The point that in order to honor them and their sacrifice, there must be a political
agenda behind it. These people have lost their life and left behind
families...momma's, daddies, sisters, brothers, wives and worst of all...children. It
matters not whether the reason is politically justifiable or not. They are missing
from their loved ones lives regardless. I think it detracts from their memory to
attempt (successfully or not, it doesn't matter) to add any political rhetoric.
Their death is a fact independent of politics. Their and their families' loss is a
fact independent of any justification or lack thereof.
It should sadden all of us, whether the politics behind them being in a position to
lose the precious gift of life is good, bad or indifferent. Feeling the need to
justify their death misses the true point and appears to color their death with the
foul stench of politics. Maybe I missed to portion of the site that injected
politics....it seemed entirely focused upon the individuals and their ultimate
sacrifice and that is all it should be.
It seems the reality of death and war disturb us in different ways largely unique to
each individual. I think it was
Stephen Decatur who said something to the effect of " "Our country! In her intercourse
with foreign nations, may she always be in the right; but our country, right or
wrong!" I think most everyone one of us believe this.
ScR
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Absolutely not - which part of my post do you disagree with?
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> You must be joking...right?
>
> ScR
>
> -----Original Message-----
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>
> >
> >
> >This is the list (most with a picture of the person and how they
> >died) of casualties in Iraq to date. We should all say a prayer
> >for them and their loved ones as we read each and every entry.
> >
> >http://tinyurl.com/grm4
> >
> >ScR
> >
>
> Saddam Hussein used to pay $25,000 (U.S. greenbacks, no less) to
> the family
> of each suicide bomber in Israel as an enticement for others to volunteer
> for martyrdom in the name of the Palestinian people. Does CNN provide us
> with a list of Israelis killed by those suicide bombers?
>
> Does CNN also provide us a similar list of all the people killed on 9/11?
> How about all the Iraqi's killed by Saddam Hussein? I'm sure the Hussein
> government was sensitive enough to keep information of the 200,000 people
> killed internally and I'm sure they kept detailed records of the crimes
> these people committed to warrant their death. Oh, how about a list of all
> the Kuwaiti's killed in Saddam's invasion of Kuwait in 1991? Oh my, let's
> not forget the approximate 1,000,000 Iraqi's and Iranians killed in
> Hussein's war with his neighbor. What about the Iraqi women (12 years old
> and up) raped by Saddam, his kids and his henchmen? Where is their list?
>
> Does CNN provide such a detailed list of all the resolutions passed by the
> UN regarding Iraq and exactly how he broke each of these resolutions? Does
> CNN provide us with a list of all the threats made against Saddam
> by Clinton
> but never acted upon?
>
> Is there a list of the Americans who have died in Afghanistan, or is that
> theater of the war on terror not controversial enough? Does CNN
> provide us a
> list of not only Americans killed on 9/11, but in all Al-Qaida attacks on
> the US. What about Al-Qaida attacks on other countries? CNN is an
> international company. What about all the citizens of other
> countries killed
> by terrorist, including Saddam Hussein? Where is their list?
>
>
> Should I go on and on and on and on and on?
>
>
> My point is not that your post is not pertinent or that CNN's list is not
> newsworthy. These people are all heroic American's who have given
> their life
> to remove threats against our country. They deserve all the accolades and
> attention that they receive and more. And CNN may well provide some of the
> other details that I mentioned. But, it is wrong to focus on
> those that have
> made the ultimate sacrifice without also noting the evil that made that
> sacrifice necessary.
>
>
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