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Soldier's Response to the Coward Caucus in Congress
Comments from my son | February 17, 2007 | JemiansTerror

Posted on 02/17/2007 1:33:38 PM PST by Jemian

My son is currently serving in Iraq, at a post north of Baghdad. He is a gunner with an engineering unit; his main job is watch for bad guys and blast them. The following are comments he made to some friends last night. The episode he discusses was Saturday morning. I thought y'all might be interest in what he had to say about the situation over there. FWIW, his morale is great. You can see he is committed to the mission.

The friggin terrorists tried to hurt our friends today. The attacked some IPs not to far from us, and then when the armor near us responded to the IPs cries for help and came rushing over with some serious firepower, they ran like little girls. My unit saw no action, but we sure heard it. A round flew over us, and so some of the guys who were working with us who dont go out to much took cover. The rest of us just laughed. It was funny. We were behind a hill, and about a kilometer away, so we were pretty safe. A few IPs [Iraqi Police] got hurt, and so prayers go out to those wounded guys. They have to live in this country where thier families could be killed for thier involvement in the Iraqi Police, so I have alot of respect for them.

It really amazes me how the IPs and Iraqi Army persist even though our politicians doubt them back home. I've seen them take terrorists, and detain them. I've seen IA tanks hold the high ground. I dont know why we doubt these guys. They do more of the heavy stuff than we do. They really are stepping up, and though they pay the price (I saw them get hit, they took one KIA, and one more had his guts hanging out) they still fight on. These guys have some serious beliefs in what they can make their country into. I believe in them.

This whole thing going on back home is just not right. We should not run and abandon this country. Saddam needed to be punished. He had ridiculed the world, and had opressed his people. People say that we have brought carnage? We have not done nothing compared to Saddam. He was a killer and did it to his own people. I'm not sorry that we came here, and I'm sure not going to run out on these people. I'm no person to ever do that, and I'll stand by these people here.

One of the translators told me some about the former regime. His brother was killed by Saddam. Every time we talk he says more and more about how much better it is for Iraqis now. The kids smile and wave when they see us pass by. The people here are always nice to us as well. It might be because we carry automatic weapons, but so did Saddam and they sure didnt like him.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: gwot; iraq; iraqifreedom; jtyouaremyhero; terrorism; waronterror; wot
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To: Jemian
Jemain, could you possible get this website address to your son? Maybe he could help get the word out to the troops. It has all the e-mail addresses of our congressmen who voted against the war effort. Our congressmen, and our public, need to hear from the troops on this issue. No one else can convince them that supporting the war means supporting the mission.

http://victorycaucus.com/
181 posted on 02/19/2007 11:58:44 AM PST by keats5 (tolerance of intolerant people is cultural suicide)
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To: keats5

no money talks


182 posted on 02/19/2007 12:10:25 PM PST by Convert (I pray for a swift, honorable,merciful,charitable victory with peace founded on God's Mercy and Law)
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To: keats5; JemiansTerror

JT, ping to #181.

Keats, thanks for the link. You have just gotten the website addy to JT. JT is a freeper and appears here with some irregularilty.


183 posted on 02/19/2007 12:20:56 PM PST by Jemian (PAM of JT ~~ He shoots people and breaks things.)
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To: Jemian

God bless your son. He makes us all very proud.


184 posted on 02/19/2007 12:22:54 PM PST by sweetiepiezer
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To: Jemian; trussell

Trussell, please ping your list.


185 posted on 02/19/2007 12:26:48 PM PST by sweetiepiezer
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To: kalee

God bless your brother Kalee.


186 posted on 02/19/2007 12:28:42 PM PST by sweetiepiezer
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To: Jemian

Your son's letter toched my heart and lifted my spirits. Last evening I went 'on the air' with Lores Rizkalla on 870 KRLA and spoke of my disgust with the Democrat party and seventeen wayward white flag Republicans.

I have found strength in your son's words. You must be immensely proud of him, my family and I are.


187 posted on 02/19/2007 12:45:02 PM PST by LkRonkguy (Truth, Justice and the American Way!)
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To: Jemian
Our country is so blessed to have fine young men and women like your son carrying our flag to foreign soil and showing our colors proudly. We have, to our shame forever, others who feel free to denigrate, demoralize, and destroy our military any way they can. I don't care if you disagree with our President, or even our Congress, but when you put the blame on our armed forces, and play the "poor victims b.s. game", then by golly, you stepped over the line and should be run out of town on rails. I'm damned sick and tired of the MSM blaming our forces for the debacle the politicians like Murtha have created, and it is past time we quit tolerating this and started really supporting total victory in the Middle East. May God bless your son and all of his fellow soldiers. Tell him thanks for me, and tell him I think you raised one hell of a fine fellow and we're proud of him too.
188 posted on 02/19/2007 12:52:52 PM PST by geezerwheezer (get up boys, we're burnin' daylight!!!)
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To: Jemian

Wonderful!


189 posted on 02/19/2007 1:09:10 PM PST by keats5 (tolerance of intolerant people is cultural suicide)
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To: Jemian

Wonderful!


190 posted on 02/19/2007 1:09:12 PM PST by keats5 (tolerance of intolerant people is cultural suicide)
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To: Jemian

The dude sounds like a normal guy. Good post - keep telling the truth.


191 posted on 02/19/2007 2:39:09 PM PST by Sword_Svalbardt (Sword Svalbardt)
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To: Sword_Svalbardt

I can assure that he is normal, i.e. calls his girlfriend before he calls his mom, and above normal, i.e. he is one of the heroes that volunteered for military duty in the time of war. All who serve are above normal, imho.


192 posted on 02/19/2007 2:49:28 PM PST by Jemian (PAM of JT ~~ He shoots people and breaks things.)
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To: Jemian

Roger that buddy, the man is a stud!


194 posted on 02/20/2007 10:14:44 AM PST by Sword_Svalbardt (Sword Svalbardt)
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To: Jemian
thank you jt for the fine letter on the good that is being done over there. all we hear are negative or bad reports. I have a son their now and he too tells of the good we do for their ppl. He recently wrote a letter asking us would we be upset if he stayed longer(meaning enlisted another3yrs) sure we would all love our own children home but it makes me proud to hear that he wouldn't have it any other way.We need to send all opposer's of this war to stand on the front lines with you and my son and tell them now lets see what happens when we cut the funding and not send more support. Lets see what they would wright about all the ppl back home in the congress. God bless you and all military ppl that serve for our freedom.Ty.armynavymom steffanie.
195 posted on 02/21/2007 1:22:24 PM PST by armynavymom (freedom lights the way!)
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To: Jemian

God Bless your son - Bump


196 posted on 02/21/2007 1:28:58 PM PST by Texans
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To: Jemian
Prayers for your son, but tell him it`s not just the WOT, the war in Iraq that is going on, there is also a war going on in the United States declared by traitors against the United States that want to see the destruction of the US and the destruction of the new Iraqi government every bit as much as the terrorists.

Article III [The Judiciary]

Section 3. Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, OR in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.

(notice it says OR not AND)

197 posted on 02/22/2007 6:36:13 AM PST by Screamname ( Don Corleone, I am honored and grateful that you have invited me to your home on the wedding day of)
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To: Jemian

God bless your son! I sleep better at night knowing boys like your son are standing guard between my kids and those who would harm them.


198 posted on 02/26/2007 7:24:05 AM PST by elder5 (Dino Rossi IS My Governor.)
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