Guest guest Posted September 12, 2001 Report Share Posted September 12, 2001 Hi y'all, We have all seen Americans show their best side - their inner self in times of extreme difficulty. It's something I'm sure we're all proud of. But this wake-up call is (unfortunately) overdue .. Americans have too long felt a false sense of security. None of us are safe from the criminal acts of madmen we might encounter at any time on the street - OR from organized, well-financed, well-trained, experienced terrorist organizations who depend on extremist philosphies and religious zeal for recruitment and hostile nations for support and/or encouragement. One of my friends .. a lurker on the Idma List, Colonel (US Army Ret) Joe Lukitsch, who I served with in combat and peace time, wrote me last night and reminded me .. " As you know, the multiple " hijacked aircraft scenarios " we studied to death during the late '60s were rejected as infeasible. Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) including Chemical, Nuclear & Biological were then the selected/chosen weapons " du jour " . It is now back to the future! " Many of us who live outside the USA have seen terrorism up close - many times - two of my close friends and co-workers were targeted and killed by the Marxist Revolutionary Left Group here in Turkey .. John Gandy in 1993 and Bobby Mozelle in 1994. I was one of many others on their hit and it considerably restricted my freedom. One feels like a squirrel on a limb on opening day when placed in such a situation. That terrorist group was eventually neutralized through aggressive action of security forces - there is no way to negotiate with idealists or fanatics. Those of us who live outside the US are accustomed to and accept the necessary restrictions of our freedoms as they're designed to ensure our security. America is an open society - an outstanding environment for the movement of those who would harm us. It is more difficult for terrorists to move about in the more " restricted " countries outside the USA. Americans often criticize such restrictions as they didn't jive with our ideas of what a open, free and democratic society should be. I have personally observed my countrymen grousing about the extreme security checks they were exposed to in MANY foreign countries. But now the citizens of my country will learn that it's impossible to ensure their security without inconveniencing them. This inconvenience will become routine in time. I was so proud to see the bi-partisan attitude in the US Congress and the spontaneous singing of patriotic songs by these officials. I was proud to see the photos of the black and white, Asian and Spanish and other racial groups in New York helping each other - there were some great scenes on CNN and it made me even more proud to be an American - and that is difficult to do as I am already a hard-core patriot. We now have the support of all the civilized countries of the world .. and the lip service support of those who fear we will reach out and touch them for their covert support of terrorists. We now have the agreement of the civilized nations that we must retaliate to show the world that support of terrorism will not be allowed to go unpunished. We must preempt such actions as we would those of a mad dog. There will be no tears shed when the backward Taliban government is destroyed - and it will be destroyed. They've infuriated the civilized world with their treatment of the educated, the women and the history, art, monuments and archieves in their country. Even the other radical Islamic regimes were against the actions of these madmen. I often hear people proclaim that we are one world - we are all brothers and sisters. If this is really true, are we not then our brother's and sister's keepers? Should we not step in to protect them in cases where their liberties and dignities are being ridden over by the madmen of the world? The departure of the Taliban and Osmani bin Laden will not be a subject of negative discussion - the civilized world agrees they must be neutralized. Mad dogs cannot live beside civilized people! Barbarians cannot be allowed to snuff the lives of innocents when they wish to!! We must and we will retaliate - we are hunting down the enemies of civilized mankind. There is no just cause to be gained from attacks against innocent civilians - the entire international community is now going through a period of looking closely at what they've done and can do to erradicate support of terrorism - terrorism is NOT a military action - it is a criminal action. We are saying this was an ACT OF WAR! In a sense, even though it was a criminal act, it is the beginning of a concerted effort to make war against international terrorists and those countries that support them. I believe we will be proud of the actions America and the civilized world takes in the next few days. We will avenge the many innocent victims of this carnage - and avenge the many heroic firefighters and policemen/women who knowing the dangers facing them, went in harm's way to save others - and gave their all! God Bless America ... Butch http://www.AV-AT.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2001 Report Share Posted September 14, 2001 Amen,Butch. --- Butch Owen <butchbsi wrote: > Hi y'all, > > We have all seen Americans show their best side - > their inner self in > times of extreme difficulty. It's something I'm > sure we're all proud > of. But this wake-up call is (unfortunately) > overdue .. Americans have > too long felt a false sense of security. None of us > are safe from the > criminal acts of madmen we might encounter at any > time on the street - > OR from organized, well-financed, well-trained, > experienced terrorist > organizations who depend on extremist philosphies > and religious zeal for > recruitment and hostile nations for support and/or > encouragement. > > One of my friends .. a lurker on the Idma List, > Colonel (US Army Ret) > Joe Lukitsch, who I served with in combat and peace > time, wrote me last > night and reminded me .. " As you know, the multiple > " hijacked aircraft > scenarios " we studied to death during the late '60s > were rejected as > infeasible. Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) > including Chemical, > Nuclear & Biological were then the selected/chosen > weapons " du jour " . > It is now back to the future! " > > Many of us who live outside the USA have seen > terrorism up close - many > times - two of my close friends and co-workers were > targeted and killed > by the Marxist Revolutionary Left Group here in > Turkey .. John Gandy in > 1993 and Bobby Mozelle in 1994. I was one of many > others on their hit > and it considerably restricted my freedom. One > feels like a squirrel on > a limb on opening day when placed in such a > situation. That terrorist > group was eventually neutralized through aggressive > action of security > forces - there is no way to negotiate with idealists > or fanatics. Those > of us who live outside the US are accustomed to and > accept the necessary > restrictions of our freedoms as they're designed to > ensure our security. > > America is an open society - an outstanding > environment for the movement > of those who would harm us. It is more difficult > for terrorists to move > about in the more " restricted " countries outside the > USA. Americans > often criticize such restrictions as they didn't > jive with our ideas of > what a open, free and democratic society should be. > I have personally > observed my countrymen grousing about the extreme > security checks they > were exposed to in MANY foreign countries. But now > the citizens of my > country will learn that it's impossible to ensure > their security without > inconveniencing them. This inconvenience will > become routine in time. > > I was so proud to see the bi-partisan attitude in > the US Congress and > the spontaneous singing of patriotic songs by these > officials. I was > proud to see the photos of the black and white, > Asian and Spanish and > other racial groups in New York helping each other - > there were some > great scenes on CNN and it made me even more proud > to be an American - > and that is difficult to do as I am already a > hard-core patriot. > > We now have the support of all the civilized > countries of the world .. > and the lip service support of those who fear we > will reach out and > touch them for their covert support of terrorists. > We now have the > agreement of the civilized nations that we must > retaliate to show the > world that support of terrorism will not be allowed > to go unpunished. > We must preempt such actions as we would those of a > mad dog. There will > be no tears shed when the backward Taliban > government is destroyed - and > it will be destroyed. They've infuriated the > civilized world with their > treatment of the educated, the women and the > history, art, monuments and > archieves in their country. Even the other radical > Islamic regimes were > against the actions of these madmen. > > I often hear people proclaim that we are one world - > we are all brothers > and sisters. If this is really true, are we not > then our brother's and > sister's keepers? Should we not step in to protect > them in cases where > their liberties and dignities are being ridden over > by the madmen of the > world? The departure of the Taliban and Osmani bin > Laden will not be a > subject of negative discussion - the civilized world > agrees they must be > neutralized. Mad dogs cannot live beside civilized > people! Barbarians > cannot be allowed to snuff the lives of innocents > when they wish to!! > > We must and we will retaliate - we are hunting down > the enemies of > civilized mankind. There is no just cause to be > gained from attacks > against innocent civilians - the entire > international community is now > going through a period of looking closely at what > they've done and can > do to erradicate support of terrorism - terrorism is > NOT a military > action - it is a criminal action. We are saying > this was an ACT OF WAR! > In a sense, even though it was a criminal act, it is > the beginning of a > concerted effort to make war against international > terrorists and those > countries that support them. > > I believe we will be proud of the actions America > and the civilized > world takes in the next few days. We will avenge > the many innocent > victims of this carnage - and avenge the many heroic > firefighters and > policemen/women who knowing the dangers facing them, > went in harm's way > to save others - and gave their all! > > God Bless America ... Butch http://www.AV-AT.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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