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From http://www.csindy.com/csindy/current/letters2.html.
Please forgive me for tooting my
own horn, but this needs to be said. I realize that some may not necessarily
agree with this, but this is my opinion alone, as much as I think it should be that
of others. -MS Question the leadership Ever since 9-11 there has been ridiculous rhetoric claiming
that if the people don't support the nation going to war then we are
un-American, un-patriotic, should leave, etc. etc. The problem with such rhetoric is that it is short-minded,
simplistic, disingenuous and flat-out arrogantly ignorant. The issue with many of us that oppose these wars, be it with
whoever the political enemy du jour may be is
not a lack of support for our troops. These honorable people are our
friends and families who are going into harm's way for us, and we applaud them
for making that hard choice and sacrifice. They are worthy of our honor and
respect, and we should (and do) give them that. We want them to do the job
correctly if they have to. We love them and want them to come back safe and
sound. We want our government to honor them and respect them as well by taking
care of them in return for that sacrifice. The issue is
in fact with the political leaders who send them there. History has shown that
wars are fought over resources and ideologies. Every side thinks they are
right, and the measurement of what's right and what is not is counted by
casualties. These so-called "leaders" send our family and friends
into harm's way to fulfill a political purpose. When their agenda is exposed,
the exposers are labeled conspiracy theorists and crackpots. Truth is foreign
to these "leaders." What this all comes down to is that the polarizing issue
isn't the instrument of policy that our troops truly are. The polarizing issue
is the policy itself, as set by those who have betrayed the trust we placed in
them to be our leaders -- to look out for our interests first and their own
second. And yet we continue to elect these betrayers? Honor the troops. Question the leadership. Think about it
instead of swallowing what is spoon-fed us. Patriotism without skepticism is nationalism. Nationalism
destroys nations and destroys civilizations. It isn't the people. It's the policy. Bad policy gets
innocent and honorable people killed, while the guilty and dishonorable get
away. -- Mike Seebeck Midway, CO |
