This was emailed to me from someone I worked for at my last base: a different, possibly eye opening view as to why some of us do what we do without ever being asked. It may be a little long..but take the few minutes it takes to read it.
The other day, my 9 yr old son wanted to know why 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 said, "Son, stand there and tell me what you see?" "I see trees and cars and our neighbor's houses," he replied. "OK, now I want you to pretend that our house and our yard is the USA 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 pretend you see Saddam come out of his house with his wife, he has by the hair and is hitting her. You see her bleeding and crying. He hits her in the face, he throws her to the ground, then he starts to kick her to death. Their children run out and are afraid to stop him, they are screaming and crying, they are watching this but do nothing because they are kids and they are afraid of their father. You see all of this son....what do you?" "Dad?" "What do you do son?" "I'd call the police Dad." "OK. Pretend that the police are the United Nations. They take your call. They 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's 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 the 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 neighbor sees what is happening and refuses to involved. 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. Saddam 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 her stuff and kills her. He turns around and sees you standing in the window and laughs at you. WHAT DO YOU DO?" Our son is crying and he looks down and he whispers, "I'd 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...and they won't...you say neighbors are supposed to help neighbors... they won't help me stop him...I'm afraid...I can't do it by myself Daddy...I can't look out the window and just watch him do all these terrible things and..do nothing.. so I'm going to close the blinds and pretend nothing is happening." My husband looks at our son standing in the window, looking pitiful and ashamed at his anwers to my husband's questions and he says....."Son"...."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 his tiny fists and looks his father square in the eyes without hesitation and and he says: " I DEFEND MY FAMILY DAD!! I'M NOT GONNA LET HIM HURT MOMMY, OR SISTER, DAD!!! I'M GONNA FIGHT HIM, DAD, I'M GONNA FIGHT HIM!!!!" A tear rolls down my husband's cheek as he hugs our son and he says.."It's too late to fight him, he's too strong and he's already at YOUR door son..you should have stopped him BEFORE he killed his wife, and his children and the old lady across the way. You have to do what's right even if you have to do it alone, before it's too late."
YOU MUST NEVER BE AFRAID TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT, EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO DO IT ALONE. BE PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN AND BE PROUD OF OUR TROOPS. SUPPORT AMERICA SO THAT OUR CHILDREN WILL NEVER HAVE TO CLOSE THEIR BLINDS....
"Now I want you to look out the 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?"
You do remember that we killed Saddam's kids, right? Remember that? Remember when we killed his sons and paraded their bodies around in the media like barbarians?
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Anyone who thinks that story is an accurate metaphor for the middle-eastern situation is completely ignorant of political reality. It's mindless propaganda like this that fuels this raging xenophobia and imperialism we have in America right now.
You're part of the problem. Keep on waving the flag and yelling "IM PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!!!!!!" while thousands are killed in your name. It's cool, your kids will pay for it one way or another.
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I read that before. I used to believe in propaganda like that but not anymore. I feel that our president mislead us. I don't think we should be in Iraq. I don't feel that this is a just war. The reasons our administration gave the public to go to war with Iraq has been proved inaccurate. I want out of the Air Force. Now this administation is talking about possible war with Iran. Geez, lets waste more lives for a pointless war. I mean if that story, above, is accurate why aren't we in Africa stopping wars there that kills thousands of innocent civilians everyday? Why did we just choose to go to Iraq? Maybe Bush was mad that Saddam tried to kill his father. I don't agree with the war but I support the troops that are putting their lives on the line. Not like Bush who never been in combat.
I don't agree with the war but I support the troops that are putting their lives on the line. Not like Bush who never been in combat.
You're totally right. It's hard to respect a man who sends our soldiers into harm's way with inadequate supplies and armor, then spends $40M on parties for himself.
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WAR? WHY WAR?
Now this administation is talking about possible war with Iran. Geez, lets waste more lives for a pointless war. I mean if that story, above, is accurate why aren't we in Africa stopping wars there that kills thousands of innocent civilians everyday? Why did we just choose to go to Iraq? Maybe Bush was mad that Saddam tried to kill his father. I don't agree with the war but I support the troops that are putting their lives on the line. Not like Bush who never been in combat.
