A soldier\'s reply to the Dixie Chicks

[Kid Antrim]

"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."

John Stewart Mill (1806-1873)

[Morpheus]

What to do if you happen upon a peace rally by stupid naive
hemp-shirt-wearing college idiots, to teach them why force is
sometimes needed:

1) Approach dumb rich ignorant student talking about "peace"
and saying there should be, "no retaliation."

2) Engage in brief conversation, ask if military force is
appropriate.

3) When he says "No," ask, "Why not?"

4) Wait until he says something to the effect of, "Because that
would just cause more innocent deaths, which would be awful
and we should not cause more violence."

5) When he's in mid sentence, punch him in the face as hard
as you can.

6) When he gets back up to up to punch you, point out that it
would be a mistake and contrary to his values to strike you,
because that would, "be awful and he should not cause more
violence."

7) Wait until he agrees that he has pledged not to commit
additional violence.

Punch him in the face again, harder this time.

Repeat steps 5 through 8 until they understand that sometimes it is necessary to punch back

[Morpheus]

A mouse looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and
his wife opening a package; what food might it contain?

He was aghast to discover that it was a mouse trap!

Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning,
"There is a mouse trap in the house, there is a mouse trap in the
house."

The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Mr.
Mouse, I can tell you this is a grave concern to you, but it is of
no consequence to me; I cannot be bothered by it."

The mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a mouse trap in
the house."

"I am so very sorry Mr. Mouse," sympathized the pig, "but there is
nothing I can do about it but pray; be assured that you are in my
prayers."

The mouse turned to the cow, who replied, "Like wow, Mr. Mouse, a
mouse trap; am I in grave danger, Duh?"

So the mouse returned to the house , head down and dejected to face
the farmer's mouse trap alone.

That very night a sound was heard throughout the house, like the
sound of a mouse trap catching its prey. The farmer's wife rushed
to see what was caught.

In the darkness, she did not see that it was a venomous snake whose
tail the trap had caught.

The snake bit the farmer's wife.

The farmer rushed her to the hospital.

She returned home with a fever. Now everyone knows you treat a
fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to
the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient.

His wife's sickness continued so that friends and neighbors came to
sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered
the pig.

The farmer's wife did not get well, in fact, she died, and so many
people came for her funeral the farmer had the cow slaughtered to
provide meat for all of them to eat.

So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and
think that it does not concern you, remember that when the least of
us is threatened, we are all at risk.

And so it may be with Germany, France and Belgium one day...

[opiesilver]

Wow.......that was deep, man.

[ZWarrior]

Mrs. ZW has put the end to our drinking Evian Water.  Apparently she didn't know it was french until recently.

[ZWarrior]

I wonder what the impact on the world's economy would be if the US started buying only "Made in the USA" products?

[n1c]

I think they would be devistaded in there economy and would beg for us to start buying there stuff again!!!


I think we should do it!!!!:D;)

[Zeet]

http://www.howtobuyamerican.com

See what companies are really owned by foriegn peeps! Check it out!

:compute:

[ZWarrior]

Note: I couldn't verify the validity, but it makes the point.

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  Letter from radio station website in Lubbock, home of the
  Dixie Chick that spewed forth about our president:

  Name: LT Layne McDowell

  Date: 03/15/03 Time: 01:54:49 PM

  Comment: An open letter to the Dixie Chicks

  Earlier this week, while performing in London, you
  stated that you were ashamed that our President is from
  your home state. I wonder if you realized how many Americans
  would be listening.

  This American was listening. This Texan is ashamed that you
  come from my state. I serve my country as an officer in the
  United States Navy.

  Specifically, I fly F-14 Tomcats off carriers around the world,
  executing the missions that preserve the very freedom you claim
  to exercise. I have proudly fought for my country in the skies
  over Kosovo,Iraq and Afghanistan without regret.

  Though I may disagree wholeheartedly with your comments,
  I will defend to the death your right to say them, in America.
  But for you to travel to a foreign land and publicly criticize
  our Commander in Chief is cowardice behavior. Would you have so
  willingly made those comments while performing for a patriotic,
  flag-waving crowd of Texans in Lubbock.  I would imagine not.

  How dare you pocket profits off songs about soldiers, their
  deaths  and patriotism while criticizing their Commander in Chief
  abroad, even while they prepare to give their lives to ensure
  your own freedom of speech.  Please ask yourself, what have you
  done to deserve that sacrifice?  Do not try to justify your
  comments by claiming that you made them only because you care
  about innocent lives. Never once in our  history have we committed
  troops to war for the purpose of taking innocent lives.  We do it
  to protect innocent lives, even yours.

  If the world leaders of the late 1930's had the vision and courage
  of our present Commander in Chief, perhaps the evil men who caused
  the death of millions in WWII would have never had the opportunity
  to harm a soul. The potential loss of millions of lives in the
  future at the hands of today's evil men necessitate action. In a
  separate correspondence,

  I am returning to you each and every Dixie Chicks CD and cassette
  that I have  ever purchased.

  Never again will I allow my funds to support your behavior.
  All you have done is to add your name to a growing list of
  American "Celebrities" who have failed to realize that they have
  obtained their successes on the backs of the American blue-collar
  workers such as  our servicemen and women. To Natalie Maines:
  This Texan, this American, will continue to risk his life to
  guarantee your freedoms. What will you  do to deserve it?

[Wolverine of Ambush!]

nice

[opiesilver]

I like that guy.

[n1c]

I do too and I dont think he could of sead it any better...

[ZWarrior]

I heard another C/W artist say that the smartest thing they could have done was just apologize.  They may lose some fans, but we are a forgiving nation.

Now they have pretty much sealed their fate since they haven't.

[n1c]

"yep yep yep"

[Morpheus]

Lesson to a Son

The other day, my nine year old son wanted to know why we were at war. My
husband looked at our son and then looked at me. My husband and I were in
the Army during the Gulf War and we would be honored to serve and defend our
country again today.  I knew that my husband would give him a good
explanation.

My husband thought for a few minutes and then told my son to go stand in our
front living room window.  He told him:

"Son, stand there and tell me what you see?"

"I see trees and cars and our neighbors houses." he replied.

"OK, now I want you to pretend that our house and our yard is the United
States of America and you are President Bush."

Our son giggled and said "OK."

"Now son, I want you to look out the window and pretend that every house and
yard on this block is a different country." my husband said.

"OK Dad, I'm pretending."

"Now I want you to stand there and look out the window and see that man come
out of his house with his wife and he has her by the hair and is hitting
her.  You see her bleeding and crying.  He hits her in the face, he throws
her on the ground, then he starts to kick her to death.  Their children run
out and are afraid to stop him, they are crying, they are watching this but
do nothing because they are kids and afraid of their father.  You see all of
this son....what do you do?"

"Dad?"

"What do you do son?!"

"I call the police, Dad."

"OK.  Pretend that the police are the United Nations and they take your
call, listen to what you know and saw but they refuse to help.  What do you
do then son?!"

"Dad, but the police are supposed to help!"   My son starts to whine.

"They don't want to son, because they say that it is not their place or your
place to get involved and that you should stay out of it," my husband says.

"But Dad...he killed her!!" my son exclaims.

"I know he did...but the police tell you to stay out of it.  Now I want you
to look out that window and pretend you see our neighbor who you're
pretending is Saddam turn around and do the same thing to his children."

"Daddy...he kills them?"

"Yes son, he does.  What do you do?"

"Well, if the police don't want to help, I will go and ask my next door
neighbor to help me stop him." our son says.

"Son, our next door neighbor sees what is happening and refuses to get
involved as well.  He refuses to open the door and help you stop him," my
husband says.

"But Dad, I NEED help!!!  I can't stop him by myself!!"

"WHAT DO YOU DO SON?"

Our son starts to cry.

"OK, no one wants to help you, the man across the street saw you ask for
help and saw that no one would help you stop him. He stands taller and puffs
out his chest. Guess what he does next son?"

"What Daddy?"

"He walks across the street to the old ladies house and breaks down her door
and drags her out, steals all her stuff and sets her house on fire and
then...he kills her.  He turns around and sees you standing in he window and
laughs at you.  WHAT DO YOU DO?!!!"

"Daddy..."

"WHAT DO YOU DO?!!!"

Our son is crying and he looks down and he whispers, "I close the blinds,
Daddy."

My husband looks at our son with tears in his eyes and asks him..."Why?"

"Because Daddy.....the police are supposed to help...people who needs
it....and they won't help....You always say that neighbors are supposed to
HELP neighbors, but they won't help either...they won't help me stop
him...I'm afraid....I can't do it by myself...Daddy.....I can't look out my
window and just watch him do all these terrible things and...and.....do
nothing...so....I'm just going to close the blinds....so I can't see what
he's doing........and I'm going to pretend that it is not happening."

I start to cry.

My husband looks at our nine year old son standing in the window, looking
pitiful and ashamed at his answers to my husbands questions and he tells
him...."Son"

"Yes, Daddy."

"Open the blinds because that man....he's at your front door..."WHAT DO YOU
DO?!!!!"

My son looks at his father, anger and defiance in his eyes.  He balls up
this tiny fists and looks his father square in the eyes, without hesitation
he says:  "I DEFEND MY FAMILY DAD!!  I'M NOT GONNA LET HIM HURT MOMMY OR MY
SISTER, DAD!!!  I'M GONNA FIGHT HIM, DAD, I'M GONNA FIGHT HIM!!!!!"

I see a tear roll down my husband's cheek and he grabs my son to his chest
and hugs him tight, and cries..."It's too late to fight him, he's too strong
and he's already at YOUR front door on.....you should have stopped him
BEFORE he killed his wife.  You have to do what's right, even if you have to
do it alone, before......it's too late."  my husband whispers.

THAT scenario I just gave you is WHY we are at war with Iraq.  When good men
stand by and let evil happen is the greatest EVIL of all.  Our President is
doing
what is right.  We, as a free nation, must understand that this war is a war
of humanity.  
WE must remove this evil man from power so that we can continue to live in a
free world where we are not afraid to look out our window and see crimes on
humanity. So that my nine year old son won't grow up in a world where he
feels that if he just "closes" the blinds the atrocities in the world won't
affect him.

Today, the second day of "WAR on IRAQ", I felt compelled to write this and
pass it along. Hopefully, you will understand the lesson my husband tried to
teach our son.

"YOU MUST NEVER BE AFRAID TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT!
EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO DO IT ALONE!"

BE PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!

BE PROUD OF OUR PRESIDENT!

BE PROUD OF OUR TROOPS!!

SUPPORT THEM!!!

SUPPORT AMERICA!! SO THAT IN THE FUTURE OUR CHILDREN WILL NEVER HAVE TO
CLOSE THEIR BLINDS...."

The next time you hear somebody whining and complaining about our
government, stop and think about who made it possible, then go "Thank a
Vet!

[ZWarrior]

< somber moment >
Thank you.  I haven't heard it put that way before, but having lived around the world, and knowing the value of the freedoms I have because of it.
< /somber moment >

[Edited on 5-16-2003 by ZWarrior]