Posted on 10/19/2004 9:21:40 AM PDT by Grendel9
Peace Wackos Apologize
October 19, 2004
There's a group of peace wackos out there folks, called "the Fellowship of Reconciliation." They've begun a campaign to supposedly show what Americans like you and I are really like. They are sending Iraqi citizens photos of themselves with personal apologies for U.S. military action.
The father of Nick Berg, the young man beheaded by Islamic terrorists earlier this year, sent a photo with a message saying: "I am sorry and ashamed for the tremendous loss my government has caused the Iraqi people. I truly feel that what the United States government has done to the once-sovereign nation of Iraq is atrocious and shameful." Eleven people in Vancouver, Washington photographed themselves with a banner that says: "With deep shame, we apologize for the suffering our country has brought to the people of Iraq."
Now this causes a visceral reaction. I mean, these people are not apologizing for me, and they're not telling anyone what Americans are really like. They're talking about their own silly little selves. You know the steep cost of freedom is paid by the blood sacrifice of brave Americans and allies, and increasingly by Iraqis standing up against terrorists. These butchers who behead and the dictators who produce mass graves, they dont apologize or feel shame for what they've done. How repulsive is it that our fight to rid the world of this kind of evil blight prompts apology and shame from people who claim to speak for all of us Americans.
Even if these sorry protesters believe Iraq is the "wrong war, in the wrong place, at the wrong time," their apologies are revolting. They insult the military who have given their lives, and I can assure you they do not represent "what America is really like." Not by a long shot.
But I agree with Rush...this group does NOT speak for me.
You are correct. The problem I have is, although they aren't subject to retribution for their opinions, they also are not subject to rebuttal by the mainstream media. They are given all the time and exposure they want without fear of being confronted by those who happen to disagree with them.
nothing a shotgun can't cure.
I was thinking of writting Tony Blair and thanking him for his support of President Bush. Does anyone know how I would mail him?
The son or daughter "slaughtered" on the battlefield VOLUNTEERED to fight for the United States. To apologize for their being there denigrates their very honor. To apologize for the United States liberating Iraq from a cruel and vicious dictator is as insane as the U.S. apologizing to the Jews for liberating the concentration camps. These people are I N S A N E. May God stop up their foolish desecration.
Depends. I have no sympathy for and grant no leway to Nick Bergs father. None.
There's grief, and then there's becoming part of the problem. Their misguided, thoughtless actions soil the legacy of their capitalist son who wen to Iraq of his own accord. The real issue is that the Bergs failed as parents (by the standards they live by), and have enormous guilt. Most people see Nick Berg's death as further proof of why we fight in Iraq. These people simply can't look themselves in the mirror and admit their own son didn't but into their claptrap, and now he's dead... God rest his soul.
The same lefty wackos were crying that 125,000 people were dying every year as a result of the embargo. Now that the embargo is over and everyone has food, kids have vaccines and there are no more torture prisons we should apologize?
I just emailed them some great pics of school kids laughing, men and woman smiling. And they were Iraq citizens !
I can condemn anybody that interferes with life and liberty. Nick Berg's father is not so innocent. It is my suspicion that he sent his son over there to do psy-ops, as this seems to be a growing cottage industry among the Left. Japan, Italy, etc. Send over peaceniks and play hostage, then come back and say you were released because you "negotiated" with them. I'm still waiting for the final verdict on the last British hostage that was beheaded. Same kinda mixed message going on with him, as well./rant
Just because a person has the right to say something doesn't mean they have to. Sorry for the rant, but this stuff hits a raw nerve.
http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page821.asp
from the PM offical gov sight.
Nick Berg's father is not honoring the memory of his son by betraying his country and giving aid and comfort to the enemy. Rush is right, it is a viceral reaction. I simply cannot reconcile this in my mind. Berg's family has suffered a great loss, but how many more will suffer losses because of these actions and the actions of the others? Totally inexcusable.
Thanks Casaubon.. My letter of Appreciate is going out to Tony Blair today. To any of you others, who would like to write and thank Mr. Blair the below is the address.
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