And what would probably energize the troops the most would be if they knew they had an American public that supported them.
It's disgusting how the MSM has fooled the public into thinking this is a pointless war. Shameful.
The fury I felt during the Bush years when the MSM attacked Bush and the WOT day after day after day knew no bounds. Well, the media got what they wanted...a public which has forgotten why it went to war. The pictures of the WTC falling have all but disappeared from our TV screens and very little information is given about other atrocities the terrorists have committed.
I lived in that backward region of the world for years and I know that what the US is doing is worthwhile. People complain about the stone age those people live in, yet they don't want to do what it takes to advance them and bring them closer to the modern age. Did they think an advance would take place in a couple of years. Really?
Tough goals mean tough fights. I'm amazed how this thread shows so many Freepers as having swallowed the MSM Koolaid.
God bless your family, Marie. You have the exact right perspective. God bless your husband and thanks for hanging in there.
Bravo! This is it in a nutshell.
"...a couple of years?" It's been 10 years. Having visited many undeveloped countries in my Navy years, I have some perspective on said countries. No, some simply do NOT want to advance. The Western world has given and given and even tried to help them produce, but they still hold fast to their backward beliefs.
Some peoples cannot be brought into Western ideals of individual freedom - think collective Amazon tribes or think Native Indian tribes who still sit and drink and rely on this Nation's largess, even with their casinos. I disagree with you, especially about those whose lives are built around fanatical religious beliefs.
Gonna change the Catholics, also? They still hate Protestants. Luckily, they don't bomb each other, but Islamists will continue to do so. They live by their insane theocracy. They always will. Islamist simply can't grasp or don't want the concept of liberty. You think you can rehab every one? Ain't gonna happen. We will never change their way of thinking as long as they hold on to mohammed's teachings. The only thing we have to protect our way of life is massive force and annialation if need be, and not nation building.
Point in case: Look at the so-called palestinians. They get big bucks and encouragement from the West year after year and were given their piece of the pie with Gaza. What have they done with that freedom, except immediately destroy Israeli infra-structure and made themselves bigger victims? They got their slice of this rock, but still teach their children to hate and kill Israelis. They will never be satisfied until their historical hatred of the Jews results in extermination. And this is right now as I type this.
You are wrong, my friend. Some peoples/cultures will never accept Western values. Although, the Kardashians and Jersey Shore don't help our cause...har!
So how long do you think we should stay in the ME? 2 or 4 or 8 or 10 or 20 years more? How long until these tribal barbarians learn to appreciate our ideology? I have hopes for Iraq, but Aftganiscrap is a lost cause. All we should do is keep those barbarians from aligning with Pakistan (which has the bomb) and others through clandestine means.
Next time they hit us in mass, and they will, carpet bomb those 7th century wannabes into their century that they so adore. There is a time to exterminate totalitarians. We did it with the Nazis, facist Italy, and imperial savage Japan.
ONE BILLION Muslims on this rock. If just 1% is radical (which is being generous), do the math. I'd rather see them all just disappear than just ONE innocent American child die because of their hatred. Think Dresden and Tokyo when they hit us again.