Take a moment sometime today and reflect on the ramifications of America

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

in the world today.

Take a moment and visualize the carnage we have wrought in Iraq for the past three years.

Take a moment and feel the pain of over two thousand American families who have lost a loved one in a war that didn't need to happen.

Take a moment and think of the kid relegated to a life without walking.

It has been three years. I remember the bombing of Baghdad beaming into my home in golden glory and horrifying fire.

I can't make it to the streets today, I can't garner the attention of the camera.

I can, however, give a few moments to grieve.

And hope that maybe there are powers unknown that will hear my lament.




Peace, god damn it... Peace.

[beam me up scottie]

1. .

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

3. Yeah. There really isn't that much more to say.

It's a sad time we live in.

[beam me up scottie]

4. thanks for saying it

i'm going to sleep now

[acmejack]

2. In solidarity, my brother!

Peace

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

5. Thanks, AC.

We can make a difference.

[Minnesota Libra]

6. Absolutely necessary - know the pain we wrought on others...nt

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

7. Thanks, let's try to keep the feeling alive for at least a day.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

8. Kicking because I want this to be thought about.

Peace

[Godai Kyoko]

9. Dry your tears and do something useful

I reflect on what America is, what America stands for, what it means to be an American, and I am deeply grateful for all those who stood up to tyrants, all those who fought for freedom, and I am proud to be part of a country that belives that the rights of the individual are parmount.

What does France mean? Or Germany? What is it like to be a patriotic Saudi where the country is known by the name of a crime family? America means freedom, America means opportunity. I am glad America is here and I am glad to be part of it

We have had a really messy war over there. And there are folks who think what America stands for is a bad thing. What do we want there? A free society that won't pay for terrorists.

The aftermath has been very messy. Everyone knows that. But you need to remember that the aftermath of every conflict is messy. Germany wasn't pacified in three years. Hell, aftter the Civil War the south wasn't pacified until 1876, 11 years after Lee and Joe Jonston surrendef.

Hussenin is no longer paying for terror bombings. (Has everyone forgotten he used to pay the families of bombers $25,000 for a succeful attack?) He no longer provides refuge and training for terroriss.

There are new schools where the textbooks don't glorify Saddam on every page.

The place is being rebuilt in our image, and quite frankly, I LIKE IT THAT WAY.

As for you!? Write your congresscritter, stand in the street with your silly sign. That is your right, obligatin, almost a duty. It is Sunday after all. You aren't in church or anything, so you have the time. Did Sam Adams sit on his ass and whine? Did Patrick Henry? Did Ben Franklyn or John Hancock or George Washington or Thomas Jefferson or James Madison? Where were Sam Grant and Abraham Lincioln when it came time to defend freedom? Were they in some basement sharing a beer? How about Patton Eisenhower and Roosevelt? What were they doing when it counted? Wheelchair be damnd, when it ocunted, they were there.

Now where is my Granit ePill?

[beam me up scottie]

10. Excuse me? You WANT Iraq to be a mini-USA?

The place is being rebuilt in our image, and quite frankly, I LIKE IT THAT WAY.

That quite possibly may be the most arrogant, myopic and ignorant opinion about this illegal war I've ever seen here.

[omulcol]

11. Agree ... and the other

crap about rebuilding Iraq. The only thing being built in Iraq are PRISONS !!
Iraqi's haven't had clean water to drink, and almost NO electricity for over three years.

IRAQ INVASION .... NOT IN MY NAME.

[beam me up scottie]

12. Thanks.

I was quite literally tongue-tied after I read that.

Ask anybody who knows me, that almost NEVER happens.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

13. Is it cherry or grape?

[catzies]

15. I am sorry that that troll denigrated your original beautiful thought

Which is a truly heartfelt thing to say.

And I stand with you in, "Peace, god damn it... Peace."

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

16. Well, I hope he got what he wished for.

[kiki]

14. Wow, it's all in there.

Little dig at France. Little dig at Germany. Little dig at the ragheads. Because of course, America's perfect - the slaves built it that way.

Make the war seem like an oh-so-tragic necessity, like "our" war. Ooh, but it's "messy", isn't it? Terrible shame.

"He no longer provides refuge and training for terrorists." Yeah, ask anyone in Iraq right now - no terrorists there, no sir!

Little dig at the atheists. Little dig at the liberals in the basement sharing a beer.

No offense, but you sound like you got your view of the world out of a frickin' colouring book.