I saw part of the ABC special on Rumsfield tonight. They referred to the "steady stream" of body bags coming back from Iraq, trying to pin that on Rumsfield. I have the greatest respect for the men and women who have laid down their lives in Iraq on our behalf, but this isn't Vietnam. It's 500+ soldiers in a year's time.
Compare that number to the nearly 3,000 that died in NYC on 9-11. I'm glad we have leaders who see that sending our troops into harm's way will help keep another 3,000 innocent civilians (or more) from dying on U.S. soil. I saw the towers burning that day, and I don't ever want to see that happen again.
After all, it seems that the media and the Democrats (yes, I'm making a distinction for some reason) seem to have forgotten that one of the federal government's main reasons to exist is to protect its citizens.
I take that to mean no more dying in your office building when a crazed terrorist flies into it. Not making sure that someone in Rio Linda doesn't get their feelings hurt.
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Maybe it's time for CBS to air the 9/11 documentary again. People need that awful reminder what we're fighting for and trying to prevent.
Posted by JRC at March 25, 2004 09:28 PM