[Lando Lincoln]

Thanks for a great site!

Lando

[Lady In Blue]

Bump!

[doug from upland]

Outstanding writing.

[MEG33]

Hoooo Yaaaaa!!!

[bluefish]

The game of Strategery proceeds. The Leftists had better learn to play it pretty soon, or they are going to lose all the marbles.

I love it.

[kimmie7]

Thanks for this wonderfully written article! As far as The Leftists had better learn to play it pretty soon, or they are going to lose all the marbles.

That happened a long time ago.

[shiva]

Clank, Clank, Clank went the brass balls.....

[Prodigal Son]

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[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

One even had the troops remove the ammunition from their weapons for his safety, according to rumor.

I wonder who that President was? It couldn't possibly be that former C-in-C who "loathed the military", could it?

[Fledermaus]

A friend of ours, and a co-worker of my wife, was there. He wrote to us and told of the thrill they got when Bush came out.

If you see the picture and video of Bush picking up that platter of turkey, he put it down and then reached out and shook the hand and talked to our friend, Jason Beck.

Jason was just on his two week leave about three weeks ago. He came to the office to say hello to his co-workers and was greeted, even by the spineless liberal or two they have (can't get rid of them can ya? lol) there. That day the owner of the company was supposed to be in New York for a meeting but cancelled the trip when he heard Jason would be there on leave. He praised Jason, our troops, and the effort and goal of what we are doing.

You see, this man once lived in Iran. When the mullahs took over in the mid 1970's, he and his family were persecuted because they didn't worship Islam religion and didn't care for Islamic law. Many of his family died and he barely escaped. He came to the US and actually got into Vanderbilt and started his own data processing company that became Paymaxx, Inc. It's still small, but growing.

He finally got his father into the US after having to hide him for years in Iran from the fanatics. All because they refused to succumb to the totalitarian and leftist ideals of their dictators.

This is why he flew back from NY to be with Jason Beck. This is why he brought people to tears with his support and his words. Jason has been gone for 6 months and will be gone for 6 months more, if not longer. And he still gets his full pay and benefits.

Real Americans don't bail when it gets tough. And if you find companies out there cutting off their workers called up to service, you'll probably find a Democrat running it. Don't do business with those a-holes.

[onyx]

Something else that made itself evident through his appearance in Baghdad was the utter love for him that the troops bear. When the Commander of the base began the Presidential Proclamation for Thanksgiving, he paused, and commented that he should turn the reading of it over to someone else with more seniority and authority, at which time, the President walked onto the stage. The troops shot to their feet with a rousing, two-fists-in-the-air, deafening cheer and hoots of "Hoooo-Yaaah!!"

As deeply as President Bush is hated by leftists worldwide, he is correspondingly loved and respected by his troops and supporters. It's no surprise that there were tears of joy and love on the cheeks of many of the people present, including the President.

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I'll never forget that moment as long as I live. I have watched a tape of it over and over again so many times I've quit counting, and each time I watch it, I enjoy it as much as the first time, and of course I cry every time also. :)

[maica]

This was on the Daily Dose thread but it needs to part of this thread, as well.

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To: All

. . . I greatly enjoyed the following article from Jack Kelly:


Doing the right thing is often the shrewdest political move

http://www.NewsAndOpinion.com | Doing the right thing is often the shrewdest political move. President Bush got an uproarious welcome from 600 surprised soldiers assembled for Thanksgiving dinner in the mess tent at Baghdad International Airport.

"For two hours, the president walked among us, not a receiving line where we came to him, stiff and formal, but coming to us, reading our name tags on our uniforms and greeting us by name," a soldier who was there said in an email to Andrew Sullivan.

"He looked me in the eye when he shook my hand, he joked with some, whispered to others, spoke a little Spanish to my friend. Two hours of almost non-stop motion, how exhausting after a 12-hour flight. He did it to be with us, and we appreciate it."

Soldiers who didn't get to see the president also were appreciative. Reuters correspondent Dean Yates interviewed Sgts. Aaron Hildernbrandt and Gilbert Nail in Tikrit.

"I think that shows real personal courage," said Nail. "It's a total morale booster."

"That is absolutely awesome," said Hildernbrandt.

"This is definitely a good move for morale," said Pvt. Michael Debratta at a checkpoint in downtown Baghdad. "It makes us feel better that our leader was actually here on a holiday."

CPT Roger Mayrulet said the president's visit was even more of a boost to Iraqi morale.

"I had Iraqis wishing me 'Happy Thanksgiving' all day today," Mayrulet said in an email to National Review Online. "They only learned of the holiday by finding out the reason why Bush came to visit us."

"I went to a nearby restaurant to buy dinner and IMN was displaying Bush's speech to his troops," recounted Zeyad, an Iraqi web logger. "Everyone stopped eating and stared at the tv...I'm still shocked to this moment that he took the risk to come here. I used to like him before, but now I admire the guy."

Admiration is too mild a word to describe the response of Alaa, a middle aged Iraqi engineer who writes the web log "The Mesopotamian:"

"We know that you have come, not as the president of an invading nation, but as a friend who wishes to renew a commitment to our people...It gives us pain that the visit is so short and that the masses cannot in the present circumstances come out and give you the welcome you deserve, but the day will come when the millions will come out to welcome the best friend that the Mesopotamian people have ever had, and we will be among the most devoted and allied people that America will ever have.

"The bones in the mass graves salute you, Avenger of the Bones. Hail, friend and ally. Hail, Sheikh of Sheikhs."

"I am very proud for the great, great visit of Mr. President to Iraq," said a woman from Mosul in an email to NRO. "The reaction from Iraqi people is very very great. They feel it is good support and insure American are going to stay until the job is done."

There was carping from the usual suspects. European and Arab newspapers and some Democratic party spokesmen described the trip as a publicity stunt. The French newspaper Liberation implied it had been done to draw attention away from Sen. Hillary Clinton's trip to Afghanistan and Iraq.

I would not have wanted to be within lamp-hurling range of Hillary when she received word of the President's trip. The contrast between the riotous reception he got and the tepid welcome she received is not the sort of thing Democrats would want to put in a campaign highlight reel.

At Thanksgiving dinner in Afghanistan, the soldiers were more interested in the turkey than in their distinguished visitor, according to Geraldo Rivera of Fox News. The response at lunch the next day in Baghdad was more restrained still:

"(Hillary) seemed disappointed at the cool reception she got at the CPA mess hall for lunch," said the web logger "John Galt," who was there. Most just stared silently. A few left."

The carping about Bush's trip diminishes Bush's critics, not the president. Democrats talk about leadership. Bush provides it. American soldiers - and most Iraqis - know the difference.

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1203/jkelly.html

95 posted on 12/02/2003 10:25 PM EST by DrDeb

[Lando Lincoln]

Here's a BIG Brass Balls ping (Clank,Clank!). I found this article to be especially on the money!

Lando

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Brass bumps!

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[Severa]

PING for husband to read when he hits port again...