"I Ask That the American People Be Brave"

Amy Ridenour's National Center Blog | 5/12/04 | Amy Ridenour

[Peach]

Already been there; great read.

If only we could give the weenies on the left an injection in courage.

[lilylangtree]

Thanks.

[Freedom2specul8]

Thank you for the ping Howlin..we sure did need this.

[AFPhys]

Yes: I realize that adding "Old Media" might reduce the impact, and considered adding such a note to my post.

Your "20%" is daunting, though... Perhaps leaving it out is best.

[nicollo]

Thanks for the ping, BP! A most excellent post.

After watching the Soderini republic fail to fully maintain its citizen-soldiers militia, whose moral declined, and a terrific beating taken by them at Prato at the hands of the Spaniards, Niccolo Machiavelli counseled, and against the clamor of the republic's political enemies:

Lost once... remedy the reason for the loss.

The advice is so simple, yet sublime. (Nor was it followed in his day: the loss at Prato led to the fall of the republic and the return of the Medicis.)

One of our greatest strengths is in fixing things that are wrong. We do it by empowering the individual with the common goal. What a beautiful example of it happening in this letter. Thanks, BufordP.

Nicollo unmasked: Bromleyisms here

[Grampa Dave]

Most bumper stickers are read while we are passing or the the vehicle with the sticker is passing us.

In traffic at normal speed limits we are limited re what we read and understand.

MJY1288 has a great sticker about who the Terrorist would vote for if your vehicle is parked in a parking lot. No one can understand it while I'm driving with it.

[anniegetyourgun]

I have been tracking with two people over in Iraq. One is not in a position to report at this time, given the current flap & investigations in prisons over there. The other is a missionary nurse in the northern Kurdish area, where she is reporting on the grateful and wonderful people there who bring her flowers, families invite her on picnics (something that is apparently quite the thing there), want her picture taken with them, etc. They tell her they love Americans and appreciate George W. Bush very much.

[Little Ray]

Gee, this would sound great on the nightly news or in a newspaper's editorial column.

Oh, right. They're on the OTHER side...

Also does a bit to shut up the "level Fallujah and Najaf" crowd (which includes me!).

What great deeds the men and women of the US Armed Forces and its allies have performed on behalf of a nation mostly ignorant of their valor and sacrifices!

[AdSimp]

Thanks, Ice, I always thought the "mess" in Fallujah was just our appearing weak enough to encourage the final nutjobs to gather together. Empties out several countries of the unredeemable, sort of a islamic kook vacuum.

[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

Army Spc. Joe Roche -

Thank you for an excellent report.

Stay safe.

[Mudboy Slim]

"...encourage the final nutjobs to gather together. Empties out several countries of the unredeemable, sort of a islamic kook vacuum."

And despite the regrettable losses, the strategery is working about as well as could reasonably be expected.

FReegards...MUD

[GummyIII]

Thanks, here, too!!

[M1Tanker]

Thanks Tonk!

Many soldiers here at Knox are fuming today from watching the brutal execution video. We made our re-enlistment goals already for the quarter and more soldiers are volunteering to stay in ONLY if they are allowed to deploy to Iraq and fight. We're all upset with the actions of those few miscreants in the prison, but we are confident the UCMJ proceedings will deal with them. Those few prison guards definatly DO NOT REPRESENT even 1/1000th of 1% of the US Armed Forces.

We will succeed. We HAVE to succeed. If we fail, we will die. Something the left just will never understand until it is too late.

[Carolinamom]

Thanks for posting this informative and positive report from the front by a brave and articulate soldier. We need more reports like this one.

I'm so tired and sick of the negativism in our press. Their "feedom of the press" and all others are being fought for by our courageous troops. Wish the libs would at least notice and report it.

[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!

[Southack]

Actual words from the front.

[Southack]

SITREP

[Beckwith]

Now this is a SOLDIER!

[blam]

Got it, thanks.

[sultan88]

Thanks for the ping, ice! And thanks for posting this, Valin. I sure feel better after reading it.