I received this email yesterday! It amazes me and scares me that this sentiment not only exists but persists among our citizens. My response to this follows at the bottom….. Carla

> >This woman should run for president. > >Written by a housewife from New Jersey! 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 September 11, > > 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 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 !! > > > >If you > >agree with this viewpoint, pass this on to all your E-mail friends. >Sooner > >or later, it’ll get to the people responsible for this ridiculous > >behavior! > > > >If you don’t agree, then by all means hit the delete button. Should you > >choose the latter, then please don’t complain when more atrocities > >committed by radical Muslims happen here in our great Country! And may I > >add: > > > >”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 > > > >I have another quote that I would like to add AND…….I hope you >forward > >all this. > > > >”If we ever forget that we’re One Nation Under God, then we will be a > >nation gone under.” Also by.. 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 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.” > > > >Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you: > >1. Jesus Christ > >2. The American G. I. > > > >One died for your soul, the other for your freedom. > > > >YOU MIGHT WANT TO PASS THIS ON, AS MANY SEEM TO FORGET BOTH OF THEM. > >AMEN! > > > > > > > > > > > >wow. Very scary sentiment stated here. I of course agree with her anger and frustration, but all of her “I don’t care’s” are actually an ignition source for continuing recruitment and anger towards our country. Our fight belongs with those who terrorized us on 9-11. There was not one Iraqi involved. Period. As long as we occupy and decimate their country in the name of avenging 9-11 the motivation for jihad will grow…or is it that we are freeing the oppressed Iraqi people? or is it WMDS, or Saddam Hussein…whatever it is we’re doing in Iraq according to the latest NIE report, Al Qaeda is every bit as functional and organized as it was prior to our losing 3774 soldiers, 27,766 wounded, and over 70,000 Iraqis as well. About Abu Ghraib… she says she doesn’t care that Iraqis were tortured and humiliated, she doesn’t obviously understand the consequence of which put our own soldiers at further risk as the anger foments. This email scares me. It scares me that people out there in our country still feel this way. Rule of law saves the day, standing by our founding principals will save us. Holding true to the Geneva conventions, and disavowing Gitmo and prisoner torture will help us to heal our wounded souls. She doesn’t care about the Koran? Well, she should. What if that were her bible? I’m not defending zealotry of any kind…..but to defend our motives as noble, our outrage as justified, and deny any other human being the same is an arrogance of power that is a cause of the continuing quagmire we find ourselves in. To answer her question, NO, we are not fighting the war on terror. Afghanistan is floundering, the Taliban is resurging, the poppy crops are out of control, Bin Laden continues to live and propagandize (remember him wanted dead or alive?) and we are stuck in the middle of according to Gen Petraeus just yesterday ” a fight for resources and power between rivaling sects”….this all has nothing to do with an effective war on terror. I would like to ask her one question…..would she place a wager on her own loved one’s life whether or not the “surge” will work? I would venture to guess, her kids and her family are all nice and snug in their homes in NJ, and she doesn’t have a clue. Little does she know, that even though this war is being fought by our Army, the effects will be felt by every citizen for generations to come. We should all be scared of propaganda like this…..her zealotry reminds me of someone else…who is that? Oh yeah….Saddam comes to mind. So does Ahmadinejad, Bin Laden himself, even Bush for that matter. Thinking ones actions, no matter the cost are justified in the name of their religion or their anger is very scary indeed.
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