Written by a Marine housewife in New Jersey to the New York
Times, this is one ticked off lady.
Are we fighting a war on terror or aren't we? Was it or was it not
started by Islamic people who brought it to our shores on September11, 2001?
Were people from all over the world, mostly Americans, not brutally murdered that day, in downtown Manhattan , across the Potomac from our nation's capitol and in a field in Pennsylvania ? Did nearly three thousand men, women and children die a horrible, burning or crushing death that day, or didn't they? And I'm supposed to care that a copy of the Koran was 'desecrated' when an overworked American soldier kicked it or got it wet?...Well, I don't. I don't care at all.
I'll start caring when Osama Bin Laden turns himself in and
repents for incinerating all those innocent people on 9/11.
I'll care about the Koran when the fanatics in the Middle East start
caring about the Holy Bible, the mere possession of which is a crime
in Saudi Arabia
.
I'll care when these thugs tell the world they are sorry for
hacking off Nick Berg's head while Berg screamed through his gurgling
slashed throat.
I'll care when the cowardly so-called 'insurgents' in
Iraq and Afghanistan come out and fight like men instead! of
disrespecting their own religion by hiding in mosques.
I'll care when the mindless zealots who blow themselves up in search
of nirvana care about the innocent children within range of
their suicide bombs.
I'll care when the American media stops
pretending that their First Amendment liberties are
somehow derived from international law instead
of the United States Constitution's Bill of Rights.
In the meantime, when I hear a story about a brave marine
roughing up an Iraqi terrorist to obtain information, know this:
I don't care.
When I see a fuzzy photo of a pile of naked
Iraqi prisoners who have been 'humiliated' in what amounts to a college-hazing incident, rest assured: I don't care.
When I see a wounded terrorist get shot in the head when he is told
not to move because he might be booby-trapped,
you can take it to the bank:
I don't care.
When I hear that a prisoner, who was issued a Koran and a prayer
mat, and fed 'special' food that is paid for by my tax dollars,
is complaining that his holy book is being 'mishandled,' you
can absolutely believe in your heart of hearts:
I don't care.
And oh, by the way, I've noticed that sometimes it's spelled 'Koran'
and other times 'Quran.
' Well, Jimmy Crack Corn and, you guessed it,
I don't care!!
'Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a
difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem.
' --
Ronald Reagan
One last thought for the day:
In case we find ourselves starting to believe all the Anti-American sentiment and negativity, we should remember England 's Former Prime Minister Tony Blair's words during a recent interview.
When asked by one of his Parliament members why he believes so much in America , he said: 'A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how
many want in... And how many want out.
