Posted on 09/15/2001 6:59:48 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
Lots of grumbling lately about deleted posts. Well, my friends, the simple truth is the game has changed. We are now at war. We have been attacked by a vicious cold-blooded force of international terrorists who want to destroy our nation, our freedom and our way of life. There is no doubt about this. Knowing this, I am alarmed to read some of the stuff that has been posted to FR in the last few days. This is not the time to raise doubts about our leaders. This is not the time to raise conspiracy theories. This is not the time to second guess our intelligence agencies. This is war. This is survival of our way of life. We must unite behind our Commander-in-chief and do all we possibly can to support him and our war efforts. We do not have a choice in this matter. The terrorists who attack us do so without warning and without mercy. They do not want peace. They do not want to co-exist. They do not want appeasement or negotiation. They want to destroy us. They want to destroy our way of life. They want to destroy our freedom. They want to destroy our nation. They have no conscience, no respect for life, no compassion and will give no quarter. Death of the USA is what they seek.
Many of us on Free Republic are veterans or have family members who are veterans or who are currently serving in the military. We have each sworn a solemn oath to defend our Constitution and our nation. We will not waver in the face of adversity and we will not shirk our responsibility or fail to do our duty. Regardless of our political differences, we will join together to support our nation and to crush our common enemy.
All of us can help out. There will be opportunities coming for volunteers for all sorts of wartime activities. There will be opportunities to help our men and women in uniform, our civil defense efforts, our war production efforts, giving blood, buying war bonds, cooperating if there are shortages, supporting our leaders and generally supporting the war effort.
There will also be precautionary measures. First and foremost on this forum and elsewhere is to respect the fact that we deal in political information. Many of us may personally gain access to sensitive information that could harm our military or our war efforts if it falls into the wrong hands. If you live or work in an area where you may learn of troop movements or war plans or if you have family members or friends who may have access to this information, please do not spread it around. We will be on the lookout for any "Loose Lips" info and will delete it when spotted on this forum. Now, information that is already printed in the newspapers may or may not fall into this category. Usually, published information is fair game to post. But, please be careful in what discussions may follow.
Also, as I said above, it is essential for all of us to unite behind our President. Now is not the time to seek political advantage. Now is not the time to raise doubts about our government or our military, and now is not the time to post conspiracy theory or to engage in smear attacks. And, no, my finely feathered, tinfoil-hatted friends, we did not do this to ourselves. The U.S. government did not start this war. We were victims of an unprecedented, pre-meditated surprise attack, perpetrated by hostile, cowardly foreign parties. This attack may not have been in the military scale and scope of a Pearl Harbor, but in terms of lives lost and impact on the nation and the world it is every bit as severe.
Even so, we have confidence. We know that our nation is the strongest in the world and that our people are resolved to do whatever it takes to win. We've done it before and we will do it again. This is our heritage. Securing the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity in the tradition of our forefathers is our duty and obligation. And I have faith that with God's blessings, we will rid the world of this evil threat.
God bless you all and God bless America.
Regards,
Jim Robinson
Intelligence and common sense prevail with your leadership here. Thanks!
Arator,JA, asta la vista baby, baby.
You are unquestionably one of the least responsible, most spoiled, whining crybaby epitome of a baby boomer I have ever had the misfortune to run across. If you don't like this site, shove off and start your own. Again.
And fail. Again.
And how dare YOU speak of 'poor moderation' when you are singularly the very worst moderator I have ever been under.
It is perfectly reasonable for Jim to set the tone of this web site, and his moderation is the reason this web site has succeeded all these years.
P.S. Well can we still make fun of Bill & Hill? huh huh huh? :-)
Hey rator….. then you must be Osama? You think you can just bust right in and flail away regardless of the rules that have been established? Is that it?
Oh my effing G-d.
What dramatic, hyperbolic nonsense you spew. Please, go back to your failed web site. You are a true loser.
I agree with everything you said.
I want to thank you for posting such an uplifting and straight forward piece, that gets right to heart of the matter. America is in a technical state of war against terrorism. I have been appalled at the numerous remarks which have attacked President Bush, his administration and other parts of our national government. This isn't the time for such unpatriotic behavior. Such attitudes are not wnated here on FreeRepublic.
A great challange awaits all American's and being united with one another and supporting our leadership is crucial to our success in this war against the evil of world terrorism.
God Bless America
You won't hear any bitching from me when such posts are pulled. Rather than posting to the next such post I see, I'll just hit the abuse button.
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