Posted on 02/26/2007 5:45:35 PM PST by cd jones
I sat in a movie theater watching "Schindler's List," asked myself, "Why didn't the Jews fight back?"
Now I know why.
I sat in a movie theater, watching "Pearl Harbor" and asked myself, "Why weren't we prepared?"
Now I know why.
Civilized people cannot fathom, much less predict, the actions of evil people.
On September 11, dozens of capable airplane passengers allowed themselves to be overpowered by a handful of poorly armed terrorists because they did not comprehend the depth of hatred that motivated their captors.
On September 11, thousands of innocent people were murdered because too many Americans naively reject the reality that some nations are dedicated to the dominance of others. Many political pundits, pacifists and media personnel want us to forget the carnage. They say we must focus on the bravery of the rescuers and ignore the cowardice of the killers. They implore us to understand the motivation of the perpetrators. Major television stations have announced they will assist the healing process by not replaying devastating footage of the planes crashing into the Twin Towers.
I will not be manipulated.
I will not pretend to understand.
I will not forget.
I will not forget the liberal media who abused freedom of the press to kick our country when it was vulnerable and hurting.
I will not forget that CBS anchor Dan Rather preceded President Bush's address to the nation with the snide remark, "No matter how you feel about him, he is still our president."
I will not forget that ABC TV anchor Peter Jennings questioned President Bush's motives for not returning immediately to Washington, DC and commented, "We're all pretty skeptical and cynical about Washington."
And I will not forget that ABC's Mark Halperin warned if reporters weren't informed of every little detail of this war, they aren't "likely -- nor should they be expected -- to show deference."
I will not isolate myself from my fellow Americans by pretending an attack on the USS Cole in Yemen was not an attack on the United States of America.
I will not forget the Clinton administration equipped Islamic terrorists and their supporters with the world's most sophisticated telecommunications equipment and encryption technology, thereby compromising America's ability to trace terrorist radio, cell phone, land lines, faxes and modem communications.
I will not be appeased with pointless, quick retaliatory strikes like those perfected by the previous administration.
I will not be comforted by "feel-good, do nothing" regulations like the silly, "Have your bags been under your control?" question at the airport.
I will not be influenced by so called,"antiwar demonstrators" who exploit the right of __expression to chant anti-American obscenities.
I will not forget the moral victory handed the North Vietnamese by American war protesters who reviled and spat upon the returning soldiers, airmen, sailors and marines.
I will not be softened by the wishful thinking of pacifists who chose reassurance over reality.
I will embrace the wise words of Prime Minister Tony Blair who told the Labor Party conference, "They have no moral inhibition on the slaughter of the innocent. If they could have murdered not 7,000 but 70,000, does anyone doubt they would have done so and rejoiced in it?
There is no compromise possible with such people, no meeting of minds, no point of understanding with such terror. Just a choice: defeat it or be defeated by it. And defeat it we must!"
I will force myself to:
-hear the weeping -feel the helplessness -imagine the terror -sense the panic -smell the burning flesh - experience the loss - remember the hatred.
I sat in a movie theater, watching "Private Ryan" and asked myself, "Where did they find the courage?"
Now I know.
We have no choice. Living without liberty is not living.
AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!
CD Jones, thank you for posting this again. Here it is:
17 posted on 03/31/2003 8:34:15 AM PST by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
P.S. It may have been posted elsewhere on the Internet, but it looks like Ed Evans, MGySgt., USMC (Ret.) was the original writer.
Amen.
"I sat in a movie theater, watching "Pearl Harbor" and asked myself, "Why weren't we prepared"
The author needs to read some history before declaring he knows why we weren't prepared for Pearl. Chances are, he doesn't,
Amen, brother. That's the reason I joined the Army five years ago, and will continue to serve for the next 15 years. I know what's going on. I'm not a sheep like the majority of the American people. How short of a memory they have. To complain that we've lost over 3,000 troops since Iraq started in 2003, but not remember we lost about 3,000 civilians (women and children included) in ONE DAY!!! What part of "September 11th, We Will Never Forget," did the American people forget? I KNOW WHY!!!
Rock on, Nathan! I appreciate your service very much and I'm glad there are a lot of Americans in service like you who are willing to see what's going on are also willing to fight for freedom rather than take if for granted and complain. Great post, thank you.
Shut up, you efete snob.
Good post! I agree 100%.
I have Schindler's List in my DVD library, along with Flight 93 and World Trade Center. I don't want to EVER FORGET the evil in this world, past and present.
Ahem. That's "effete", thank you.
*Sniff*
Did I get the rest correct, Bob? ... BTW, know someplace I can get younger fingers?
Yes, all the rest of it is correctly spelled.
My fingers have been mounting an insurrection against me lately, as well.
Sometimes I have to call in reinforcements and use the spell-checker.
(Actually, I keep a dictionary/encyclopedia CD in the slot. I use it quite frequently.)
At 61, I've learned to increase dexterity and circulation via precise doses of alcohol. I have a few recipes, if you're interested. [Margaritas are not on the list, by the way, but Corona with Bacardi's Limon is, as is Long Island Iced Tea. Diabetics need not enquire ...]
As of this date, I am now 62.
I'm ready to believe them when they say ethanol will solve our problems. I even invented a recipe of my own.
A really good Ruby Port does wonders ... Windby's Port, of Washington State, is the very best I've found regardless of costs (it's about $15/bottle). Ask for the Ruby. 6oz is all it takes to increase circulation and bring a smile to the face.
Boy, I'll say! I used to visit a girlfriend in another state with a bottle of port.
I was really circulating in those days!
well, if she liked Ruby Port, you had good taste in women.
I surely did.
Too good, though. She decided to dump me.
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