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kittycelt's blog: "War?"

created on 01/17/2007  |  http://fubar.com/war/b45628

I'm tired

INTERESTING POINT OF VIEW FROM A MAN WHO HAS "BEEN THERE". > > > > > LETTER FROM : LTC JOE RAPYA, USA > > "I'm Tired" > > Two weeks ago, as I was starting my sixth month of duty in Iraq, I was > forced to return to the USA for surgery for an injury I sustained prior to > my deployment. With luck, I'll return to Iraq to finish my tour. > > I left Baghdad and a war that has every indication that we are winning, to > return to a demoralized country much like the one I returned to in 1971 > after my tour in Vietnam. Maybe it's because I'll turn 60 years old in > just four months, but I'm tired: > > I'm tired of spineless politicians, both Democrat and Republican who lack > the courage, fortitude, and character to see these difficult tasks > through. > > I'm tired of the hypocrisy of politicians who want to rewrite history when > the going gets tough. > > I'm tired of the disingenuous clamor from those that claim they 'Support > the Troops' by wanting them to 'Cut and Run' before! victory is achieved. > > I'm tired of a mainstream media that can only focus on car bombs and > casualty reports because they are too afraid to leave the safety of their > hotels to report on the courage and success our brave men and women are > having on the battlefield. > > I'm tired that so many Americans think you can rebuild a dictatorship into > a democracy over night. > > I'm tired that so many ignore the bravery of the Iraqi people to go to the > voting booth and freely elect a Constitution and soon a permanent > Parliament. > > I'm tired of the so called 'Elite Left' that prolongs this war by giving > aid and comfort to our enemy, just as they did during theVietnam War. > > I'm tired of antiwar protesters showing up at the funerals of our fallen > soldiers. A family who's loved ones gave their life in a just and noble > cause, only to be cruelly tormented on the funeral day by cowardly > protesters is beyond shameful. > > I'm tired that my generation, the Baby Boom -- Vie tnam generation, who > have such a weak backbone that they can't stomach seeing the difficult > tasks through to victory. > > I'm tired that some are more concerned about the treatment of captives than > > they are the slaughter and beheading of our citizens and allies. > > I'm tired that when we find mass graves it is seldom reported by the > press, but mistreat a prisoner and it is front page news. > > Mostly, I'm tired that the people of this great nation didn't learn from > history that there is no substitute for Victory. > > Joe Repya, > Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. Army > 101st Airborne
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