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Lt. Col's Letter re Iraq: "I'm Tired"
StrategyPage.Com ^ | 7/20/06 | LtCol Joe Repya, USA

Posted on 07/20/2006 2:00:10 PM PDT by llevrok

"I'm Tired"

Two weeks ago, as I was starting my sixth month of duty in Iraq, I was forced to return to the USA for surgery for an injury I sustained prior to my deployment. With luck, I'll return to Iraq to finish my tour.

I left Baghdad and a war that has every indication that we are winning, to return to a demoralized country much like the one I returned to in 1971 after my tour in Vietnam. Maybe it's because I'll turn 60 years old in just four months, but I'm tired:

I'm tired of spineless politicians, both Democrat and Republican who lack the courage, fortitude, and character to see these difficult tasks through.

I'm tired of the hypocrisy of politicians who want to rewrite history when the going gets tough.

I'm tired of the disingenuous clamor from those that claim they 'Support the Troops' by wanting them to 'Cut and Run' before victory is achieved.

I'm tired of a mainstream media that can only focus on car bombs and casualty reports because they are too afraid to leave the safety of their hotels to report on the courage and success our brave men and women are having on the battlefield.

I'm tired that so many Americans think you can rebuild a dictatorship into a democracy over night.

I'm tired that so many ignore the bravery of the Iraqi people to go to the voting booth and freely elect a Constitution and soon a permanent Parliament.

I'm tired of the so called 'Elite Left' that prolongs this war by giving aid and comfort to our enemy, just as they did during the Vietnam War.

I'm tired of antiwar protesters showing up at the funerals of our fallen soldiers. A family who's loved ones gave their life in a just and noble cause, only to be cruelly tormented on the funeral day by cowardly protesters is beyond shameful.

I'm tired that my generation, the Baby Boom - Vietnam generation, who have such a weak backbone that they can't stomach seeing the difficult tasks through to victory.

I'm tired that some are more concerned about the treatment of captives than they are the slaughter and beheading of our citizens and allies.

I'm tired that when we find mass graves it is seldom reported by the press, but mistreat a prisoner and it is front page news.

Mostly, I'm tired that the people of this great nation didn't learn from history that there is no substitute for Victory.

Sincerely, Joe Repya, Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. Army, 101st Airborne Division


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: army; iraq; repya
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To: llevrok

Says it very well.


61 posted on 07/20/2006 8:25:53 PM PDT by pandoraou812 ( barbaric with zero tolerance and dilligaf?)
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To: llevrok
I think a lot of us are tired of it and its time to start fighting back with everything we've got.

I think we civilians at home should be in this fight also and the battle for us is against the cutnrun party

62 posted on 07/20/2006 9:36:59 PM PDT by KTM rider ( Support Our Troops Donate to Irey)
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To: llevrok; SE Mom
Thanks for the ping, SEMom and RIGHT ON!
63 posted on 07/20/2006 10:27:39 PM PDT by Allegra (FReeping LIVE! from suddenly one of the safer places in the Middle East)
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To: Coop

BTTT


64 posted on 07/21/2006 3:02:36 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: El Gato
It would have been desirable to include his bio in the original article.

We have been "snookered" a few times in the past. Thus, when something seems suspicious, it seems appropriate to voice those suspicions.

65 posted on 07/21/2006 5:05:48 AM PDT by verity (The MSM is comprised of useless eaters)
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To: terilyn
See my #65.
66 posted on 07/21/2006 5:07:40 AM PDT by verity (The MSM is comprised of useless eaters)
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To: verity; El Gato; terilyn
Innocent mistake, and no harm in being a bit suspicious. FR shows once again that the real story will be revealed in short order.

God bless Joe Reypa and all his colleagues!

67 posted on 07/21/2006 5:16:21 AM PDT by Coop (No, there are no @!%$&#*! polls on Irey vs. Murtha!)
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To: llevrok

68 posted on 07/21/2006 5:21:22 AM PDT by razorback-bert (Rush was a victim of profiling)
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To: razorback-bert

BTTT


69 posted on 07/21/2006 5:28:32 AM PDT by Coop (No, there are no @!%$&#*! polls on Irey vs. Murtha!)
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To: freema

Hey freema-

Great idea. I would expand on it by having the leaflets dropped over the blue states too! Heck, while we're at it let's shower Lebanon.

Cheers - Dinah


70 posted on 07/21/2006 5:28:43 AM PDT by Dinah Lord (fighting the Islamic Jihad - one keystroke at a time...)
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To: llevrok

Bookmark


71 posted on 07/21/2006 5:34:39 AM PDT by SuzyQue (Remember to think.)
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To: rhombus

We should send this on to our Senators and Representatives as well as our local newspapers. It is time to fight to win.


72 posted on 07/21/2006 8:05:53 AM PDT by maxter (Swiftboating = exposing frauds. Let the swiftboating begin.)
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To: Dinah Lord

: )


73 posted on 07/21/2006 3:32:11 PM PDT by freema (Proud Marine FRiend, Mom, Aunt, Sister, Friend, Wife, Daughter, Niece)
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To: llevrok
BTTT

Another Brave American Speaks. We need men like him in Congress.

WTG, Screaming Eagle.
74 posted on 07/21/2006 9:05:59 PM PDT by Chgogal (GDBs - NY Times does it again - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1666501/posts)
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To: Marine_Uncle
BTTT ((((Ping))))
75 posted on 07/21/2006 9:08:37 PM PDT by Chgogal (GDBs - NY Times does it again - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1666501/posts)
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To: Chgogal

Honor bound.


76 posted on 07/22/2006 4:24:58 AM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned)
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