT IT, READ THE COMMENTS AND PUT YOURSELF IN THEIR POSITIONS!!
5/27/2007 11:32:01 AM
WmJLePetomane wrote:
How about the 6 year old little girl who died at World Trade Center whose only crime was to go with her mother to work at World Trade Center? God rest this fine young man who gave his all for his country and ours. I salute him and express condolences to his family. Its terrible. Worse yet, lets get mad about these gang of thugs who perpetrated not only 9/11 but these atrocities against our country and these fine young men and women who are there to fight for peace, justice, and rule of law! Support the United States and its mission, its troops, memorialize the fallen heros. God save the United States! 5/27/2007 11:33:27 AM
How about the 6 year old little girl who died at World Trade Center whose only crime was to go with her mother to work at World Trade Center? God rest this fine young man who gave his all for his country and ours. I salute him and express condolences to his family. Its terrible. Worse yet, lets get mad about these gang of thugs who perpetrated not only 9/11 but these atrocities against our country and these fine young men and women who are there to fight for peace, justice, and rule of law! Support the United States and its mission, its troops, memorialize the fallen heros. God save the United States! 5/27/2007 11:33:27 AM
burlupus2000 wrote:
Barack Hussein Obama and Hillary Rodman Clinton just voted against the FUNDING BILL FOR OUR WAR HEROS.. I can imagine that a person like Barack Hussein Obama making a fatal mistake as that, but Hilary Rodman Clinton ?? And we as Americans, not as Republican or Democrat , are not going to protect our love ones in Iraq giving them the tools to fight with to keep them safe!!! GOD have mercy on the souls of these two people that are running for the Office of the President. Please, please DO NOT VOTE FOR THESE PEOPLE!!! For them and other candidates that have voted against funds for our war heros, must believe that supporting our troops is not as important as becoming the President !!!
5/27/2007 11:18:46 AM
WmJLePetomane wrote:
Thank God for this young man who unfortunately fell in the war against terror. BLAME TERROR! BLAME THE ISLAMO NAZIS WHO ARE BENT ON MURDERING ALL THAT IS RIGHT AND DEAR. Hail Mary, full of Grace, Blesses art Thou Amoung Women, and Blessed is the Fruit of Thy Womb, Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen. Please Blessed Mother, look after the respose of the souls who gave their lives for us and for liberty.
5/27/2007 10:15:16 AM
Thank God for this young man who unfortunately fell in the war against terror. BLAME TERROR! BLAME THE ISLAMO NAZIS WHO ARE BENT ON MURDERING ALL THAT IS RIGHT AND DEAR. Hail Mary, full of Grace, Blesses art Thou Amoung Women, and Blessed is the Fruit of Thy Womb, Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen. Please Blessed Mother, look after the respose of the souls who gave their lives for us and for liberty.
5/27/2007 10:15:16 AM
12thgenamerican wrote:
SORRY FOR THIS MAN ABOUT LOSING HIS SON. AS FAR AS OPPOSITION TO THE IRAQ WAR, THIS MAN AND HIS LIBERAL COMRADES WOULD OPPOSE ANY ACTION ON ANY LEVEL. LINES ARE BEING DRAWN IN THIS COUNTRY,PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT EMINENT DOMAIN TAKING OF PRIVATE PROPERTY TO RAISE TAX BASE,ABORTION,RAISING ALL TAXES,ALTERNATIVE LIFESTYLES AND CALLING ANYONE WHO OPPOSES THEM A FACIST. IT WILL COME DOWN TO WHO IS WILLING TO SACRIFICE THE MOST FOR WHAT THEY BELIEVE.
5/27/2007 10:32:35 AM
SORRY FOR THIS MAN ABOUT LOSING HIS SON. AS FAR AS OPPOSITION TO THE IRAQ WAR, THIS MAN AND HIS LIBERAL COMRADES WOULD OPPOSE ANY ACTION ON ANY LEVEL. LINES ARE BEING DRAWN IN THIS COUNTRY,PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT EMINENT DOMAIN TAKING OF PRIVATE PROPERTY TO RAISE TAX BASE,ABORTION,RAISING ALL TAXES,ALTERNATIVE LIFESTYLES AND CALLING ANYONE WHO OPPOSES THEM A FACIST. IT WILL COME DOWN TO WHO IS WILLING TO SACRIFICE THE MOST FOR WHAT THEY BELIEVE.
5/27/2007 10:32:35 AM
nychap44 wrote:
I am truly sorry that your brave son was killed in Iraq.However, I believe that the Al Qaeda had plans to do what is now being said they wish to do long before 911, Afghanistan and Iraq.Yesterday, the deputy leader of Al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has urged supporters in Iraq to extend their "holy war" to other Middle Eastern countries.The extremist eliminate of Islam, which could be as much as a third of the Muslim world, depending on which poll you believe, is extremely intent on spreading their religion to non-believers or infidels as we are called in America. If we refuse to convert or pay their price they are sworn to kill us and our way of life by mandate of Mohamed.Hence, anytime we as a nation of reasonable people, for the most part, can confine them and try to stop them from gaining strength to carry out their version of Mien Kamph we should do it.If we do not, they will be able to carry out their treats. Death to America was a very popular slogan long before 911 and Iraq.Rather than us killing the entire population of the Muslim world to eradicate the threat, which we are capable of doing, it seemed to us that the better way to encourage the people of that part of the world to behave reasonably would be to give them the opportunity to live in freedom and govern themselves.If they had something to live for maybe they would not risk their lives to kill us.We here in America full well know, if the choice is they kill us or we kill them and they are killing us and we are not able to stop them with conventional might, we would chose to kill them anyway way we able to do it. We would demand our nation use its full military might, the big bombs, to save our lives.
5/27/2007 8:58:23 AM
I am truly sorry that your brave son was killed in Iraq.However, I believe that the Al Qaeda had plans to do what is now being said they wish to do long before 911, Afghanistan and Iraq.Yesterday, the deputy leader of Al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has urged supporters in Iraq to extend their "holy war" to other Middle Eastern countries.The extremist eliminate of Islam, which could be as much as a third of the Muslim world, depending on which poll you believe, is extremely intent on spreading their religion to non-believers or infidels as we are called in America. If we refuse to convert or pay their price they are sworn to kill us and our way of life by mandate of Mohamed.Hence, anytime we as a nation of reasonable people, for the most part, can confine them and try to stop them from gaining strength to carry out their version of Mien Kamph we should do it.If we do not, they will be able to carry out their treats. Death to America was a very popular slogan long before 911 and Iraq.Rather than us killing the entire population of the Muslim world to eradicate the threat, which we are capable of doing, it seemed to us that the better way to encourage the people of that part of the world to behave reasonably would be to give them the opportunity to live in freedom and govern themselves.If they had something to live for maybe they would not risk their lives to kill us.We here in America full well know, if the choice is they kill us or we kill them and they are killing us and we are not able to stop them with conventional might, we would chose to kill them anyway way we able to do it. We would demand our nation use its full military might, the big bombs, to save our lives.
5/27/2007 8:58:23 AM
douglasmcbroom wrote:
*What exactly is a fathers duty when his son is sent into harm*s way?* How about to support and pray for him? Certainly not to undermine him with your ideological views. The Armed Services are an ALL VOLUNTEER force, ergo the choice was your over 18 year-old son*s to make. It is the height of arrogance for any parent to place their personal politics ahead of the lives of their children.
5/27/2007 7:15:26 AM
cdoss123 wrote:
Iraq is simply one front in the Global War with Radical Islam. Would Mr. Bacevich feel better had his son been beheaded in Southern Thailand, Blown-up in a bus in London, shot in a Mid-West mall? I think not. Like far too many on the left his hate cloud his abiltiy to see the world clearly. Mr. Bacevich, your son died a hero. Fighting for his country, and our way of life in a remote, hot, dirty, hostile place. You should honor him by seeing to it we win, not cut and run.
5/27/2007 7:17:42 AM
pjvm wrote:
On this Memorial Day I am remembering -I remember relatives who fought in World War II; some returned, some did not.I remember relatives who were sent to Korea; some returned whole, some did not.I remember classmates were were drafted to Vietnam; some returned, some did not.And now I am remembering relatives who volunteered after 9/11, one will never return from Iraq.And I am remembering what America USED to be - "one nation" that proudly proclaimed that we are "a nation of laws" - a nation that had a "can do" attitude - a nation that transformed its immigrants into the self-same Americans.That nation is about to disappear from this earth.Our "betters" have decreed that we are a "multicultural society" and that if there are enough scofflaws that congress (lower case intentional) will simply "change the laws" - that we are a nation that "can't" retain its sovereignty - that we are a nation that is well on its way to be bifurcated not only by a super-highway from Texas to Canada but also bifurcated by language and culture.The looney-lefties are right - bring our troops, those who are flung all around the globe - home, right NOW. Send no more of our young warriors out to protect others - they are needed right here right now as the invasion of America escalates, with ever more danger to its own citizens at the hands of MS13, the drug lords, and the jihadists continues unabated.I don't want to be remembering any more young warriors who have wasted their energies or lives in defense of AmeXica.And so, as we remember the once-proud America, it is "Goodbye, America - you truly once were the shining city on the hill" and "hola, ameXica - you truly are becoming another third-world, third-rate country."
5/27/2007 6:39:46 AM
DwightCollinsDuarte wrote:
a fathers duty is to honor the hero his son was, not shame him by attacking the institutions his son served under.
5/27/2007 5:47:27 AM
a fathers duty is to honor the hero his son was, not shame him by attacking the institutions his son served under.
5/27/2007 5:47:27 AM
Let's face it, the commenters are the most fun.
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When my grandmother was a girl, all the people of the small Minnesota town in which she lived turned out to decorate the graves of the Civil War dead in the local graveyard with flowers. BTW, nice selection of the illiterate rubes who comprise the 28% that still support President Death (who, despite his love for war, still dodged the draft in the Texas Air National Guard).
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Our Editor Replies:
Oddly enough, in a huge comments section, virtually the only ones that weren't well spelled & punctuated were the ones above, filled w/ hate & bile. All the "so sorry, my condolences, you did your best to stop this war, etc.," letters were grammatical, & had structure to their sentences. Think there's a pattern there?
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