A challenge for those who want to continue the madness in Iraq

[babylonsister]

http://www.smirkingchimp.com/thread/9345

A challenge for those who want to continue the madness in Iraq
by Sgt. Kevin Benderman | Aug 15 2007



I challenge anyone who is wanting to continue this illegal war in Iraq to put their money where there mouth is; go to the local military recruiter of your choice in your area, join the branch you want, have them put in your contract you are to go to Iraq as soon as your training is over, make it where you are to be there for fifteen months and that you are willing to do multiple tours there.

If you are not willing to do this then you need to shut the hell up about staying the course in Iraq.

We have made such a mess of that country it is pathetic, and we cannot continue to lay all of the blame at the feet of this administration. We have our culpability in this debacle as well as anyone. If you are a citizen and you did not work to actively prevent this from happening you are as responsible as George and Dick. I am responsible for it as well because I did go over there as a United States Soldier, but I did not think I would be used in such an outrageous manner as this. This has nothing to do with defending the United States Constitution and the moment I realized that I could no longer participate in it.

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I want the rest of you who feel afraid to stand up and demand your constitutional rights to think about something, what scares you more, doing the right thing as an American citizen or facing the possibility of losing what is left of your constitutional rights? I can’t speak for anyone else but me, I do not want to lose anymore of my rights and I am going to continue to fight back against the people who want to take them away.

I suggest if you want to remain a free and lawful people, that you do the same. If you think the people in this cabal will hesitate to start water boarding American citizens I suggest your think again. I learned of an incident at the Ft. Lewis Regional Corrections Facility while locked up, of a inmate who was kept in a device known as a restraint chair for (4) four days and was not let out to use the toilet or shower or even eat by himself. Guards fed him some granola bars and gave him some water and he was lucky to get that. This United States citizen was tortured right here in the United States while everyone went about their daily routine. You know why this treatment was applied to this person? Because he had the audacity to point out the facility was not following its own rules. The situation came up because the regulation stated that female guards were not allowed to be on the cell block where the male inmates could be seen using the toilet and showers. Well the command element of the facility decided they did not have to follow the regulations and would assign duties of this type to female guards anyway. The inmate questioned this practice and pointed out that this was against the regulations and he ultimately wound up in the chair for that period of time. While in the chair he relieved himself there because he was not allowed out of the chair on the orders of one SFC Parham.

Let’s recall the things this cabal has enacted that will allow this to happen on a widespread basis in America; The USA ANTIpatriot Act, Illegal wiretapping of Americans telephone and e-mail (to which some phone companies freely followed unquestioningly), executive orders stating that in an emergency, to be determined by George, he will become the sole authority of the United States removing all powers of congress and other branches of government. (I wish I were delusional and making this up but you can read it for yourselves, if you care to)

And the hits just keep on coming, I suggest to all Americans to stand up for your constitution now or forever hold your peace.

I have received e-mails and phone calls from people telling me how scared they are to speak out about what is happening in our country now. Again, I have to ask, what is scarier, demanding your legal rights or totalitarianism?

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[UKProPeace]

1. Very interesting article, thanks for posting.

I agree with the argument there, anyone who is in favour of any sort of continuance to the madness, mayhem, death and destruction should be quite willing to take up that challenge.