Listen...
You still don't get it, do you?
First of all if you're going to pretend to care for those that were murdered on 9/11 you should at least know the correct number of those that died, 2,819. (9/11 by the Numbers)
Yes, soldiers do sacrifice, unlike the other 279 million Americans who, other than being a soldier or the family or friend of a soldier, have sacrificed absolutely nothing in this crusade to bring democracy to the Middle East. With that being true we should NEVER send our soldiers to die in an evil war based upon false pretenses. Upon realizing this ruse perpetrated against us we should work to immediately remove those soldiers from harms way. Supporting our soldiers means only putting their lives on the line when it is absolutely necessary and anyone who tells you otherwise is a lying traitor. Bringing the troops home today would not be quick enough.
Unfortunately these words and this wisdom is wasted on the ignorant but we should not stop speaking the truth at every chance we get. Simply put, we invaded a sovereign nation that posed no threat to us in either word or deed and our soldiers were sent to kill innocent Iraqi citizens and die in an evil war based upon false pretenses.
What's it going to take for more people to believe this? The Downing Street Memos point to this conclusion, numerous insiders and whistleblowers all make the same claim. There were no weapons of mass destruction found. There were no Iraqi ties to Al-Qaeda. Our actions against the Iraqi people have only incited more violence, more terrorism and more hostilities. How much evidence is sufficient to prove that YOU were lied to? Would you be convinced if Bush finally admitted so much or would your pride and your party attempt to spin these truths yet again? Why is everyone that disagrees with this administration cut down like wheat from a farmer's sickle? Are they all wrong? Do they all have sinister motivations? How would that explain the internal intelligence memos of a foreign government that was in high-level discussions with policy makers directly in the Bush administration? Common sense, logic and a little information should tell you that at the very least there should be an independent investigation into to these extremely serious allegations.
Ask yourself what motivations dissenters have for speaking the truth. Are they trying to sell you something? What benefit is it to them to not go along with the party line? By witnessing what has happened to others that have spoken up wouldn't a truth teller know that they would be risking their own livelihood by doing so? Unfortunately history bears out that the truth tellers are often the ones that are condemned with vitriolic ferocity and the liars are exalted. The reason for this truth is that the liars have something to gain and those telling the truth have everything to lose. Unfortunately we are again playing out this historic tragedy where the victims are the innocent heroes.
If the victims of 9/11 were to meet George Bush and assuming that the after-life privilege's fortunate souls to the truth, they would tell him that his actions are an example of a despicable human being that failed to take into account the human costs of war. They would also tell him that there is ABSOLUTELY NO GOAL WORTH THAT COST. They would tell him that when he made his political and monetary calculations for selling a case of vengeance to the American people he knew full well that his statements had no basis in reality. If they could talk to him they would try to convince him that others have come before him and have followed similar paths. They would try to convince him of the reality that those who add nothing to humanity but lies, death and destruction are doomed for all eternity.
Look below at the picture of the cost of this human tragedy. Search for the truth, it's there and you can find it. There are real people trying to live life the best they can who are from all walks of life; Christians, Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Democrats, Republicans, boys, girls, men and women, the young and the old, all who's veins flow with the same color blood as your own and they are suffering directly from OUR actions. We do not need to forget those evil acts perpetrated against us to remember what we are responsible for.
The wisdom of the ages and the wise throughout time have all repeated the same truths. Isn't it about time you listened?
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