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SENATOR JOHN GLENN
Things that make you think a little........
1. There were 39 combat related killings in Iraq during the month of
January..... In the fair city of Detroit there were 35 murders in
the
month
of January. That's just one American city, about as deadly as the>entire war torn country of Iraq.
2. When some claim President Bush shouldn't have started this war,
state the following ..
FDR...led us into World War II. Germany never attacked us: Japan
did.
From
1941-1945, 450,000 lives were lost, an average of 112,500 per year
Truman...finished th! at war and started one in Korea, North Korea
never attacked us. From 1950-1953, 55,000 lives were lost, an
average of 18,334 per year.
John F. Kennedy. .started the Vietnam conflict in
1962. Vietnam never attacked us. Johnson...turned Vietnam into a quagmire.
From 1965-1975, 58,000 lives were lost, an average of 5,800 per year.
Clinton...went to war in Bosnia without UN or French consent, Bosnianever
three
times
by Sudan and did nothing. Osama has attacked us on multi occasions.
3. In the two years since terrorists attacked us President Bush has
liberated two countries, crushed the Taliban, crippled al-Qaida,
put nuclear inspectors in Libya, Iran and North Korea without
firing a shot, and captured a terrorist who slaughtered 300,000 of
his own people.
The Democrats are complaining about how long the war is ta! king,
but...It
took less time to take Iraq than it took Janet Re no to take the
Branch Davidian compound. That was a 51-day operation.
We've been looking for evidence of chemical weapons in Iraq for less
time than it took Hillary Clinton to find the Rose Law Firm billing
records.
It took less time for the 3rd Infantry Division and the Marines to
destroy
the Medina Republican Guard than it took Ted Kennedy to call the
police after his Oldsmobile sank at Chappaquiddick killing a woman.
Wait, there's more....................... THIS PART REALLY GOT ME
THINKING!!!
Some people still don't understand why military personnel do what they do
for a living. This exchange between Senators John Glenn and Senator
Howard
Metzenbaum is worth reading. Not only is it a pretty impressive
impromptu speech, but it's also a good example of one man's
explanation of why men and women in the armed services do what they
do for a living. This is a typical, though sad, example of what some
who have never served think of our military.
JOHN GLENN ON THE SENATE FLOOR Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:13
Senator Howard Metzenbaum to Senator Glenn: "How can you run for
Senate when you've never held a real job?"
I served through two wars. I flew 149 missions. My plane was hit by
anti-aircraft fire on 12 different occasions. I was in the space
program.
It wasn't my checkbook, Howard; it was my life on the line. It was
>not a nine-to-five job, where I took time off to take the daily cash
receipts
to
the bank. I ask you to go with me ... as I went the other day... to
a veteran's hospital and look those men with their mangled bodies in the
eye,and tell THEM they didn't hold a job! You go with me to the Space
Program at NASA and go, as I have gone, to the widows and orphans of
Ed White, Gus Grissom and Roger Chaffee..! . and you look those kids in the eye
and tell them that their Dads did n't hold a job.
You go with me on Memorial Day and you stand in Arlington National
Cemetery, where I have more friends buried than I'd like to
remember, and you watch those waving flags.
You stand there, and you think about this nation, and you tell ME
that those people didn't have a job? I'll tell you, Howard
Metzenbaum; you should be on your knees every day of your life
thanking God that there were some men - SOME MEN - who held REAL
jobs. And they required a dedication to a purpose - and a love of
country and a dedication to duty that was more important than life
itself. And their self-sacrifice is what made this country possible.
I HAVE held a job, Howard! What about you?"
For those who don't remember - During W.W.II, Howard Metzenbaum was
an attorney representing the Communist Party in the USA
If you can read this, thank a teacher.... If you are reading it in
English thank a Veteran. Please keep this circulating.
Things that make you think a little........
1. There were 39 combat related killings in Iraq during the month of
January..... In the fair city of Detroit there were 35 murders in
the
month
of January. That's just one American city, about as deadly as the>entire war torn country of Iraq.
2. When some claim President Bush shouldn't have started this war,
state the following ..
FDR...led us into World War II. Germany never attacked us: Japan
did.
From
1941-1945, 450,000 lives were lost, an average of 112,500 per year
Truman...finished th! at war and started one in Korea, North Korea
never attacked us. From 1950-1953, 55,000 lives were lost, an
average of 18,334 per year.
John F. Kennedy. .started the Vietnam conflict in
1962. Vietnam never attacked us. Johnson...turned Vietnam into a quagmire.
From 1965-1975, 58,000 lives were lost, an average of 5,800 per year.
Clinton...went to war in Bosnia without UN or French consent, Bosnianever
three
times
by Sudan and did nothing. Osama has attacked us on multi occasions.
3. In the two years since terrorists attacked us President Bush has
liberated two countries, crushed the Taliban, crippled al-Qaida,
put nuclear inspectors in Libya, Iran and North Korea without
firing a shot, and captured a terrorist who slaughtered 300,000 of
his own people.
The Democrats are complaining about how long the war is ta! king,
but...It
took less time to take Iraq than it took Janet Re no to take the
Branch Davidian compound. That was a 51-day operation.
We've been looking for evidence of chemical weapons in Iraq for less
time than it took Hillary Clinton to find the Rose Law Firm billing
records.
It took less time for the 3rd Infantry Division and the Marines to
destroy
the Medina Republican Guard than it took Ted Kennedy to call the
police after his Oldsmobile sank at Chappaquiddick killing a woman.
Wait, there's more....................... THIS PART REALLY GOT ME
THINKING!!!
Some people still don't understand why military personnel do what they do
for a living. This exchange between Senators John Glenn and Senator
Howard
Metzenbaum is worth reading. Not only is it a pretty impressive
impromptu speech, but it's also a good example of one man's
explanation of why men and women in the armed services do what they
do for a living. This is a typical, though sad, example of what some
who have never served think of our military.
JOHN GLENN ON THE SENATE FLOOR Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:13
Senator Howard Metzenbaum to Senator Glenn: "How can you run for
Senate when you've never held a real job?"
I served through two wars. I flew 149 missions. My plane was hit by
anti-aircraft fire on 12 different occasions. I was in the space
program.
It wasn't my checkbook, Howard; it was my life on the line. It was
>not a nine-to-five job, where I took time off to take the daily cash
receipts
to
the bank. I ask you to go with me ... as I went the other day... to
a veteran's hospital and look those men with their mangled bodies in the
eye,and tell THEM they didn't hold a job! You go with me to the Space
Program at NASA and go, as I have gone, to the widows and orphans of
Ed White, Gus Grissom and Roger Chaffee..! . and you look those kids in the eye
and tell them that their Dads did n't hold a job.
You go with me on Memorial Day and you stand in Arlington National
Cemetery, where I have more friends buried than I'd like to
remember, and you watch those waving flags.
You stand there, and you think about this nation, and you tell ME
that those people didn't have a job? I'll tell you, Howard
Metzenbaum; you should be on your knees every day of your life
thanking God that there were some men - SOME MEN - who held REAL
jobs. And they required a dedication to a purpose - and a love of
country and a dedication to duty that was more important than life
itself. And their self-sacrifice is what made this country possible.
I HAVE held a job, Howard! What about you?"
For those who don't remember - During W.W.II, Howard Metzenbaum was
an attorney representing the Communist Party in the USA
If you can read this, thank a teacher.... If you are reading it in
English thank a Veteran. Please keep this circulating.