Monday, May 31, 2004
Today as I pop in to some of my daily reads I will share those that I feel are most attention getting or interesting...
The first is from Sgt Missick who is currently stationed over the "Sandbox".. He makes a damn good point today - I have been thinking of this myself lately when I see reports of those outraged beyond belief over the deaths of almost/just over 800 Americans... Yes it's damn shame any of our people have died but it's war... and 800 compared to the thousands and thousands that died in each of the previous wars Vietnam, Korea, WWII and even WWI we have been lucky to ONLY lose 800... No one should have to die, no blood should have to be spilt but the reality is that it IS war we are at and in war there are casualties... Freedom isn't free - and that doesn't just mean OUR freedom as Americans but the freedom we are helping others to obtain as well... I think it was Bush who recently said that we aren't trying to make the Iraqis Americans we are just trying to help them become a democracy instead of a dicatorship... A very well made point - we are helping them because they couldn't do it alone... Til next time...
The first is from Sgt Missick who is currently stationed over the "Sandbox".. He makes a damn good point today - I have been thinking of this myself lately when I see reports of those outraged beyond belief over the deaths of almost/just over 800 Americans... Yes it's damn shame any of our people have died but it's war... and 800 compared to the thousands and thousands that died in each of the previous wars Vietnam, Korea, WWII and even WWI we have been lucky to ONLY lose 800... No one should have to die, no blood should have to be spilt but the reality is that it IS war we are at and in war there are casualties... Freedom isn't free - and that doesn't just mean OUR freedom as Americans but the freedom we are helping others to obtain as well... I think it was Bush who recently said that we aren't trying to make the Iraqis Americans we are just trying to help them become a democracy instead of a dicatorship... A very well made point - we are helping them because they couldn't do it alone... Til next time...
