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
As I see it, this is the critical, heart of the matter,
This is war.
Nuff said.
God....you're as stupid as that silly little leftist girl, rotting in that Peruvian jail.
And equally so, we must shout from the rooftops the reason why these soulless bastards were able to perpetrate their psychotic attack -- because American citizens were disarmed by their own government! It's time to set a few things straight, starting with a network of power seeking zealots overseas. In the mean time, let's not forget the power seeking zealots in our midst who are destroying the freedoms that make our country so great; the freedoms that allowed us to defend ourselves in the past.
We have already seen that the "liberals" (leftists) don't let up, even in times like this. Between them and the autocrats on the right, who define security by how well every aspect of our lives is monitored and controlled, we will have no freedom left if we just give them carte blanche in the name of unity. Fight we must. And that means no help to the enemy with loose talk. But let's fight for justice in a just manner, and with the knowledge that we are fighting for freedom!
Guess not!
Write if you find work...
I am one veteran that agrees with you. Thanks! God bless you and your family.
And every single time Arator comes on threads like this and publicly questions Jim Robinson, his ideas, and his web site. Good riddance. I hope this time it's for good.
I think he does it on purpose.
He likes to think he's standing up for a principle, and in this case, the principle is to tear down your government, seditiously, in a time of war.
This, to him, is a great idea. And he seems to think that unless JimRob puts up with it, we should rename JimRob 'Osama Jim Robin'.
Its silly; its petulant; its whiny; its immature posturing at its worst; and it is contrary to our wartime effort.
Well ma'am it's the the thought that counts. When I was 18 in 1968 the Army wouldn't take me because I'm legally blind in my left eye. So I tried the Air Force and talked the Doctor at the physical into passing me. I volunteered for Vietnam and they sent me to Korea. The first thing I did when I got to Korea was to volunteer for Vietnam again, and that's where I spent my 20th birthday. And, like you, if I thought they'd take me, I'd enlist tomorrow. God bless you! And to Jim Robinson I say "Thank you!"
God Bless America!
This is the part of your announcement that bothers me. You will see the freedoms, and rights you have been fighting for will be far more non-existent even long after this War is over. And we have learned that you can't much turn back the clock.
But this is your forum, and far be it from me to continually battle your will.(I never thought I would be on this issue) We will win one war. But it now appears as if the war defined in FR's Mission statement has been lost. And no I have no problem with necessary temporary loss of certain freedoms that are essential to the war effort. And sacrifice will be essential. And I am supporting GW and his leadership in this war effort.
It is just to bad that Gun control, The corruption of justice by the elite, Camera surveillance, Globalism, and the surrendering of national sovernty among other things will continue in the halls of government. If I am wrong then I will have to admit it. As for right now -I feel like I am among strangers. And I can't help but think that I have been wasting a lot of time fighting for things that no longer even matter. And I have given nothing compared to the likes of people like Kristinn who gave there all- day after day out on the picket lines(and invented freeping) and now in my mind have no home on FR because they, and I, and many others have been branded kooks because we don't want to put the other war to sleep.
But a lass the time has come to honor your wishes and put that war to sleep. It is over. I have lost, and now I have spoken my peace. Let the Mainstream take over.
But....now is not the time to obey ALL edicts from Washington blindly.We must ,each of us, think about what new rules and laws are being proposed.We must,each of us,make SURE that tyranny does NOT bloom in this nation...just for more security.
To do that....would mean the terrorists have won.
That being said...let's go find the terrorists that did this...and punish them.
redrock
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