All the rhetoric on whether or not we should go to war against Iraq has got my little brain spinning like a top. I enjoy reading opinions from both sides, but I've detected a hint of confusion from some of you. Maybe this can help.
As I was reading the paper recently, I was reminded of the best advice anyone ever gave me. He told me about the "KISS" method ("Keep It Simple, Stupid!"). So with this as a theme, I'd like to apply this theory for those who don't quite get it. My hope is that we can simplify things and recognize a few important facts.
Here are ten things to consider when voicing an opinion on this important issue:
(1) Between President Bush and Saddam Hussein ... Hussein is the bad guy.
(2) If you have faith in the Useless Nations to do the right things, keep this in mind: the UN has Libya heading the Committee on Human Rights and Iraq heading the Global Disarmament Committee. Do your own math here.
(3) If you use a Google or Yahoo search and type in "French Military Victories," don't be surprised if your computer panicks at its inability to respond to your inquiry.
(4) If your only anti-war slogan is "No War For Oil," hire a pit bull lawyer and sue your school district for having allowed you to slip through the cracks and robbing you of the minimum education that any non-troglodyte deserves
(5) You can take this one to the bank: Saddam and bin Laden will NOT seek UN approval before they try to kill us.
(6) Despite common belief among some, Martin Sheen is NOT the President. He only plays one on TV.
(7) If you are anti-war and even an outright "America Basher," to bin Laden you are still an "infidel" whom he wants dead.
(8) Be careful: if you believe in a "vast right-wing conspiracy," but not in the danger that Hussein poses, the only job you may be able to get is as an Ivy League college professor.
(9) Even multi-culturalists who try to browbeat us into believing that all cultures are equally deserving of respect have trouble explaining the past 500 years of Islam.
(10) Whether you are for or against military action, our young men and women overseas are fighting to defend our right to speak out on these issues. They deserve our unreserved support. I hope this helps.
DENNIS MILLER
Sent to us by Don King
My wife, Helen, received this Prayer Wheel in her email and sent it on to me. I would like to add it to this site and hope that you will copy it and send it to as many people as you can because prayers do help.
"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.
Amen."
Of all the gifts you could give a US Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Marine & others deployed in harm's way, Prayer is the very best one.
On these pages you will find articles that were sent to us by other people to add to this site.
THE RUSTY GUN
A protest raged on a courthouse lawn,
Round a makeshift stage they charged on,
Fifteen hundred or more they say,
Had come to burn a Flag that day.
A boy held up the folded Flag,
Cursed it, and called it a dirty rag.
An OLD MAN pushed through the angry crowd,
With a rusty shotgun shouldered proud.
His uniform jacket was old and tight,
He had polished each button, shiny and bright.
He crossed that stage with a soldier's grace,
Until he and the boy stood face to face.
FREEDOM OF SPEECH; the OLD MAN said,
Is worth dying for, good men are dead,
So you can stand on this courthouse lawn,
And talk us down from dusk to dawn,
But before any Flag gets burned today,
This OLD MAN IS GOING TO HAVE HIS SAY!!
My father died on a foreign shore,
In a war they said would end all war.
But Tommy and I weren't even full grown,
And Tommy died on Iwo Jima's beach,
In the shadow of a hill he couldn't quite reach
Where five good men raised this Flag so high,
That the WHOLE DAMN WORLD COULD SEE IT FLY.
I got this bum leg that I still drag,
Fighting for this same old Flag.
Now there's but one shot in this old gun,
So now it's time to decide which one,
Which one of you will follow our lead,
To stand and die for what you believe?
For as sure as there is a rising sun,
You'll burn in Hell 'fore this Flag burns, son.
Now this riot never came to pass.
The crowd got quiet and that can of gas,
Got set aside as they walked away
To talk about what they had heard this day.
And the boy who had called it a dirty rag,
Handed the OLD SOLDIER the folded Flag.
So the battle of the Flag this day was won
By a tired OLD SOLDIER with a rusty gun,
Who for one last time, had to show to some,
THIS FLAG MAY FADE,
YET THESE COLORS DON'T RUN.
Sent to us by Keith Myers
THEN GOD CREATED THE MILITARY SPOUSE
When the Good Lord was creating military spouses, He was into His sixth day of "overtime".
An angel appeared and said, "You're having a lot of trouble with this one. What's wrong with the standard model?"
And the Lord replied, "Have you read the specs on this order? It has to be completely independent, but must be sponsored to get on a military installation. Have the qualities of both mother and father during deployments. Be a perfect host to four or forty. Handle emergencies without an instruction manual. Cope with life and move around the world. Have a kiss that cures anything from a child's torn Valentine to a spouse's weary day. Have the patience of a Saint when waiting for its mate to come home and have six pairs of hands".
The angel shook her head slowly and said, "Six pairs of hands? No way."
And the Lord answered, "Don't worry, we'll make other military spouses to help. Besides, it's not the hands that are causing the problem. It's the heart.It must swell with pride, sustain the ache of separations, say "I understand" when it doesn't, and say "I love you' regardless."
The angel said, touching His sleeve gently, "Lord, go to bed. You can finish tomorrow."
"I can't," the Lord said, "I'm so close to creating something unique. Already I have one who heals herself when she is sick, feed unexpected guests who are stuck in the area due to bad weather, and wave good-bye to its spouse from a pier or runway and understand it's important to the country that the spouse has to leave:
The angel circled the model of the military spouse very slowly. "It's too soft," she sighed.
"But tough," said the Lord excitedly. "You cannot imagine what this being can do or endure."
"Can it think?" the angel asked.
"Can it think? It can convert 1400 to 2 p.m. in a heartbeat."
Finally, the angel bent over and ran her fingers across the cheek. "There's a leak," she pronounced. "I told you you were trying to put too much into this model."
"It's not a leak," The Lord said. "It's a tear."
"What's it for?", the angel asked.
"It's for joy, sadness, pain, loneliness, and pride."
"You're a genius," said the angel.
The Lord looked very somber and replied, "I didn't put it there."
