Many soldiers will have a tough decision to make if Kerry is commander in chief

dfu | 10-30-04 | dfu

[doug from upland]

My son in law is in the Navy. After 5 years, he re-upped last year for 3 more. He has thought of making it a career and proudly serves his country.

But like many, many of his comrades, he wonders what he will do if John Kerry becomes the commander in chief.

He knows all about Kerry --- testifying to lies in the Senate, the Winter Soldier lies, the questionable medals, the visits to Paris, the vote whether to assassinate senators, etc. He knows that Kerry's words were used to torture men in custody.

Soldiers and sailors everywhere are worried. Those who have made it a career know that the commander in chief will change and it might not be someone with whom they agree. But he is the commander in chief, and they do their job to serve the country. That is what comes first.

But our warriors have never faced anything like this. Clinton loathed the military and hurt the military, but they survived. With Kerry, they know that they are facing the prospect of being commanded by someone who can truly be called a traitor.

Many of our finest will wonder what to do. Would commander in chief Kerry force them to wear the blue helmets of the U.N.? Would he turn them over to a world court for justice? Would he veto funding bills like the $87 billion?

I had written previously that under Kerry, we might need a draft because of the number of soldiers who would not serve under him.

Right now, our military is the best in the world. Among the reasons are that the men and women respect their commander in chief. And their commander in chief respects them. We will have a nightmare on our hands if the commander changes right now.

[RocketJsqurl]

Hi Doug,

This is my biggest concern. My son is trying to get through college and he wants to persue Special Forces. I have spoken to him about the possibilty of kerry winning. I would not want him to serve under a traitor. I say prayers for our troops each day and your son will be in mine as well.

God help us if this monster wins on Tuesday. God help us!

[ExSoldier]

BTW, my best friend just retired from the army as a SpecOps 05 (LTC) and his son just graduated last year from West point and already has orders to Afghanistan with the airborne. So, yeah, young folks I know real well (I've known this buddy for 32 years, we went to high school and served together on the same post--but different units) are going in harms way for the next President. 2nd Lieutenants in the kids branch are being used for convoy duty in Afghanistan right now. My buddy is worried of course. He's saying Damn use me! BTDT already. But it's time for a new generation of warriors to save the republic. That's just the way it is. Doesn't matter who the CINC is, the job still has to be done and done right.

[doug from upland]

God help us, indeed.

[doug from upland]

Young voters for Kerry are going to get a rude awakening when a draft has to be reinstated if he wins.