We Must Win!
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By a Concerned Parent
Bombs explode in the early morning. 100+ children lie around the entrance to their school, ripped and torn to pieces. Many of them are unrecognizable. But I know that coat and that lunch box. There lies my child.This is a nightmare I have on occasion. I seem to have it much more frequently when I hear people on the news talk about how we have to get out of Iraq as soon as possible, yet offer no plan of action to do so. I listen very closely to hear their plans. How will we do it? How will we make sure the terrorists do not follow us back to the U.S.? I hear no answers, only rhetoric.
Moments later, the television screen is full of news from Israel. Another homicide bombing has taken place killing innocent people and maiming others for the rest of their lives. A cold seed of dread begins to grow in my stomach. Will the next clip of a homicide bombing be in a neighborhood I recognize? A neighborhood I grew up in, perhaps? A neighborhood right here in America?
Can we withdraw from Iraq without first making certain that everything is settled there? If we do, will the terrorists not follow us back to the U.S. and change the face of our country forever? Oh wait, they have already done that. On September 11th, 2001, terrorists flew commercial airliners into the World Trade Center in New York and irrevocably changed the face of our country while also leaving thousands of families bereft of their sons, daughters, wives and husbands. It happened once. It can happen again. However, it is our chief duty to make sure a tragedy, like 9/11, never happens again.
- We cannot simply leave Iraq and hope for the best. The terrorists will never leave us alone.
- We cannot leave without winning the War on Terror else we will bring that war to our own neighborhoods
- September 11th, 2001 was only a taste of what will happen in the U.S. if we hastily withdraw from the war in Iraq.
Comments
Stephen Borkowski
(Guest)
(Guest)
09/06/2009
When leaders of world agree who or what is the enemy of the west. we will know the proper name of the war. I have been
referring to it as the war on wahhabism.
Any ideology that teaches that a life in heaven is better than survival on this
reality world and that killing in the name of a god is a passage to that unprovable heaven should be called to task and diminished by all people who believe that fact takes precedent over
belief. Imams in this war we are in should be forced to prove what they preach or cite a disclaimer before they
teach that ideology.
The Cynic
(Guest)
(Guest)
03/02/2009
I should've said "there's no win in Afghanistan EITHER.
The Cynic
(Guest)
(Guest)
03/02/2009
It's impossible to have a war on terror when war IS terror. There's no win in Afghanistan. We got fed the same line 40 years ago about the Domino Theory.
I agree we must stay there until the country is more stable. An immediate withdrawal would plunge that country into civil war. Still, much like Korea we will be in Iraq 50 years.
Thank you all for taking the time to read my article and comment. It really means a lot to me. Thanks for the debate and the support.
chattagirl
(Guest)
(Guest)
01/25/2007
Michelle, I totally agree with your comments and applaud your willingness to expose yourself to ridicule from the liberal group of protestors. This war did not start after President Bush took office. It started many years ago. If Clinton had done his job while in office, instead of devoting all his time to covering up his secret indiscretions, we might never have experienced 911. Furthermore, these people who think we should just give more money and love to the same terrorists who wish to kill us, are wrong. They do not have the same values we have. THEY INTEND TO KILL YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN, folks.
Just talk to a few of the servicemen who are there seeing firsthand what is going on. They know the support given the terrorists by some of the citizens of Iraq. They are there presently rooting out same.
Most of the liberal newspapers and television reporters have done more damage to our country than any one president could ever do.
Big, big, BIG controversy here.
Wow-- way to spark controversy, Michelle! With many opposing opinions, you managed to handle them all gracefully. I agree that it is very demoralizing to serve ones' country--voluntarily or involuntarily--and be castigated by ones' own countrymen. The soldiers in WWII weren't treated this way. As for the cause of this war, I think the truth lies somewhere in between..
:-) Nothing sucks more than a lib with an electrolux...
Then why have they attacked us, jeff? was 9/11 about oil? This whole "war for oil" argument is purely nonsense. Honestly I didn't think folks still actually believed that. The fact is your hatred for Bush is plain goofy. The lib hero Bill Clinton attacked Iraq in 1998 and went on national TV to tell us it was because Saddam had: 1)weapons of mass destruction, 2)he was a threat to the US and her allies, 3)he would use WMD's again, 4)Diplomacy had failed and Iraq "abused it's final chance." Billy continued to promise a "long-term battle" the "removal of Saddam" and a "new Iraqi government." If Clinton would have finished what HE PROMISED to do, we wouldn't be in this mess. The fact is that this was a job that needed to be done to protect America and Bush is doing it despite self-absorbed folks like you who desire failure simply so you can say you were right and feel good about yourself. I am curious, what does Bush personally have to gain here?
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