Posted on 07/08/2007 4:20:20 PM PDT by RDTF
Blechhhh.
My husband is deployed to Iraq with the USAF. I wouldn’t think of upsetting his stomach by forwarding a barfy article like this to him to read.
I hope that woman doesn't disgrace him and in so doing disgrace herself the way that other woman did.
This lady is full of crap. The terrorists are the reason why this war is going on in the first place, and does she blame them? No, she blames the President. She blames the President for defending us rather than the terrorists for attacking us. The reason why her son is over there is because he is fighting to eradicate terrorists and keep everyone, including his loony leftist mother, safe from further attacks. If you wanna surrender and give up, fine Mary-Jo, but when the terrorists come back and attack again, you won’t have the POTUS to blame because it wasn’t him who wanted to cut and run. He wanted to get rid of our enemies before they got rid of you. Instead of complaining about the war that was started by our enemies not our President, perhaps she should pray that her son and the military are kept safe in their duties and are able to return home after completing their mission.
“Little did I ever suspect that any child of mine would be a pawn in a senseless conflict in that distant land.”
He is not a pawn, but a volunteer. He knows what he is doing...she apparently is clueless..and by the way, his sacrifice is postponing the inevitable clash between civilizations—I hope she remembers her verse when confronted by Islam..
“The Marine son didn`t get to pick his Mom”
Obviously : )
Excactly. Another Sheehan wanna-be. Her name is Cooney and the Marine Is Spotwood. Semper-fi Kiddo!
Why is she calling her own child a senseless pawn - in public no less?
You don’t join the Marines, you become one......
I saw my son leave home a boy and come home a multi-tour USMC combat vet. You can see it in his eyes. He is very polite to everyone, without fail.
He hopes to be able to join the local PD in the next go around. He is just waiting for his IRR time to be up - seems the local cops won’t touch you with a military comitment.
The whole article is “I, me, my...”
So “universal” likely means “everyone but Mary-Jo”.
She works for...are you ready?... the Department of Homeland Security!
Did you google her?
Wonder if there’s a support group for Marines and soldiers with embarrassing parents.
Hey Mary-Jo Cooney...when did your son join the Marines? Before or after 9-11-2001. My bet is after given he is 23 now unless he enlisted right at 18 years old.
If he joined AFTER 9-11 he knew what he was getting into.
If he joined BEFORE then he has already served his initial recruitment and has probably reenlisted...meaning he knows what he’s getting into.
Either way your son is a 23 year old Marine and can make his own choices. Be proud of your Marine and don’t ruin his choice by going all Cindy Sheehan before he even leaves for deployment.
Oh, yeah!
The son’s name is Spottswood... Here’s an email from Dick Spottswood (Dad?) to (among others) mary-jo.cooney@dhs.gov.
The DHS.gov Web site is Homeland Security!
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byform/mailing-lists/arsclist/2006/03/msg00267.html
OMG
Damn, I’ll sleep safe and sound tonight knowing we have someone like her at DHS protecting our country.
Hopefully, not for much longer.
geez - good example why not to click on ‘email this’!
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