Request For Help from Marine Serving in Iraq

Marine Corps Counterintelligence Association ^ | 4/21/04 | 1st Lt. Robert L. Nofsinger USMC

[Feiny]

Hello Everyone, I am taking time to ask you all for your help.

First off, I'd like to say that this is not a political message. I'm not concerned about domestic politics right now. We have much bigger things to deal with, and we need your help.

It seems that despite the tremendous and heroic efforts of the men and women serving here in Iraq to bring much needed peace and stability to this region, we are losing the war of perception with the media and American people. Our enemy has learned that the key to defeating the mighty American military is by swaying public opinion at home and abroad. We are a people that cherish the democratic system of government and therefore hold the will of the people in the highest regard. We love to criticize ourselves almost to an endless degree, because we care what others think. Our enemies see this as a weakness and are trying to exploit it.

When we ask ourselves questions like, "Why do they hate us?" or "What did we do wrong?" we are playing into our enemies' hands. Our natural tendency to question ourselves is being used against us to undermine our effort to do good in the world. How far would we have gotten if after the surprise attacks on December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor, we would have asked, "Why do the Japanese hate us so much?" or "How can we change ourselves so that they won't do that again?" Here in Iraq the enemy is trying very hard to portray our efforts as failing and fruitless. They kill innocents and desecrate their bodies in hopes that the people back home will lose the will to fight for liberty. They are betting on our perceived weakness as a thoughtful, considerate people. Unfortunately our media only serves to further their cause.

In an industry that feeds on ratings and bad news, a failure in Iraq would be a goldmine. When our so-called "trusted" American media takes a quote from an Iraqi doctor as the gospel truth over that of the men and women that are daily fighting to protect the right to freedom of press, you know something is wrong. That doctor claimed that out of 600 Iraqis, that were casualties of the fighting, the vast majority of them were women, children and the elderly. This is totally absurd. In the history of man, no one has spent more time and effort, often to the detriment of our own mission, to be more discriminate in our targeting of the enemy than the American military. The Marines and Soldiers serving in Iraq have gone through extensive training in order to limit the amount of innocent casualties and collateral damage.

Yet, despite all of this, our media consistently sides with those who openly lie and directly challenge the honor of our brave heroes fighting for liberty and peace. What we have to remember is that peace is not defined as an absence of war. It is the presence of liberty, stability, and prosperity. In the face of the horrendous tyranny of the former Iraqi regime, the only way true peace was able to come to this region was through force. That is what the American Revolution was all about. Have we forgotten? Freedom is not free and "peace" without principle is not peace. The peace that so-called "peace advocates" support can only be brought to Iraq through the military. And we are doing it, if only the world will let us! If the American people believe we are failing, even if we are not, then we will ultimately fail.

That is why I am asking for your support. Become a voice of truth in your community. Wherever you are fight the lies of the enemy. Don't buy into the pessimism and apathy that says, "It's hopeless," "They hate us too much," "That part of the world is just too messed up," "It's our fault anyway," "We're to blame," and so forth. Whether you're in middle school, working at a 9-5 job, retired, or a stay-at-home mom you can make a huge difference! There is nothing more powerful than the truth. So, when you watch the news and see doomsday predictions and spiteful opinions on our efforts over here, you can refute them by knowing that we are doing a tremendous amount of good. Spread the word. No one is poised to make such an amazing contribution to the everyday lives of Iraqis and the rest of the Arab world than the American Armed Forces. By making this a place where liberty can finally grow, we are making the whole world safer. Your efforts at home are directly tied to our success. You are the soldiers at home fighting the war of perception. So I'm asking you as a fellow fighting man: Do your duty. Stop the attempts of the enemy wherever you are. You are a mighty force for good, because truth is on your side. Together we will win this fight and ensure a better world for the future.

God Bless and Semper Fidelis, 1st Lt. Robert L. Nofsinger USMC Ramadi, Iraq

[Feiny]

This was forwarded to me by a retired Sargent Major in the Marine Corps. It had this written on the forward before he passed it to me:

Forwarded to all, NOT because this is so brilliant and insightful, maybe not even GROUND TRUTH. But this Marine Lt. and his men have earned his right in the hard way to be heard. I would ask in name of fairness that everyone help give this a wider audience and an objective ear.

Very good letter to the American people. Pass it on.

[Feiny]

Also in the email were these links from Goggle.com and found Lt Nofsinger's name on the following web pages:

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/lookupstoryref/2004411113813
http://192.156.19.109/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/0/6B0469537EECC1A185256E7300348A6F?opendocument
http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/0/AA3034407948929D85256E730055E585?opendocument
http://d6664877.x102.kiwihosting.net.nz/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2934&#27659

[RightOnline]

Bless ya, Lieutenant, but if you're just now figuring out that the media are a bunch of leftist, America-hating droolers who'd like nothing more than to see you and your comrades die in the Iraqi desert.........welcome to adulthood.

[rocky88]

President Bush needs to read this aloud to the American people and the press. It's the only way.

[bellas_sister]

bump

[bellas_sister]

bump

[Peach]

Read Michael Savage's book - he's saying the exact same thing.

[rocky88]

cut and pasted to an email for my entire address book!

[GummyIII]

fyi!

[sonsofliberty2000]

Just put on Patriot Paradox!

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Patriot Paradox

[Feiny]

Get your ping list ready...

[Feiny]

I know it is preaching to the choir here, but I also know that many liberals monitor this site.

[sonsofliberty2000]

Found here:

http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/smith200404210857.asp

In other regions of the country, Marines and soldiers are delivering much needed food and medical supplies to openly grateful Iraqis. That's not all: School supplies, carpentry tools, sporting goods, even Frisbees — two tons of them — from the Los Angeles-based "Spirit of America" organization are finding their way into Iraqi hands. The Frisbees are emblazoned with the word "friendship" in both English and Arabic.

"We want to make sure the Iraqis know that we are not just a uniform," says 2nd Lt. Robert L. Nofsinger of 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines. "We want them to know that we are not some strange, mythical creatures, but we are people who want to help them any way we can."

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Patriot Paradox

[familyop]

Sure. I'll publish it to a site with moderate traffic (mostly government, military, universities,...).

...just flamed an English writer who was somewhat in favor of the "Palestinians," thinking he was a neo-Nazi. I was wrong about the neo-Nazi part, as he is against that sort of thing. But the news media in the UK are still really messed-up on the topic of Israel since the British Mandate (1920 or so through 1948, IIRC). After resolving a few things, he has shown himself to be really trying to understand the differences between what we see and what he sees. He told me that he has tactical material that we urgently need from British experiences in various colonies.

He has volunteered to donate British historical military manuals (released-to-the-public type, only) on various "imperial policing" tasks (which we probably already have), analyse the associated histories, and to give the resulting work (which we don't have) to us. ...cool? I'm going to host the material as a debate (on a low traffic and friendly traffic site with certain regions banned) before we can release it. ...gets more material, in the long run.

...any volunteer writers here who will write fairly short, cited rebuttals to points in his work? ...sorry, as we can't affort to pay and are doing this for free, ourselves.

[Feiny]

Sounds like homework...Not for me.

There are plenty of website he can visit about the Isreal-Palestine problem.

[The Mayor]

I'm gonna read this at my Church!

[ladyinred]

At her request, I gave a list of soldiers serving in Iraq to my housekeeper who wanted to write to one herself, and give some names to her friends to do the same. Today while I was in the Antique Store working, she came in and told me that her friends refused the names of soldiers saying, "We don't support this war." My housekeeper doesn't either, but she rightly feels she should support the troops.

Later, I was relating this to a coworker and was overheard by a customer. He came up the counter and said his son was serving in Iraq for Navy Intel. He said you tell those who refuse to support this war that my son who is there said we are fighting those terrorists over there to keep them from being over here killing Americans.

The Father was very emotional and upset at what he heard saying that here his son was over there risking his very life for what seems to be ungrateful Americans and a lying media. Tears were welling up in this man's eyes as he told me how important a job our troops have in Iraq and elsewhere in the war on terror, and how the American people just don't believe it because the media is putting out outright lies to turn us against them.

Sorry for the length, but I promised this man I would put this out in cyberspace tonight after he asked me to please tell as many people as I can what his son said. I kept my promise sir, where ever you might be now.

[The Mayor]

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

God Bless and Semper Fidelis, 1st Lt. Robert L. Nofsinger USMC Ramadi, Iraq

Amen, and thank you for this post.

Pinging the crew now, and will be back tomorrow to give this letter the attention it deserves.

E-mail addresses to many free American reporters - cut and paste. There may still be a few who will hear, wake up, and join the fight to defend their own families, future, freedom.

[Quix]

THANKS TONS, SARGENT MAJOR,

HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD TO DO JUST THAT.

Among other things, I plaster my big fishing tackle I take my pottery tools to class in with great FREEREPUBLIC.COM DATA AND CARTOONS to cause the many liberals in my class to think.

If you think of any other specific things you'd like us to try, please let us know.

Blessings, prayer, support, deep affection,