A Marine's Reply to Senator John Kerry

 

You never know these days with emails whether to believe what you read is the truth or not.  I cannot say if this email is authentic or not, but what I can say is it captures my sentiments exactly regarding the comment that I saw Senator John Kerry make concerning our troops on the news recently.  He claims it was aimed toward our president.  It does not matter to me what he says, the remark was totally uncalled for.  President Bush is our Commander-In-Chief.  How does this make us look to the world?  To our troops?  They are putting their lives on the line for us every day.  They were not drafted, they VOLUNTEERED.  I, for one, am very grateful to every single military person, past, present, and future because I know that freedom is not free and it has taken the sacrifice of many a fine man/woman to keep all of us in this country free.  May we never forget that. 

 

 

I wholeheartedly agree with this email.  I proudly support my president, my country, and our troops and feel we are doing what must be done for the betterment of all mankind, not just the U.S.A.  So, thank you to all the veterans out there, and all of the families who live without their loved ones because they are serving our country, and to the families who have lost their loved ones because the price of freedom is so great.  May the Holy Spirit comfort each one of you and may God Bless America, even the insenitive ones like Senator John Kerry.

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And now for the email I wholeheartedly agree with:

 

This was written by my husband, Aaron, who is currently deployed to Iraq, in defense of a recent comment made by Senator John Kerry. Pass it along, it might inspire someone else to speak up! ~ Michelle

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Yesterday John Kerry said, "You know education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well, and if you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."

So I wrote him a letter:

I am a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. I am currently on my second tour in Iraq, a tour in which I volunteered for. I speak Arabic and Spanish and I plan to tackle Persian Farsi soon. I have a Bachelors and an
Associates Degree, and between deployments I am pursuing an M.B.A. In college, I was a member of several academic honor societies, including the Golden Key Honor Society. I am not unique among the enlisted troops. Many of my enlisted colleagues include lawyers, teachers, mechanics, engineers, musicians and artists, just to name a few. You say that your
comments were directed towards the President and not us. If we were stupid Senator Kerry, we might have believed you.

I am not a victim of President Bush. I proudly serve him because he is my Commander-In-Chief. If it was you who was President, I would serve you just as faithfully. I serve America, Senator Kerry, and I am also providing a service to the good people of Iraq. I have not terrorized them in the middle of the night, raped them, or murdered them.  You see Senator Kerry, like it or not, we came here and removed a tyrant (who terrorized Iraqis in the middle of the night, and raped them, and
murdered them), and we have a responsibility to see to it that another one doesn't take his place. The people of Iraq are recovering from an abusive relationship with a terrible government and it's going to take some time to help them recover from that. We can't treat this conflict like a microwave dinner and throw a temper tantrum because we feel like it's taking too long.

Senator Kerry, you don't have to agree with this war. You don't have to say nice things about those of us who choose to make sacrifices for the rights of every American rather than sit back and simply feel entitled to it. But please Senator Kerry, if you're going to call me a stupid murdering rapist, stick by what you say. Don't tell me that I misunderstood or that you would never insult a veteran because you're one too. Having been there and done that does not give you a free pass to insult me.

My suggestion for you, Senator Kerry, is to remember that your speeches are recorded, and broadcast to us simpletons over here. You may want to write down what you want to say before you say it, maybe have somebody look at it before you say it and tell you what others might hear. Remember that we can't read your mind, if there are any misinterpretations in what you say, it's because you didn't communicate clearly.

Good luck to you Senator Kerry, if nothing else, it's always entertaining to watch you try and climb out of the holes that you constantly dig for yourself.

 

Sincerely,

Somebody who is watching his daughter grow up in photographs so that you can have the right to say whatever you want about him.

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I do not think I could have said it any better myself.  Bravo!!!!!!!!!

 

Blessings!~

 

Susan