Daily Ramblings:
No Time To Think ...11/17/2004 01:23:54 pm
And pertinent to the current
so-called controversy regarding the Marine shooting
an Islamofascist thug in Fallujah, is this very to-the-point post by someone who has some relevant
experience. It's being linked around a lot and
deservedly so.
One thing I'd add, speaking as
someone who has no experience, but someone who cares
about what words mean: the poster already ably
defends the Marines on the grounds that this is a
situation where "there's no paddy wagon
rolling around Fallujah picking up 'prisoners' and
offering them a hot cup a joe, falafel, and a
blanket."
However, with all the lazy references in the media
to this thug being a "prisoner," or
insinuating that the Marines should have set about
making him a prisoner, I've seen not one shred of
evidence that the thug in question even indicated his
willingness to surrender in any way. Later on the
same videotape, another wounded thug does just that -
indicates that he is giving up and means no harm. He
does not get shot. Surrendering is something of a
prerequisite to becoming a prisoner of war, is it
not?
Again, I have no experience in these matters, but
I'm a human being, and I know that if I were
surrounded by heavily armed enemy soldiers and I in
fact desired to surrender (rather than be killed) I
would use whatever scrap of strength I had left to
indicate that fact to them. On the other hand, if I
wanted to bide my time and grab an opportunity to do
the enemy some harm, I would play dead.
The Marine in question (who had been shot in the
face the previous day) should not only be exonerated,
but should be decorated. And as infuriating as the
current media yapping is, Right Wing Bob
predicts exactly that ultimate result.
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May Your Song Always Be
Sung ...11/17/2004
10:52:43 am
At various times during this young century,
including during early 2002 (when the war on
terror was little more than 3 months old), Bob Dylan
has performed the following song. It's a song
credited to Roy Acuff, which has been recorded by
(amongst others) the Louvin Brothers, Kitty Wells,
and Ralph Stanley.
Searching For A Soldier's Grave
You ask me stranger why I made this
journey
Why cross 3 thousand miles of rolling waves
Like many others my loved one's killed in action
So I'm here, I'm searching for his grave
Somewhere among these many thousands
Of Americans who died true and brave
That's where I know I'll find him resting
So I'm here, I'm searching for his grave
Beside each cross mark here all around me
I'll lean down and gladly pray a prayer
For all of their loved ones
Back home across the ocean
Whose heart like mine is buried over here
Somewhere among these many thousands
Of Americans who died true and brave
That's where I know I'll find him resting
So I'm here, I'm searching for his grave
Interestingly, and sickeningly, even the mere
occasional live performance of a song with such
sentiments was too much to take for some listeners.
May God bless the U.S. Marines, and all who serve
in this country's military, and all who have served.
COMMENTS (4)
Addendum: visitor Lorenzo
points to a tangible way to show support to the
Marines in particular: Injured Marine
Semper Fi Fund
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