Posted on 10/01/2004 11:54:21 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Right War, Right Place, Right Time***.....Last month, on the third anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, I had the privilege of visiting with some of our brave and dedicated military men and women who are recuperating from their wounds at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. These young Americans and their families remain staunchly committed to the mission of protecting us and our children and bringing freedom to Iraq. They do not understand why the media refuse to tell the American people about the good work they have accomplished and the progress they are making. These valiant soldiers believe, as one Iraqi blogger put it, that "their river of blood is our river of hope," and that the pessimism of the media is a betrayal that our troops and the Iraqi people do not deserve.
It was these young people whom I thought of when Interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi stood before a joint session of Congress last week and paid tribute to the sacrifices of his countrymen and the coalition forces fighting for us all. For political partisans to call the hope of so many a cynical calculation or a foolish dream risks, with a few cheap words, energizing our enemies who measure their success by the blood and tears of these brave hearts. Optimism in the face of obstacles is not living in "fantasyland." It's courage.
The 9/11 widows traveling with John Kerry talk about their fear of a war with no end, but there are many of us 9/11 families who fear that John Kerry would turn this crucial historic opportunity into a losing war with no hope. We think George W. Bush got it right. We believe this is the right war, in the right place, at the right time. We think the good guys are winning.***
Ms. Burlingame, a lifelong Democrat, is co-founder of 9/11 Families for a Safe and Strong America (www.911familiesforamerica.org). Her brother, Chic Burlingame, was the pilot of American Airlines flight 77, which was crashed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
Thanks for the post, I really needed to hear someone describe what I watched 10/01/14.
Excellent editorial. This is what's important.
The MSM is just trying to spin it, as a Kerry win, but when you look at the facts, Kerry just showed how weak he is on the War on Terror.
As for the other article, to which you posted a link:
"Right War, Right Place, Right Time" it's also great. It deserves to be posted on its own. I hope you'll post it.
After watching the debate, I thought Bush won hands down, then I started to read the posts and the articles...
should be 10/01/04
It is posted but since you can only include a small edited amount, I chose to highlight the last three paragraphs and LINK directly to the article.
Well, this should give you a hint at how accurate Freeper assessments have been in the past:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1233234/posts
It's a good piece, fair and informative.
A lot of snap judgment in that LINK.
This is a marathon not a sprint.
Oh, OK. I understand.
Great article.
The MSM never interview families of troops or victims of 9-11 who support Bush, even though they ae in the majority.
What you saw was a complacent President who got a nice smack across the face.
It seems to me that Presidents tend to feel they have some God given right to a second term. The fact is they have to earn it. In the confines of their confortable White House bubble they tend to forgt that fact.
I think in terms of message, I can only agree with President Bush, but he must understand that he's got to earn his second term and he must face the judgment of the public. He can't expect it to be given to him.
Last night was a wake up call, then he will be a better candidate for it.
Exactly. Bush can dismantle him on the campaign trail. Kerry has no problem with lying (even about calling Bush a liar) so I'm sure he was ready to pounce, hoping his lies would have Bush attack him or give him an opening with some practiced zings that would have been headlines.
As it is now, look at these editorial cartoons.
Houston Chronicle from Atlanta Journal Constitution: (this image will change tomorrow)
Boston Globe: 
lol thanks.
Apparently you haven't see the same president I have on the campaign trail. Bush has not been campaigning from the White House and along with that non-stop effort, he is waging a war against terrorists for the safety of our country and the world.
President Bush will stay the course.
He will go it alone unless we get over our handwringing.
Now is the time to stand with our President.
Our resolve, our determination, our strength will aid him in his quest.
I believe in my heart that President Bush is THE RIGHT MAN....AT THE RIGHT TIME...IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
I totally agree.
This editorial is wishful thinking. Just read what our own Republican colleagues said after the debate or what Pat Buchanan said.
If Bush goes on the assumption he came out OK on this debate Kerry will clean his clock in the next two debates.
The only way for him to win is to accept that he needs more prep and needs to control his irritation. This was NOT a good debate performance. PERIOD. Who wrote that editorial? Bob Shrum?
no, really?
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