My Thoughts on the Cindy Circus

Big news today, Cindy Sheehan was arrested...along with pictures of a smiling Cindy being carried off by the police after being warned 3 times to move on as they did not have a permit to do what they were doing. One protestor jumped the fence onto the White house lawn...he's damned lucky he was not shot. They had every right to, but no I feel the police did their best and showed a great deal of restraint in the entire incident. Of course, I"m sure that did not please Cindy as she would have loved a riot..that's, in my opinion, what she went there for. Other pictures show Cindy walking through the crowd blowing kisses to her fans...how arrogant...but she certainly is getting the attention she wanted.

Sadly the entire reason for the March on Washington, in my opinion, has been lost to the Cindy Circus. Just what was the reason...can anybody remember what that was? Well it started out by groups of people who were against the reasons we went to war in Iraq. Here are what the orginal beefs were..and questions myself would like answers to:

Why Did we invade Iraq
Where are the Weapons of Mass Destruction
Do we have a FIRM EXIT STRATEGY and if not WHEN will we have one
WHERE IS BIN LAUDIN the one who did attack the US and how did Iraq get blamed?
But mainly WHEN WILL WE BRING OUR TROOPS HOME?

These are the legitimate questions that were being asked before the Cindy Circus came to town. These are the questions and the arguments we had wanted to bring forth. Instead we get a poor grieving mom who camped out on his vacation door step wanting yet another meeting with Bush as to why her son died. Again the entire march on Washington turned into that same thing. Did we get our point across intelligently based on facts and meaningful dialog? No instead the circus came to town and Cindy once again is plastered all over the news...and what did we accomplish? Cindy got arrested...well well now we really made our point didn't we.

Now before this march took place, our nation has witnessed the most devestating occurance in the history of the US. First Hurricane Katrina and then Rita. I was planning on going to the March on Washington, but when this began, I canceled cause I felt it was more important to see what I could do to help with the Hurricane relief and the people I saw suffering and literally dying before my eyes on the tv. What I was looking at looked like a third world country not the USA...so I decided that took priority. And yes, I will be leading the charge asking for a full investigation as to why the relief effort for Katrina was so badly handled. A non biased, non political investigation and I hope heads roll when we find out the truth about this latest major goof by our administration..but I digress...more on that later.

Now to add insult to injury, I read a statement made by Cindy that the Military has occupied New Orleans..where the HELL does this woman get off...has she no sense at all, no sense of honor or respect? Then upon further research I find the following article on Cindy...she was upset the hurrican took away her spotlight...well that was too much. Reading further even the extream leftist friends of hers could not handle that. So...in the interest of time here I have included that post regarding her remarks and my reply. I think that will say it all and will fully explain my thoughts on this latest showing of the Cindy Circus:

The Article:


Leftists Turn on Cindy Sheehan

Posted by Rocco DiPippo @ Monday 26 September 2005, 7:37 pm
It seems that Cindy "Look-at- Me!-Look-at Me!" Sheehan is now rubbing even far-leftists at the Daily Kos the wrong way.

In Saturday’s comments section of the flagship leftwing blog Sheehan laments that Hurricane Katrina is diverting attention from what should have been her big day. "i am watching cnn and it is 100 percent rita…even though it is a little wind and a little rain…it is bad, but there are other things going on in this country today…and in the world!!!!," the adolescent Cindy cries to Kos readers.

Sappy Cindy’s thoughtless comment ignites a backlash of anti-Sheehan remarks from the Kos community: "I’d like you to tell us it’s just a little wind and rain. They’ve lost their homes, jobs and businesses and gone through fear and panic while you bask in your fan’s adulation, party with your celebrity friends and play the star.

Shame on you, you’re jealous of media coverage of other’s suffering. You’ve become a caricature and I no longer support you. I’m ashamed I ever did," says commenter "Hibsnet."

Kos commenter "Rationality," jumps into the exchange and rips into Sheehan:

"Sorry Cindy, but I must say that the suffering in Texas right now is quite pertinent. In fact, at a time when we have people suffering, left homeless and devastated from "a little wind and a little rain," I think you can take a break from the camera just for a moment."

Commenter "Abuali" throws Sheehan to the mat by saying,

"That is damn stupid. The death toll from these hurricanes is still rising, and you really think the Iraq war doesn’t get covered? What a selfish woman! I’d be downright ashamed to read anything else you have to say from here on in."

Other commenters dive into the mix and trash Sheehan for all she’s worth. It gets so brutal that one can imagine the terrorist-loving Sheehan being reduced to tears as she realizes that people who once saw her as a potent weapon in their Bush-hate arsenals now view her with a combination of loathing and derision.

It is good to see that even among some leftists, Sheehan’s self-aggrandizing game of "Hate the U.S." is finally up.

Who will be the next "Great Left Hope?"

courtesy of : Moonbat Central » Blog Archive » Leftists Turn on Cindy Sheehan



AND MY REPLY TO THIS ARTICLE:

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September 26th, 2005 at 10:25 pm
If in fact this is true (I’d like to see some verification…just for my information) it does not surprise me. Cindy Sheehan has made this entire movement about her and her grief. When faced by others in the same boat and those of us who are proud of our soldiers standing by the oaths they took, we are put down. I have a fiance in Iraq, and while neither one of us agree with what led up to this war he is there because he took an oath like many others and they are simply trying to get home in one piece. Cindy on the other hand would have you think they are murderers, and spread lies about them using illegal ammunition and such. She also made the statement that New Orleans is being occupied by the Military. She’s gone too far and what at one time was a legitimate cause has turned into Cindy Circus. We DO NEED A FIRM EXIT STRATEGY from Iraq. There are questions that need to be addressed about why we went into Iraq. I WANT TO KNOW WHERE BIN LAUDIN is? Why is he still running free. These are questions I feel need to be addressed and actions that need to be taken. But when you slam our troops who are simply doing what they signed up to do she goes too far. Casey Sheehan not only enlisted the first time but REENLISTED AND THEN VOLUNTEERED FOR THE MISSION HE WAS KILLED ON. Casey was a Soldier and obviously believed in his duty…by Cindy’s own statements. She should honor that in her son and stop the “all about me and my grief” crap.

In appalled and furious that she would spew her poisen about the military helping out in the Gulf States. Seems to me that the military was the first to start rescuing people, the first to bring in supplies, the first to bring back law and order to a lawless town, and the first to get the evacuees out of the convention center and the dome. Now tell me…if we pulled all of our military out of all the Gulf states hit by Katrina and Rita…who do you think would be the first to complain? Right….Cindy…saying the troops left their job undone. They are there helping and making one hell of a difference…where was FEMA, the Administrations help agency? Some places still have not seen a FEMA or REDCROSS person/people. They have seen the military troops and other civilians putting themselves at risk to help with rescues, food, water, and clean up.

Go after the Administration…demand a firm exit strategy, demand answers to why we went into Iraq. Fine…get an investigation going on that. But when you start slamming the troops you’d better start ducking, cause let me tell you there isn’t one damn troop there that would not rather be at home with their families…and they are not there to murder…it’s shoot or be shot in most cases…no troop wants to kill.

Cindy, you have completely ruined any credibility you may have had as a spokesperson for the Military Families I know. No one will take you seriously due to your circus act and your bad mouthing of our hardworking honor bound troops. Go home and let us that know how to have an intelligent debate based on facts and figures take the lead. NO MORE CINDY CIRCUS.

Oh and Cindy, sorry to dissappoint you…but death and the complete devestation of almost the entire Gulf coast does take priority over your “poor grieving me” antics.

So nuff said…I’ll step off my box.

Just my thoughts
AF Veteran and the proud Fiance of a ARMY SOLDIER

I think this says it all....

An Open Rebuttle to Bush's Latest Media Spin

Well, now this article really upset me and I'm going to take each of his statements point by point and write an open letter to Mr. Bush and whoever else will listen. My comments are in bold type

Laura

Bush: United States must not retreat in Iraq

WASHINGTON (AP) -- -- President Bush said Thursday that withdrawing American forces from Iraq would make the world more dangerous and allow terrorists "to claim an historic victory over the United States."

Bush said terrorists have been emboldened over the years by the hesitant U.S. response to a hostage crisis with Iran in the Carter administration, the bombing of U.S. Marines barracks in Lebanon during the Reagan administration, the first terrorist attack on the World Trade Center during the Clinton administration, and other events.

This I agree with, we should have taken more decisive action in these instances. When we are attacked we must be swift and decisive in our actions against those who attack us. However, Iraq did not kill those 3,000 people on September 11. Osama Bin Laudin and his group did this. This is the person we should be hunting down and bringing charges against or fighting against. Instead, we put a force in Afhganistan....but put our full vengeance on Iraq and Saddam Hussein. We were told there were Weapons of Mass Destruction....we have yet to find them but hey that's just a minor little problem. We did manage to capture Saddam...meanwhile the Taliban and Osama are free to continue their activities. Now we are the Great world Parent bringing democracy to Iraq. So much for protecting the US.

"The terrorists concluded we lacked the courage and character to defend ourselves," the president said. "The only way the terrorists can win is if we lose our nerve and abandon the mission.

What is our Mission Mr. Bush? I'm confused. First it was to retaliate for the Twin Towers bombing. Well, we can't seem to get those folks, so we went to Iraq, bombed the hell out of them all in the name of WMD's and now since we couldn't find those we've decided it is to bring democracy to the country. Ok..so how have we defended our country and the citizens of OUR COUNTRY?

"For the safety and security of the American people, that's not going to happen on my watch," he said. (Watch reaction to UK jailbreak in Iraq -- 2:34)

Funny as I sit and watch the news of Katrina and now Rita bearing down on us, it seems to me that we need our troops here at home to help protect our citizens here at home and help rebuild the completely devastated Gulf Coast. When Rita hits, the devastation will be something we've never in the history of our country have seen. The ramifications from these storms and their devastation is something we will have to deal with for years to come.

Now as to our security in the US. Would not it be better to use those troops to guard our borders ... making sure that these folks that came into our country and bombed us using our own planes can no longer get in. Daily we have immigrants coming into this country unchecked. It wouldn't surprise me that while we are busy in IRAQ and now tied up with the devastation of the Gulf Coast that these folks are here in our country...getting ready to strike yet another major blow to our country. We've already proven to the world that we cannot handle nor protect our citizens in our own country. Not to mention the cost of this war. Right now we need all the funds we can get our hands on to rebuild an entire section of our own country.

Bush spoke at the Pentagon after receiving a briefing on the global war on terrorism, focusing mainly on Iraq and Afghanistan. He was updated by Gen. George Casey, the top commander in Iraq, and Gen. John Abizaid, the commander of U.S. Central Command, who spoke via a secure video conference. Vice President Dick Cheney joined the president.

Bush acknowledged that there are differences of opinion about Iraq and that some want the United States to withdraw to escape more violence.

"I recognize their good intentions but their position is wrong," the president said. "Withdrawing our troops would make the world more dangerous."

Pardon me, Mr. President, but I'm afraid your position is wrong here. Again, I must point out that we have yet to get the people responsible for 9/11. There were no WMD's. Now you insist on bringing democracy to a people that if they indeed wanted such a thing can do that on their own. Who are we to tell them that our way is the only way to be. Instead, you have killed over 1900 of our best and brightest, leaving their families without them. Many who have gone into tremendous debt and financial ruin by having their main bread winner overseas rather than at the better paying jobs they had. Are you helping those families? Now the main bread winner is dead...what are you doing to help those families that are now completely ruined? What are you doing to help the thousands that are sent home maimed and crippled for life? How could withdrawing from countries that do not want us there be any more dangerous then what we face today? Tell me? I want a good answer to that, cause thus far you have failed to give one. How can bringing our troops home to take care of us here in the US be anymore dangerous? Right now the US is a sitting duck just ripe for another attack but we are spread so thin we won't be able to stop it.

Ahhh now could the answer really be the control of the oil in those countries? Humm did I hit a nerve perhaps?

He said a pullout would embolden U.S. adversaries and allow Jordanian-born terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and Osama bin Laden "to dominate the Middle East and launch more attacks on America and other free nations."

No tis better we stay the course and continue to stir up the nest of vipers that don't want us or our ideology in their country. Yes, well I suppose one could think like that. Mr. Bush, our presence there is what has emboldened these people. We've now given them an excuse to use to get people to rally behind them. They are fighting for their way of life. They don't want our ways there. Can you blame them...would you like them to come to the US and attack us because we have weapons of mass destruction and because they want to share Islam with us?


Bush acknowledged the loss of American lives in Iraq -- more than 1,900 dead -- and said "we'll honor their sacrifice by completing the mission and winning the war on terrorism."

Honor their sacrifice by protecting the citizens of the US here at home. Honor them by not adding more blood and death to this game you play.



The president said Iraqi forces are making progress toward taking responsibility for their country's security. They are increasingly taking the lead in joint operations with U.S. forces and "showing the vital difference they can make," the president said. Moreover, he said Iraqi troops are remaining behind and keeping cities safe after military operations have cleaned out terrorists.



They cannot even vote in a constitution. Why would they work to protect themselves, they never did in the past? Do you think that once we leave it won't go back to the same ways? Or do you plan on occupying their country forever?

The president said anew that Syria is not doing enough to prevent terrorists from entering Iraq. "We're getting limited cooperation" from Damascus, the president said.

Bush said that in Iraq, "The battle lines are drawn and there is no middle ground."

"If we fail that test, the consequences for the safety and security of the American people would be enormous," the president said. "Our withdrawal from Iraq would allow the terrorists to claim an historic victory over the United States."

Mr. Bush YOU have failed the test. When I see dead bodies in the streets of our country and babies and others dying in the streets. When there are still places that were completely wiped out by Katrina that still have received no aid from FEMA nor the RED CROSS. When the death toll from that storm grows daily because our government both local and federal failed to protect us? Don't worry about failing tests, thus far you and your government has a strong F+ average going. Our citizens don't feel secure anymore. They are scared and have no clue about their futures. So in this case it's not "IF" you have already failed our country and the citizens here.



The president opened his remarks by thanking U.S. troops for helping in the recovery from Hurricane Katrina.

Bush, whose administration has been criticized for slow response to Katrina, said he talked on the phone with Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Homeland Security Secretary Mike Chertoff on Thursday about preparations being taken to respond to Hurricane Rita -- "a really big storm" with 165 mph winds.

More than 1.3 million residents in Texas and Louisiana were under orders to evacuate to avoid a deadly repeat of Katrina. The Category 5 storm is expected to hit the Texas coast this weekend.

"Officials at every level of government are preparing for the worst," Bush said. "Our armed forces have pre-positioned troops. We have resources there to help the federal, state and local officials to respond swiftly and effectively."

Bush thanked the 50,000 U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines, including thousands of National Guardsmen and reservists, on the ground helping victims of Hurricane Katrina.

"They saved a lot of lives," he said. "On behalf of a grateful nation, I thank them for their service."

Bush said it could take some time to identify precisely how the costs of dealing with Katrina and Rita will be offset with other cuts.

"We're now in the process of inventorying the costs," he said. "You got to understand, it takes a while to understand the size of the federal tab in this process -- it just doesn't happen overnight."

I've got one for you....THE WAR COSTS .... Lets cut that fat. Didn't I read about 1 billion dollars completely missing...man what that could do to help rebuild our Gulf Coast...hey it would be a start. Ah but then again Haliburton wouldn't be able to profit anymore ... yeah well I suppose you much watch out for their interests. Bring our troops home and stop sending money to countries that end up using it against us and fattening their arsenals. And Mr. President, since Haliburton got all the open bids on rebuilding the Gulf Coast, they'd still be making money...perhaps not as much as if we stayed in the middle east...but they'd still make a tidy profit at the expense of the US citizens. So really not too much of a worry there.

On Afghanistan, Bush said 18,000 U.S. troops serving there have not yet finished their mission.

His comment appeared to be at odds with President Hamid Karzai, who on Tuesday challenged the need for major foreign military operations in Afghanistan, saying his government does not believe there is still a "serious terrorist challenge." Karzai said airstrikes are no longer effective and that U.S.-led coalition forces should focus on rooting out terror bases and support networks.

Bush said, "The international community is helping Afghanistan become a lasting democracy. There are still terrorists who seek to overthrow the young government.

I'm sorry, I don't remember them asking for our help in this. Didn't we go there to get Osama Bin Laudin for killing 3,000 of our citizens on our own home ground? Where is he by the way? Have you checked with his family...you know the ones you had flown to safety after the bombings when no one else was allowed to fly anywhere? Now he has an apprentice who grows stronger every day and has extended his war into Iraq. Where is this person? Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has asked for your occupation of his country to stop. They have their democracy now...time for us to go now. After all you've accomplished bringing democracy to them now...if you're not going to capture Osama get out. Your mission is accomplished there...even though the original mission is not.

"You see, they want to return Afghanistan to what it was under the Taliban. A miserable place -- a place where citizens have no rights, women are oppressed, and the terrorists have a safe haven to plan and plot attacks. And that's why coalition forces and our special forces and Afghan forces are conducting precision raids against high-value targets in southeastern Afghanistan."

The head of the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan said Thursday that Taliban rebels will keep fighting well into next year even though they have suffered heavy losses in recent battles. Maj. Gen. Jason Kamiya's comments came amid the fiercest fighting in Afghanistan since U.S.-led forces invaded in late 2001, with more than 1,200 people killed in the six months leading up to Sunday's historic legislative elections.

And do you think it will end in a year and we can go home and all will be beaver cleaver land? No matter when we leave these factions will come back and take back their country. And can you blame them Mr. Bush...after all it is THEIR country. Either capture Bin Laudin and his apprentice or leave. Let them live as they wish. If they want American democracy all they have to do is come here and live, our borders are easy to get across.

Just my Thoughts,

Laura M. Wandrie



Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

We Should Have Listened to Caesar

We Should Have Listened to Caesar…

By Gary R. Varner

Julius Caesar was a great military leader. He was also cruel, ambitious and unethical in his political dealings. But he was also an astute and wise politician. One of his warnings to his generation was “Beware of rulers who beat the drums of war to incite the citizenry to patriotism.” This should also be a warning for our generation.

Over the last few years, and in particular the last few months, we have seen Mr. Bush and his administration exposed for what they are. I hate to say this but Mr. Bush is intentionally pushing his agenda to actually create Armageddon. Bush is the representative of the extreme Christian right. Those millions of Pentecostals and evangelicals have found their champion. While it may seem far-fetched, these people want nothing more than the end of the world so that they may go to heaven. And Bush is doing all he can to satisfy their desires.

This is clear when you see how he is treating Iran and North Korea. Just a week or so ago Bush and his administration condemned the electoral process in Iran. He called it an unacceptable and undemocratic exercise. The front-runner at the time was Ayatollah Rafsanjani, an Iranian cleric who made tremendous strides in creating a more liberal and free environment in Iran. His remarks so outraged the Iranians that they voted for someone who they normally would have shied away from—the mayor of Tehran. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is an extreme conservative who welcomes the old Iranian style of government exercised during the Iranian Revolution. Bush has threatened and condemned Iran’s supposed aspirations to nuclear power and weaponry. By forcing the Iranian people to vote for someone they would normally never think to vote for, to show Bush that they cannot be bullied, they have put into power a man who is determined to obtain that power.

But let us look at this issue. Bush went to war under the misguided, or rather manufactured “intelligence” that Iraq had nuclear weapons—illusive, non-existent weapons of mass destruction. He has threatened both North Korea and Iran because they may be on the path to nuclear weapons as well. However, he has not threatened Israel or Pakistan or India or China even though those nations have such weaponry. And, of course, even though one single nuclear weapon is evil and should be outlawed the United States has thousands of them. What gives here?

Is it ok for the US to manufacture biological and nuclear weapons but to threaten a country that actually may have only intended to have nuclear energy as a way to provide power to homes, factories and farms? Is one bomb enough to go to war over while others may have tens or hundreds or thousands and be given the thumbs up?

Bush, in his recent speech given to garner support for his war effort, reminded the audience to remember September 11. He stated that we are fighting in Iraq to fight the terrorist responsible for 9/11. The American people know that Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11. Bush continues to beat the drums of war. Does Iraq have terrorist? Yes it certainly does—but only because Bush created a favorable environment for them. He destroyed the regime of Saddam but he also destroyed the stability of the region and created an “us vs. them” mentality among the terrorist who believe that America is out to destroy their religion. Bush created the situation as it is today that breeds terrorism, contempt and hatred.

Bush and his administration have to address the terrible credibility gap that exists in the government. Before the war Secretary Rumsfeld said that the war might last six days or six weeks but he couldn’t imagine it would last six months. Recently his estimate was that it would take up to twelve years to resolve the conflict. Twelve years of young men and women dying and being maimed for what? Bush said that the sacrifices are worth it. These deaths are worth the destruction of a country and a culture that has existed for thousands of years? Worth the deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis that were living their lives in peace before the war? Worth the destruction and theft of priceless artifacts that tell the story of an ancient civilization?

Certainly, the Saddam regime was evil. However, their continued existence was up to the people of Iraq. There was an underground in place that wanted to remove that evil government and replace it with another. The US should have helped them do that, not go to war against the wishes of the American people and the majority of the world. He lied about the reasons to attack Iraq. He has created an environment in the US that recalls totalitarian governments of the worst kind. He continues to erode our freedoms and the protections of the Constitution and, more importantly, he continues to erode the safety of the world.

While Bush has spent over $200 Billion so far in his war in Iraq, the driving force behind September 11th runs free in a country almost forgotten. The United States went to war to rid Afghanistan of its Taliban dictators (even though we supported the same dictators earlier in their war against the Russians). The US is failing in Afghanistan, failing to capture Bin Laden, to wipe out the terrible Taliban presence. Today the Afghani people are afraid. The Taliban are regaining their strength and the US is often accused of mistreating the Afghani people to the extent that President Karzai is publicly criticizing American troop behavior. A recent news account quoted an Afghani law student he said “The Americans are the cause of the insecurity. If they were not here, there would not be any insecurity. The money they are spending on military expenses—if they spent half of it on the Afghan army and police and raised their skills, then there would not be any security questions.” Other Afghani people say that tensions are becoming worse as is the mood of the Afghani people as they see the American presence as one of occupation and one not of good will. Because of the current American presence and attitude towards Afghanistan many diplomats believe that the Karzai government will be dominated with heavy Islamic elements that may bring back the Taliban. Again Bush has created a habitat for terrorism. As a recent editorial in the Sacramento Bee said, [Bush] has painted this country into a corner from which no one is sure how, or whether, we can emerge successfully and honorably.”

I, for one, do not want any more Americans or Iraqis or Afghanis to die. Too many have already. Twelve more years of war will reduce Iraq to dust and barbarism and Afghanistan to a country of feudal war lords that it was under the Taliban. It is now reducing America to a despotic government out of touch with reality. Almost two thousand Americans, male and female, have died and over fourteen thousand wounded—many who will never be whole again. It is heartening that some members of Bush’s own party are rebelling and calling for an end to this madness. But all of us must do so. It is time to impeach a president for crimes that count. The Republicans attempted to remove President Clinton for bogus causes. Let us do so for a just cause. Let us take back America and restore the values that made it special and unique. Let us restore freedom, ethics, hope and decency in our own government. Let us remove the malignancy in the White House!

By Gary Varner, Author

That Long Road Home

That Long Road Home


Another dawn has come and gone
and yet we are asked to carry on
somedays its just too damn hard to stay strong
with them so far away from where they belong

There are the days when we are just passing time
hoping to hear their voice on the end of that long distance line
Talking of days to come and hoping to ease their minds

At times duty and life leaves a soul torn
As day after day they fight in that brown dusty land so foreign
Souls that are weary and bodies so worn
While we anxiously and patiently wait
Hoping to one day see them coming down that long road home

By Laura Wandrie
copyright 2005

Back on the Soapbox

Well, it's been awhile since I've posted here and there has been a great deal going on. The March to Washington plans are in full swing...and Cindy Sheehan,who's son was killed 5 days after going to Iraq by a roadside bomb, is sitting out side the residence of George Bush demanding answers....straight answers about our Troops in Iraq. We recently received news that on Thurday of this week she will be arrested as a "threat to national security" if she does not cease her protest. Well it seems nowdays if you don't support the BUSH LIES and DECEIT game you are a threat to national security. Humm...sad state of affairs. Sounds like the US has now come under dictatorship if you ask me. Anyone wishing to support Cindy, contact me at lauranewage@aol.com and I'll be happy to get you the info.

Now I'd like to talk a little about this "If you don't support Bush, you don't support our Troops" mentality I've run into time and time again. First of all let me say this is total and complete HOGWASH!!!!! I'm a veteran myself, my fiance is serving in Iraq...many of my friends are...hell my whole damn family has served in the military since the civil war. You will find no more staunch supporter of our troops than myself. Do I have to agree with the Administration and their greed, lies, and all conquering mentality to do so? HELL NO. I completely and totally support the troops! They are some of our best and brightest caught up in the greed of the current administration..who are standing by their oaths to serve our country...trying like hell to do their jobs and come home in one piece, while their families suffer at home...the financial hardships...the hardships of seperation. I spend hours and a great deal of my resources in outreach projects for our troops getting mail and care packages to them. Anyone who knows me, knows where I stand on the issue of our troops. But the reasoning behind this war and the Bushie administration I do not support. Bush got us into this mess with lies, and misinformation. This was top on his agenda when he came in office the first time...to go in and finish what his Father did not do...revenge, greed, ego and lies. And let us not forget many of his cronies are making millions on this war.

Here we are preaching Democracy to Iraq and daily our rights and freedoms are disappearing. If you don't agree with the administration, you are put on a watch list, or even worse arrested for "national security" reasons. My two groups plus this blog will probably cause me to be placed on a "watch" list if it is not already, but I really don't give a damn. Hey we gave them that right when enough of us did not fight against this Patriot Act. Its time the truth got out and someone has to be brave enough to stand up and say enough is enough. But don't ever make the mistake of saying I don't support our troops...cause those will be fighting words for me. Nuff said.

Moving On...

So lets look at whats going on. Rove still has his job even though it is a well known FACT that he (and possibly others) leaked the info on the CIA agent...humm ever heard of "loose lips sinks ships"? In the very least he should be removed from his job asap and preferably brought up on charges of High Treason for releasing information that was indeed a true risk to national security. Bush should be indicted for aiding and abetting a Federal Crime. And lets not forget the Bolten appointment. Congress did not get it done before they went on break, so as soon as they did Bush just simply appointed him. HUMMMM so much for checks and balances folks.
Oh and what about this Downing Street memo...humm seems like that has been pretty much hushed up. Oh and by the way...WHERE THE HELL IS BIN LAUDIN?

Oh and yes, lets not forget the 24 troop fatalities last week, 20 of them from the same hometown. What did Bush do...he left for a months' vacation on his ranch in Crawford Texas. HUMMMM oh well guess he needed the break hey? What about our troops stuck over in Iraq for a year or more at a time...some of them on 3 or 4 tours in the middle east. When do they get a vacation? When will they know peace again. And I'd like to know when Bush's daughters will be joining the military in order to support their Father's "War on Terror". Should they not step up to the plate?

Amazing....here we were ready to impeach President Clinton, because he had a affair, and had the misfortune of getting caught. What is wrong with that picture? Bush makes even Nixon look like a saint.

So when will this nation wake up and demand a complete and full accounting from this administration. When will we demand that this administration be brought up on charges of violating National Security and Treason. Of lying to the American public and putting our best and brightest in body bags...and for what?

Will we finally stand up and take this country back, give it back to the people...or will we forever remain sheep...following blindly...slowly but surly being lead to slaughter by the All Mighty Bush Machine.

Time to stand up folks...cause it may not be affecting you today...make no mistake it will and probably in the very near future. Don't say we didn't try to warn you...and don't come whining when it does if you don't wish to do anything to stop it.

Stepping off Soapbox
Laura

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Join Cry Freedom in Marching for Peace In Washington








September 24th - 26th 2004


Cry Freedom is a group founded by Laura Wandrie, President of Pagans United in an effort to reach out to the mainstream population to help give our Country back to the American Citizens.



Cry Freedom is about taking back the Rights and Freedoms that our government officials apparently feel are no longer useful or valid. Freedoms that made this country once a Great Country, one that our Fore Fathers fought and died for, a country that many are still fighting and dying for every day. Cry Freedom is about giving the Great United States of America back to the people. And about fighting those who wish to take it away.



Join us September 24th - 26th in putting an end to the war, the lies, and the deceit. Help us demand an end to the War in Iraq, A firm exit Date, and to bringing our Troops home.



Schedule of Events


Saturday, September 24: Massive March, Rally & Festival

Sunday, September 25: Interfaith Service, Grassroots Training & Green Festival Book Event

Monday, September 26: Lobby Day, Mass Nonviolent Direct Action & Civil Disobedience


For more information contact laura@newage-journal.com or join us at CryFreedom@yahoogroups.com

Stay tuned for the Cry Freedom Website - CryFreedomUnityCampaign.com

More information will be forth coming.

The Time for Peace is NOW!!



Help us put a stop to the fighting and Bring our Brothers and Sisters Home Now.

Blessings,

Laura M. Wandrie

Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom Unity Campaign.com - Coming Soon

Blog Address - http://cryingfreedom.blogspot.com/



Pagans United

http://www.pagansunited.com



New Age Journal Online

http://www.newage-journal.com

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