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Edited on Thu Nov-16-06 02:06 AM by Steely_Dan
This has been going around the Internet and forwarded in countless emails. Tonight I received my third copy from a relative. Here is what she sent, then my response, then her response...
Subject: John Kerry
{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}
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 dont, 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 and 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 as you have accused me of before. I am doing my part to help them rebuild. My role is a simple one, but important. 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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My Response...
This infamous quote from Kerry is taken completely out of context. Senator Kerry was not speaking of the troops in Iraq. He was talking about President Bush. But as usual, the Right Wing takes the words of a man who misspoke and turned it into a major issue. This is all they have...and now, after the mid-term elections, they have even less. The people no longer believe the Right Wing and that is why they got pummeled in the election.
If you read the whole quote from Kerry, he was talking about Bush just prior to his misstatement. He apparently left the word "us" out of his statement. He was referring to the fact the Mr. Bush didn't do well in school, failed at every business opportunity given to him, and was lazy in learning about the world around him.
The statement should read:
"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 us stuck in Iraq
Sorry...I love my country and I hate seeing people smeared by the likes of politicians that have no idea what it is like to be in war and who love power over the people they are supposed to govern.
-P
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Her response back...
Well P****, if that's what Kerry meant, then why wouldn't he apologize to the troops in Iraq as soon he realized what he said? Why then did he the very next day say that he didn't owe anyone an apology because his statement came out wrong? He didn't make an apology until the 3rd day. If it were me, I would of apologized immediately, and I sure as hell wouldn't of said "No" when I was asked for one. And I don't care if Kerry meant to say "us". He obviously didn't and even after he realized what he said, he wasn't sorry for what he did. Anyone that smug should not be making such important speeches. I'm sorry I love my country as much as you if not more and I love my fellow Airman, Soldiers, Seamen, and Marines too. So if anyone, I mean anyone makes a crack at any one of us, I would never be on their side! It disappoints me to see people who would back up such insincere statements. M****
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You know fellow DUers...I'm pretty much at the end of my rope. You try to speak truth to power and this is what you get. Just try and set the record straight and you get thrashed. Fuck 'em. I'm so tired of all the BS. If the Right Wing ant this country and I'm the real enemy...then let 'em have it. I'm tired of fighting.
-P
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