Support The Troops

I support the war efforts and the troops 100%, but also want to get out of the dirty desert as quickly as possible. I can not stand the people who now in hindsight say that we should not be in the war. What a bunch of crap. Everyone of us was for going to war after 9/11. Every single person. Yet now some want to criticize. Personally I am happy they found Saddam all dirty and hiding in a hole. I am happy that he was brought to trial and executed on December 30, 2006. Now we have to finish the job we started. Were there weapons of mass destruction in Iraq? Who knows. Not you and not me. And please don’t try to make me believe that what “the report” did or did not prove. The report DID say:

The massive report does say, however, that Iraq worked hard to cheat on United Nations-imposed sanctions and retain the capability to resume production of weapons of mass destruction at some time in the future. “[Saddam] wanted to end sanctions while preserving the capability to reconstitute his weapons of mass destruction when sanctions were lifted,” a summary of the report says. (CNN.com story)

“While the ISG has not found stockpiles of WMD, the ISG and other coalition elements have developed a body of fact that shows that Saddam Hussein had, first, the strategic intention to continue to pursue WMD capabilities; two, created ambiguity about his WMD capabilities that he used to extract concessions in the international world of disclosure and discussion and negotiation. He used it as a bargaining tactic and as a strategic deterrent against his neighbors and others.” (CNN.com story)

That’s enough for me, especially after 9/11. What we did know was that Saddam was a monster of a bad person and most probably did have some involvement/association with terrorists, if not being one himself. He had all intentions of getting WMD, and if he did not have them he would have them as soon as possible.

While I support our war efforts completely I am also pissed off that it is taking to long in my opinion to train the people of Iraq to protect themselves. It IS time that this becomes the only priority with some sort of deadline.

This is a SWMID moment. I am sick and tired of the currently trendy, but always negative films or documentaries about the war and the soldiers that are risking their lives daily there. Where are the stories about the schools they are protecting or the food they are delivering, all while some fanatical kamikaze ass-clown with homemade pipe bombs taped to his body is about to vaporize himself and kill countless innocent people?

Why don’t movie like God and Country, a pro troops documentary, get wide releases or political backing? The movie has been made by a good friend of mine Scott Mactavish who sums it up best: “It’s our duty as Americans to keep our government in check, and protest policies with which we disagree. But when you portray the troops as psychotic criminals as an anti-war statement, you are empowering our enemies and endangering the very people that defend your right to protest.”

This is a movie that MUST be seen AND SUPPORTED. You can click on the movie poster to the right to go directly to the website for the documentary and learn more about it. I can only hope that it gets accepted into the major movie festivals and gets the attention and praise it deserves.