A reminder of why we are in Afghanistan...

[Guest]

http://www.oldcity.com/wtc.html


...and why people need to quit bashing the U.S. regarding Afghanistan, the treatment of the prisoners, and any future decisions that we decide to make against any other countries that harbour terrorists...

 

[sch00lteacher]

Right On!


The GTE phone supervisor relayed Todd's actions to Lisa as they were happening. The operator said his last words were "God help me. Jesus help me. Are you ready? Let's roll." Lisa said "Let's roll" is an expression Todd used all the time.

 

[alltherage]

^ months later and it is still vivid. It takes no great effort on my part to understand why we are in afganistan. I do think that it is important to question the powers that be when things go wrong. Patriotism demands we ask hard questions. Support should never be blind. I do support our efforts but questions about where we go from here, and what we will find when we get there dance in my head constantly. My thoughts are with the troops in those mountains fighting even as I write this. They are young, courageous and worthy of our respect and support. None should ever be wasted. Asking the hard questions can assure they are not.

 

[Guest]

Renewed respect for our Marines:

> The following is an excerpt from an email home from an Air
> Force ordnance demolition unit team member describing his
> first night at Kandahar airport:
>
> "One of the perimeter positions only a hundred yards or
> so to our left took some incoming fire and we all went
> to general quarters, taking defensive fighting positions
> in our bivouac in case they penetrated to our position.
> The Marines quickly repelled the attack. It will not
> bother me should I live my entire life without having to
> kill a man but I have to say I'm glad to be surrounded
> by a thousand 19 year-old Marines who can't wait to.
> They will be leaving in a few weeks and turning over the
> base to the Army. I will miss them.
>
> "The only tents the Marines use are one-man pup tents and
> they are everywhere. Each foxhole and DFP (defensive
> fighting position) around the camp is accompanied by two
> of these humble little tents.
>
> "I have a renewed respect for the Marines. They arrived
> a month ago, dug in, and have been living out of these
> ridiculously small, 5 x 5 tents ever since. No heat, no
> latrines, no showers, nothing but backpacks, weapons,
> helmets and flak vests, and lots of ammo. And they've
> been doing it every day. Four man teams at each
> position, two sleeping, two on watch. God bless them
> every one."
>
>

 

[SINthysist]

Urrah!

 

[freescorfr]

Your nation received an awful violence on Sept 11th. How you deal with that is wholly within your power.

It is up to you to choose how to respond, and I congratulate you on the measured response so far.

As a Scot, and a European, I believe there are more powerful ways of effecting change than simply using military strength, and I want to use what is most effective. It is my conviction that a military attack against Iraq, say, would not advance overall global development and co-operation.

There are many more eloquent than I in arguing this on lit., but I want to add my voice against any more violence.