marinefamily5
07-27-05, 12:14 PM
Things that make you think a little.......
1. There were 39 combat related killings in Iraq
during the month of January.....In the fair city of Detroit there
were 35 murders in the month of January. That's just one American
City, about as deadly as the entire war torn country of Iraq.
2. When some claim President Bush shouldn't have
started this war, state the following .
FDR...led us into World War II. Germany never
attacked us: Japan did. From 1941-1945, 450,000
lives were lost, an average of 112,500 per year.
Truman...finished that war and started one in
Korea, North Korea never attacked us. From 1950-1953, 55,000 lives
were lost, an average of 18,334 per year.
John F. Kennedy....started the Vietnam conflict in
1962. Vietnam never attacked us. Johnson...turned
Vietnam into a quagmire. From 1965-1975, 58,000
lives were lost, an average of 5,800 per year.
Clinton...went to war in Bosnia without UN or
French consent, Bosnia never attacked us. He was
offered Osama bin Laden's head on a platter three
times by Sudan and did nothing. Osama has attacked
us on multiple occasions.
3. In the two years since terrorists attacked us President Bush
has liberated two countries, crushed the Taliban, crippled
al-Qaida, put nuclear inspectors in Libya, Iran and North Korea
without firing a shot, and captured a terrorist who
slaughtered 300,000 of his own people.
The Democrats are complaining about how long the war
is taking, but...It took less time to take Iraq
than it took Janet Reno to take the Branch Davidian compound. That
was a 51-day operation.
We've been looking for evidence of chemical weapons
in Iraq for less time than it took Hillary Clinton
to find the Rose Law Firm billing records.
It took less time for the 3rd Infantry Division and the Marines to
destroy the Medina Republican Guard than it took Ted Kennedy to
call the police after his Oldsmobile sank at Chappaquiddick killing a
woman.
SENATOR JOHN GLENN SAID:
Some people still don't understand why military
personnel do what they do for a living. This
exchange between Senators John Glenn and Senator
Howard Metzenbaum is worth reading. Not only is it a pretty
impressive impromptu speech, but it's also a good example of one
man's explanation of why men and women in the armed services do
what they do for a living. This is a typical, though sad, example
of what some who have never served think of our military.
JOHN GLENN ON THE SENATE FLOOR Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:13
Senator Howard Metzenbaum to Senator Glenn: "How can you run for
Senate when you've never held a real job?"
Senator Glenn: "I served 23 years in the United States Marine
Corps. I served through two wars. I flew 149 missions. My plane
was hit by antiaircraft fire on 12 different occasions. I was in
the space program.
It wasn't my checkbook, Howard; it was my life on the line. It was
not a nine-to-five job, where I took time off to take the daily
cash receipts to the bank. I ask you to go with me ... as I went
the other day... to a veteran's hospital and look those men - with
their mangled bodies - in the eye, and tell THEM they didn't hold
a job! You go with me to the Space Program at NASA and go, as I
have gone, to the widows and orphans of Ed White, Gus Grissom and
Roger Chaffee... and you look those kids in the eye and tell them
that their Dads didn't hold a job.
You go with me on Memorial Day and you stand in Arlington National
Cemetery, where I have more friends buried than I'd> like to
remember, and you watch those waving flags.
You stand there, and you think about this nation, and you tell ME
that those people didn't have a job? I'll tell you, Howard
Metzenbaum; you should be on your knees every day of your life
thanking God that there were some men - SOME MEN - who held REAL
jobs. And they required a dedication to a purpose - and a love of
country and a dedication to duty that was more important than life
itself. And their self-sacrifice is what made this country
possible.
I HAVE held a job, Howard! What about you?"
For those who don't remember - During W.W.II, Howard Metzenbaum
was an attorney representing the Communist Party in the USA
1. There were 39 combat related killings in Iraq
during the month of January.....In the fair city of Detroit there
were 35 murders in the month of January. That's just one American
City, about as deadly as the entire war torn country of Iraq.
2. When some claim President Bush shouldn't have
started this war, state the following .
FDR...led us into World War II. Germany never
attacked us: Japan did. From 1941-1945, 450,000
lives were lost, an average of 112,500 per year.
Truman...finished that war and started one in
Korea, North Korea never attacked us. From 1950-1953, 55,000 lives
were lost, an average of 18,334 per year.
John F. Kennedy....started the Vietnam conflict in
1962. Vietnam never attacked us. Johnson...turned
Vietnam into a quagmire. From 1965-1975, 58,000
lives were lost, an average of 5,800 per year.
Clinton...went to war in Bosnia without UN or
French consent, Bosnia never attacked us. He was
offered Osama bin Laden's head on a platter three
times by Sudan and did nothing. Osama has attacked
us on multiple occasions.
3. In the two years since terrorists attacked us President Bush
has liberated two countries, crushed the Taliban, crippled
al-Qaida, put nuclear inspectors in Libya, Iran and North Korea
without firing a shot, and captured a terrorist who
slaughtered 300,000 of his own people.
The Democrats are complaining about how long the war
is taking, but...It took less time to take Iraq
than it took Janet Reno to take the Branch Davidian compound. That
was a 51-day operation.
We've been looking for evidence of chemical weapons
in Iraq for less time than it took Hillary Clinton
to find the Rose Law Firm billing records.
It took less time for the 3rd Infantry Division and the Marines to
destroy the Medina Republican Guard than it took Ted Kennedy to
call the police after his Oldsmobile sank at Chappaquiddick killing a
woman.
SENATOR JOHN GLENN SAID:
Some people still don't understand why military
personnel do what they do for a living. This
exchange between Senators John Glenn and Senator
Howard Metzenbaum is worth reading. Not only is it a pretty
impressive impromptu speech, but it's also a good example of one
man's explanation of why men and women in the armed services do
what they do for a living. This is a typical, though sad, example
of what some who have never served think of our military.
JOHN GLENN ON THE SENATE FLOOR Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:13
Senator Howard Metzenbaum to Senator Glenn: "How can you run for
Senate when you've never held a real job?"
Senator Glenn: "I served 23 years in the United States Marine
Corps. I served through two wars. I flew 149 missions. My plane
was hit by antiaircraft fire on 12 different occasions. I was in
the space program.
It wasn't my checkbook, Howard; it was my life on the line. It was
not a nine-to-five job, where I took time off to take the daily
cash receipts to the bank. I ask you to go with me ... as I went
the other day... to a veteran's hospital and look those men - with
their mangled bodies - in the eye, and tell THEM they didn't hold
a job! You go with me to the Space Program at NASA and go, as I
have gone, to the widows and orphans of Ed White, Gus Grissom and
Roger Chaffee... and you look those kids in the eye and tell them
that their Dads didn't hold a job.
You go with me on Memorial Day and you stand in Arlington National
Cemetery, where I have more friends buried than I'd> like to
remember, and you watch those waving flags.
You stand there, and you think about this nation, and you tell ME
that those people didn't have a job? I'll tell you, Howard
Metzenbaum; you should be on your knees every day of your life
thanking God that there were some men - SOME MEN - who held REAL
jobs. And they required a dedication to a purpose - and a love of
country and a dedication to duty that was more important than life
itself. And their self-sacrifice is what made this country
possible.
I HAVE held a job, Howard! What about you?"
For those who don't remember - During W.W.II, Howard Metzenbaum
was an attorney representing the Communist Party in the USA