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[buffman]

The Reason We Are At War
The BEST explanation of WHY we are AMERICA, Home of the Brave
and the Land of the FREE!
The other day, my nine year old son wanted to know why we were at war. My husband looked at our son and then looked at me. My husband and I were in the Army during the Gulf War and we would be honored to serve and defend our country again today. I knew my husband would give him a good explanation.
My husband thought for a few minutes and then told my son to go stand in our front living room window. He told him: "Son, stand there and tell me what you see?"
"I see trees and cars and our neighbors' houses." he replied.
OK, now I want you to pretend that our house and our yard is the United States of America and you are President Bush."
Our son giggled and said "OK."
"Now son, I want you to look out the window and pretend that every house and yard on this block is a different country". My husband said.
"OK Dad, I'm pretending."
"Now I want you to stand there and look out the window and see that man come out of his house with his wife and he has her by the hair and is hitting her. You see her bleeding and crying. He hits her in the face, he
throws her on the ground then he starts to kick her to death. Their children run out and are afraid to stop him; they are crying; they are watching this but do nothing because they are kids and afraid of their
father. "Do you see all of this, son? What do you do?"
"What do you do son?"
"I call the police, Dad."
"OK. Pretend that the police are the United Nations and they take your
call, listen to what you know and saw but they refuse to help. What do you do then son?"
"Dad, but the police are supposed to help!" My son starts to whine.
"They don't want to son, because they say that it is not their place or
your place to get involved and that you should stay out of it," my husband says.
"But Dad...he killed her!!" my son exclaims.
"I know he did...but the police tell you to stay out of it. Now I want you to look out that window and pretend you see our neighbor who you're pretending is Saddam turn around and do the same thing to his children."
Daddy...he kills them?"
"Yes son, he does. What do you do?"
"Well, if the police don't want to help, I will go and ask my next door neighbor to help me stop him." our son says.
"Son, our next door neighbor sees what is happening and refuses to get
involved as well. He refuses to open the door and help you stop him," my husband says.
But Dad, I NEED help!!! I can't stop him by myself!!"
"WHAT DO YOU DO SON?"
Our son starts to cry.
"OK, no one wants to help you, the man across the street saw you ask for help and saw that no one would help you stop him. He stands taller and puffs out his chest. Guess what he does next son?"
"What Daddy?"
"He walks across the street to the old ladies house and breaks down her
door and drags her out, steals all her stuff and sets her house on fire
and then...he kills her. He turns around and sees you standing in the
window and laughs at you. WHAT DO YOU DO?"
"Daddy..."
"WHAT DO YOU DO?"
Our son is crying and he looks down and he whispers, "I close the blinds, Daddy."
"My husband looks at our son with tears in his eyes and asks him... "Why?"
"Because Daddy...the police are supposed to help...people who need
it...and they won't help...you always say that neighbors are supposed to
HELP neighbors, but they won't help either...they won't help me stop
him...I'm afraid...I can't do it by myself...Daddy...I can't look out my
window and just watch him do all these terrible things and...and... do
nothing...so...I'm just going to close the blinds...so I can't see what
he's doing...and I'm going to pretend that it is not happening."
I start to cry.
My husband looks at our nine year old son standing in the window, looking pitiful and ashamed at his answers to my husband's questions and he tells him..."Son..."
" Yes, Daddy."
"Open the blinds because that man...he's at your front door..."WHAT DO YOU DO?"
My son looks at his father, anger and defiance in his eyes. He balls up
his tiny fists and looks his father square in the eyes, without hesitation
he says: "I DEFEND MY FAMILY DAD!! I'M NOT GONNA LET HIM HURT MOMMY OR MY SISTER, DAD!!! I'M GONNA FIGHT HIM, DAD, I'M GONNA FIGHT HIM!!!!!"
I see a tear roll down my husband's cheek and he grabs my son to his chest and hugs him tight, and cries..."It's too late to fight him, he's too strong and he's already at YOUR front door son...you should have stopped
him BEFORE he killed his wife. You have to do what's right, even if you
have to do it alone,before...it's too late." my husband whispers. THAT scenario I just gave you is WHY we are at war with Iraq. When good men stand by and let evil happen is the greatest EVIL of all. Our President is doing what is right. We, as a free nation, must understand that this war is a war of humanity. WE must remove evil men from power so that we can
continue to live in a free world where we are not afraid to look out our
window...so that my nine year old son won't grow up in a world where he
feels that if he just "closes" the blinds the atrocities in the world won't effect him.
"YOU MUST NEVER BE AFRAID TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT...EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO DO I ALONE!" "BE PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN! BE PROUD OF OUR PRESIDENT! BE PROUD
OF OUR TROOPS!! SUPPORT THEM!!! SUPPORT AMERICA!! SO THAT IN THE FUTURE OUR CHILDREN WILL NEVER HAVE TO CLOSE THEIR BLINDS...."
"The liberty we prize is not America's gift to the world, it is God's gift to humanity." George W.Bush
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[sdonions]

That is probably the best explaination that I have heard to date. Although that is another version to that story, I now have tears rolling down my face,

[SangRun Hunter]

Unfortunately many Americans will not stand with us when we do stand to fight.

I never thought my generation was going to be this pansy assed about what is going.

I'm not saying all Gen X are that way, but many more than I ever expected.
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[Guest]

This explanation is the best I have read. I never thought I would see the day when some of my Dad's generation (My Daddy is a Korean War Vet), and my so called "baby boom" generation would be so wishy washy and not support a war that is beyond justified. Whine about casualties, whine about how come things do not wrap up quicker in Iraq, criticize this administration and act like they would kill thier own mothers (no offense to mothers, I love mine) just to put any pig in office as long as it is not GW and kiss the UN's sorry butt.

What has happened to the days of old? Support your troops, stand tall with your President and most important, watch what you say so that you do not give the enemy any more fuel to hurt you.

We are seeing very sad days in America and around the world regarding this liberal way of wanting to do things. This election is so important. It is paramount that we re-elect our President or our children will never have hope again.

Kerry is a traitor of the worst kind. Kerry is a liar of the worst kind. Never forget our Vets, our troops, and 9/11.

[Bill Levinson]

http://www.stentorian.com/politics/un/#genocide

Spread the word about what the UN really is; an accessory to multiple counts of genocide and crimes against humanity.
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http://www.stentorian.com/politics/kerry Growing dossier on John Kerry's lack of character, ethics, and integrity. Free leaflets, Election 2004

[BB Stacker]

Buffman, thanks for that great post. Very moving. My wife's in tears. OK, me too.

I'm going to send this around to a few people who don't understand why we are fighting a war in a country that is "no threat to us".

As your story so succinctly demonstrates, and history proves, waiting is often more dangerous than acting.

I recommend all of us send this little tale to all who are willing to read it.

[buffman]

Everyone should remember and pass this on to their liberal friends---N. Vietnam was fighting for unification, albeit a Communist led one, and they only wanted to drive us out and then it was over. Complete-end of story for us in that partcular country. Now a new attack on our homeland has equated itself with Pearl Harbor. This one is based on global ideaology like Democracy vs Communism, but, the difference is, if they win in Iraq, it will not be over for us. This will only be the beginning, we will be hit on our homeland with more frequency and intensity. Thus, it may come down to an enraged US society that demands an eye for an eye--pushing us back to the precipice of a war so deadly that mankind, with all it's history of destruction, will wince at the results--a nuclear response.
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[ProudDaughterofVet]

Beautiful..I can not see the screen to type..perfect. I would tell your son to write an op-ed..and then ask Kofi, "why you will not help us protect those men, women and children?" ..oh, and send a cc to a few networks for response.

I pray your son and the future sons and daughters see and end to this battle, before they must fight. But, God forbid it lasts that long..thank God he has parents like you to teach him right from wrong, good vs. evil..

God Bless you both..and your son
PD
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[buffman]

I can't take credit for initially writing this story, I did forget to footnote it, however, I have used this example to explain the current situation to my daughters. They fully understood in this context and I hope that many on this board would use it for their children.
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