We would like to think the evil mind of Lady Jag for this.
Posted on 10/28/2005 5:28:02 PM PDT by neverdem
2,000 U.S. deaths in Iraq
The anti-war Left couldn’t wait for the death of the 2,000th service member in Iraq.
Peace activists have been gearing up for protests, vigils and other events this week to mark the completely bogus milestone. Why 2,000? Was the second or 555th or 1,678th death not as worth mourning as any other death with nice round numbers?
Cindy Sheehan barely contained her lust for the spotlight in preparation for the artificially constructed, media-hyped occasion.
“I’m going to go to Washington, D.C., and I’m going to give a speech at the White House, and after I do, I’m going to tie myself to the fence and refuse to leave until they agree to bring our troops home,” Sheehan told a reporter last week as the death count neared her lottery number pick.
“And I’ll probably get arrested, and when I get out, I’ll go back and do the same thing,” she vowed.
This time, Sheehan’s public relations team would be wise to make sure she tries not to look like she’s having so much fun. The carnivallike atmosphere that surrounded her arrest at the White House last month did little to convince military families that Sheehan and her pink lingerie-clad, Bush-bashing brigade have the troops’ best interest at heart.
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Steve Boylan, director of the force’s combined press center, is pushing back against the inevitable media tide. He deserves our support. In an e-mail to the press that should be disseminated far and wide, he properly challenged the anti-war movement’s number as a phony excuse to protest.
“I ask that when you report on the events, take a moment to think about the effects on the families and those serving in Iraq,” Boylan wrote on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press (which has been among Sheehan’s most ardent sycophants). “The 2,000 service members killed in Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom is not a milestone. It is an artificial mark on the wall set by individuals or groups with specific agendas and ulterior motives.”
Indeed. These are people, remember, who liken Iraqi terrorists to America’s Minutemen during the Revolutionary War.
Who oppose not only the war in Iraq, but also the invasion of Afghanistan after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Who believe the attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and at Shanksville, Pa., were a Bush conspiracy with Israel and/or Saudi Arabia.
Who use the names and images of dead American troops against their families’ wishes to propagate anti-Bush hatred.
Who believe Saddam Hussein should be freed and Guantanamo Bay emptied.
Boylan reminded the media that “the 2,000th Soldier, Sailor, Airman, or Marine that is killed in action is just as important as the first that died and will be just as important as the last to die in this war against terrorism and to ensure freedom for a people who have not known freedom in over two generations.” He advised journalists to pay as much attention to the true milestones in the war — including the momentous events of Iraqis voting, training for the police and security forces, and joining the new government.
“Celebrate the daily milestones, the accomplishments they have secured and look to the future of a free and democratic Iraq and to the day that all of our troops return home to the heroes welcome they deserve,” Boylan urged.
For the “peace activists” who hate the president with far more energy than they could ever muster in genuine support of our troops, this simple request to appreciate the fruits of hard-fought freedom is too much to ask. And too much for them to bear.
©2005 Creators Syndicate Inc.
To reach Michelle Malkin, send e-mail to malkin@comcast.net.
So has Cindy lashed herself to the White House fence yet? I haven't seen any pictures. Is she waiting for nicer weather or something?
Total Allied deaths on D-Day: 2,500
For the Battle of the Somme, the 2,000 death milestone was reached by the British before the first hour was over.
Total British deaths on the first day of the Battle of the Somme: 19,240
Quick! Place this under breaking news!
I just hope this Great Patriotic War doesn't cost us a strict originalist SCOTUS justice or the GOP the White House and the Congress in 2008.
The Supreme Court of the last 40 years has done far more damage to liberties in this country than Saddan Hussein.
Republicans had a chance to forge a new majority with "Peace and prosperity" and conservative cultural values. Mr Prez: the real problem is liberalism in the USA, not nutty Muslims screwing up their own country.
Political capital is limited, spend it wisely
I have no knowledge of how many serviceman would of been killed/died since 9/11 without The War on Terror! but?
Yes ! Let's not rob those cry babies of this "cross roads event". I mean, it took four long victorious years to accumulate this sad toll which will be turned into a celebration of "I told you so" by the liberal,leftwing, traitorous, appeasement freaks in our midst.
This is the same crowd, working with our enemies, who are constantly spreading Anti-American hatred on a daily basis.
Let's sit back and watch this "celebration" turn into a sewer back up on those who would bring down our way of life.
What?? How about 9-11 have you forgot about that already??
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Terror cell 'smuggled missiles into Europe'
By Henry Samuel in Paris
(Filed: 29/10/2005)
An Islamic terror cell has smuggled two surface-to-air missiles into Europe in a plot to shoot down planes at one of France's main airports, it was claimed yesterday.
French and Algerian extremists with links to al-Qa'eda bought the Russian SA-18 Grouse missiles from Chechens in 2002 and smuggled them via Georgia and Turkey, according to French anti-terror sources quoted in Le Figaro.
Both missiles and several of the extremists are reportedly still at large.
We would like to think the evil mind of Lady Jag for this.
Al-Qaeda is a different kettle of fish.
Given their direct atrocity against USA, we have every right to hunt them down.
There were better ways to control Saddam. No WMD, he was less bite and more bark
Again, it's a matter of priorities. The Supreme Court is job #1. We are increasingly losing our rights as a self-governing people. The GOP risks its historic 12 year control of House, Senate, WH for an exercise in nation building for a bunch of people who will turn around and still be against us.
Did the Left observe milestone or celebrate it?
What a lovely vision -
That*s a real keeper!
A really smooth animation.....
Those graphic always amaze me with the low file sizes and quick loading -
That will be a bit hit after I upload it and email it out to all the Vets and military families
Hi, DeeVolve!
LOL, good graphic GD. Wish we could really do that to her!
Ahem, I believe we have rules regarding Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, etc...oh, wait...
...'Nuff said.
Randi Rhodes of Air America Radio was seen celebrating the 2000 milestone.
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