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Title: MICHAEL C THIS ONES FOR YOU... Post by Ree on Apr 6th, 2003, 7:22pm GOT THIS IN MY MAIL TODAY A SLIGHT REMINDER FOR America TO WAKE UP! That's what we think we heard on the 11th oF September 2001 and maybe it was but I think it should have been "Get Out of Bed!" In fact, I think the alarm clock has been buzzing since 1979 and we have continued to hit the snooze button and roll over for a few more minutes of peaceful sleep since then. It was a cool fall day in November 1979 in a country going through a religious and political upheaval when a group of Iranian students attacked and seized the American Embassy in Tehran.; This seizure was an outright attack on American soil; it was an attack that held the world's most powerful country hostage and paralyzed a Presidency. The attack on this sovereign US embassy set the stage for the events to follow for the next 23 years. America was still reeling from the aftermath of the Viet Nam experience and had a serious threat from the Soviet Union when then President, Carter, had to do something. He chose to conduct a clandestine raid in the desert. The ill-fated mission ended in ruin, but stood as a symbol of America's inability to deal with terrorism. America's military had been decimated and downsized/right sized since the end of the Viet Nam war. A poorly trained, poorly equipped and poorly organized military was called on to execute a complex mission that was doomed from the start. CONTINUED... |
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Title: Re: MICHAEL C THIS ONES FOR YOU... Post by Ree on Apr 6th, 2003, 7:24pm Shortly after the Tehran experience, Americans began to be kidnapped and killed throughout the Middle East. America could do little to protect her citizens living and working abroad. The attacks against US soil continued. In April of 1983 a large vehicle packed with high explosives was driven into the US Embassy compound in Beirut. When it explodes, it kills 63 people. The alarm went off again and America hit the Snooze Button once more. Then just six short months later a large truck heavily laden down with over 2500 pounds of TNT smashed through the main gate of the US Marine Corps headquarters in Beirut. 241 US servicemen are killed. America mourns her dead and hit the Snooze Button once more. Two months later in December 1983, another truck loaded with explosives is driven into the US Embassy in Kuwait, and America continues her slumber. The following year, in September 1984, another van was driven into the gates of the US Embassy in Beirut and America slept. Soon the terrorism spreads to Europe. In April 1985 a bomb explodes in a restaurant frequented by US soldiers in Madrid. Then in August a Volkswagen loaded with explosives is driven into the main gate of the US Air Force Base at Rhein-Main, 22 are killed and the Snooze Alarm is buzzing louder and louder as US soil is continually attacked. Fifty-nine days later a cruise ship, the Achille Lauro is hijacked and we watched as an American in a wheelchair is singled out of the passenger list and executed. The terrorists then shift their tactics to bombing civilian airliners when they bomb TWA Flight 840 in April of 1986 that killed 4 and the most tragic bombing, Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988, killing; 259. America wants to treat these terrorist acts as crimes; in fact we are still trying to bring these people to trial. These are acts of war. Europe... the Wake Up alarm is louder and louder. The terrorists decide to bring the fight to America. In January 1993, two CIA agents are shot and killed as they enter CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. The following month, February 1993, a group of terrorists are arrested after a rented van packed with explosives is driven into the underground parking garage of the World Trade Center in New York City. Six people are killed and over 1000 are injured. Still this is a crime and not an act of war? The Snooze alarm is depressed again. Then in November 1995 a car bomb explodes at a US military complex in Riyadh Saudi Arabia killing seven service men and women. A few months later in June of 1996, another truck bomb explodes only 35 yards from the US military compound in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. It destroys the Khobar Towers, a US Air Force barracks, killing 19 and injuring over 500. The terrorists are getting braver and smarter as they see that America does not respond decisively. They move to coordinate their attacks in a simultaneous attack on two US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. These attacks were planned with precision, they kill 224. America responds with cruise missile attacks and goes back to sleep. The USS Cole was docked in the port of Aden, Yemen for refueling on 12 October 2000, when a small craft pulled along side the ship and exploded, killing 17 US Navy Sailors. Attacking a US War Ship is an act of war, but we sent the FBI to investigate the crime and went back to sleep. And of course you know the events of 11 September 2001.; Most Americans think this was the first attack against US soil or in America. How wrong they are. America has been under a constant attack since 1979 and we chose to hit the snooze alarm and roll over and go back to sleep. In the news lately we have seen lots of finger pointing from every high official in government over what they knew and what they didn't know. But if you've read the papers and paid a little attention I think you can see exactly what they knew. You don't have to be in the FBI or CIA or on the National Security Council to see the pattern that has been developing since 1979. The President is right on when he says we are engaged in a war. I think we have been in a war for the past 23 years and it will continue until we as a people decide enough is enough. America has to "Get out of Bed" and act decisively now. America has changed forever. We have to be ready to pay the price and make the sacrifice to ensure our way of life continues. We cannot afford to hit the Snooze Button again and roll over and go back to sleep. We have to make the terrorists know that in the words of Admiral Yamamoto after the attack on Pearl Harbor that all they have done is to awaken a sleeping giant." Thank you very much. Dan Ouimette AND REE A PROUD MOM OF 2 UNITED STATES FREEDOM FIGHTERS |
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Title: Re: MICHAEL C THIS ONES FOR YOU... Post by Callico_Kid on Apr 6th, 2003, 11:08pm You got that one straight! I wish we had had a President with guts the last twelve years that would have dealt with the problem straight on instead of allowing a minority of the people in the Middle East to take control and think that America would not stand up for herself. It's time to get the diplomats out of the way and show that we have reason to be diplomatic! Diplomacy can only work from a position of strength. I do not advocate bullying anyone, but when they push we have to push back hard enough that they don't want to do it again. My dad taught me never to start or even to instigate a fight, but he also told me that if someone else wanted to start one that I was to be the one to finish it. It's funny that I can count the number of fights I was in in school on my fingers although I was the smallest kid in the class. jc |
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Title: Re: MICHAEL C THIS ONES FOR YOU... Post by TomM on Apr 7th, 2003, 8:45am on 04/06/03 at 23:08:35, Callico_Kid wrote:
Uhm...not exactly. It was not the President but a newly formed unit, JSTOF--Joint Special Operations Task Force, first try at special ops. Shadow Warriors, by Tom Clancy and Gen. Carl Stiner, USA, Ret. explains how this and all the incidents mentioned paly a role in our now known unit, Special Operations. They have learned a lot over the years and did exactly what we expect in rescuing Pvt Jessica Lynch last week. Special Ops are my heros! TomM |
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Title: Re: MICHAEL C THIS ONES FOR YOU... Post by Opus on Apr 7th, 2003, 9:04am Ree, Thanks for reminding us what this war is about. You can also add the time when a madman started gearing his country for war and started killing his own people while America slept. Also another country attacked all of it's neighbors as we retreated. How many lives did W.W.II cost. Fortunately the hitler we are fighting now was hit after his first successful invasion. Unfortunately a peace treaty was signed and we thought the hitler would live up to his promise. I'm surprised France didn't remember this from the first time.. Opus :P |
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Title: Re: MICHAEL C THIS ONES FOR YOU... Post by michaelc on Apr 7th, 2003, 4:33pm http://www.totalobscurity.com/mind/flagstore/ as in your analogy ... america stopped hitting the snooze button, but now were stumbling around half-awake and grumpy as hell. |
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Title: Re: MICHAEL C THIS ONES FOR YOU... Post by BobG on Apr 7th, 2003, 4:48pm I've pretty much stayed out of this but I do have something to say to michaelc............. Everytime I see your name here I am happy. Happy that you are here and NOT a soldier and NOT in Iraq. I'd sure hate to have a sissyfied little worm like you walking point for my squad. I can see it now, the first time the enemy fired a shot at you.......... "Please you silly fellas, you made me pee on myself. Can we talk this over" |
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Title: Re: MICHAEL C THIS ONES FOR YOU... Post by Opus on Apr 7th, 2003, 5:00pm Opus |
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Title: Re: MICHAEL C THIS ONES FOR YOU... Post by don on Apr 7th, 2003, 4:42pm Dont worry Bob. Mr. man of conviction wont lead anything if he has to get up early, wait in the rain or be late for work. Trivial little piece of shit |
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Title: Re: MICHAEL C THIS ONES FOR YOU... Post by michaelc on Apr 12th, 2003, 1:22am well thanks bob, i never had any intention of becoming a soldier, and honestly a lot of soldiers dont really want to be shipped off to war. They'd rather have college paid for and get trained for some tech skills. yeah - when i see your posts i think, "wow I'm glad bobg doesnt cook the (freedom)fries in my McDonalds happy meal." (typo cat) |
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Title: Re: MICHAEL C THIS ONES FOR YOU... Post by don on Apr 12th, 2003, 1:30am So really, your not coming to the convention? |
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Title: Re: MICHAEL C THIS ONES FOR YOU... Post by catlind on Apr 12th, 2003, 1:56am on 04/12/03 at 01:22:08, michaelc wrote:
Who's bobw?? |
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Title: Re: MICHAEL C THIS ONES FOR YOU... Post by brain_cramps on Apr 12th, 2003, 2:22am on 04/12/03 at 01:56:49, catlind wrote:
LMAO ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D grant 8) |
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