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Let’s channel our energy to tell the whole story about the accomplishments of the troops

Letter to the Editor published in the Sheboygan Press on 8/6/04. To bad they haven’t published the stories that go with the headlines.

War on Terror Head Lines
That might have got lost or forgotten by a media fixated on “Where are the WMD’s”? Or even worse how can we spin the Uniformed American’s behaving badly story again?

1. Al Qaeda home base closed in Afghanistan
2. For the first time girls in Afghanistan are allowed to go to school
3. The public whipping and stadium executions of women has ended
4. Afghanistan refugees return home to assist in rebuilding effort
5. Afghanistan Presidential election to be held this fall
6. Pakistan assists In the capture of Khalid Sheik Mohammed operational planner of 9/11 attacks
7. Saudi Arabia has seen the danger and has joined in on the war on terror
8. Saddam Hussein ignores UN Security Councils demand for a full accounting of weapons program for over a decade.
9. Saddam Hussein tried by Iraqi government
10. Iraq security forces fighting terrorists along side of coalition forces
11. In fear of the civilized world Libya turns over chemical munitions and nuclear processing equipment.
12. A. Q. Khan Nuclear scientist selling plans to highest bidder is now out of business
13. American & British intelligence alert German and Italian authorities to intercept cargo ship loaded with nuclear equipment bound for Tripoli.
14. 60 nations support the Proliferation Security Initiative
15. More then 30 nations contribute forces to Iraq
16. Nearly 40 nations contribute forces to Afghanistan
17. Millions in the Middle East would like to live in freedom
19. 4.5 million for 1st time have clean drinking water
20. 400,000 Iraq children immunization shots are up to date for the first time
21. 1,500 renovated Iraq schools ridden of weapons stored by terrorist now open for learning.
22. 80% more Iraqi children are now attending classes then before the war
23. Port renovation allows more grain to flow into Iraq
24. Iraq exports over 2 million barrels in one month for the first time in August of 2003
25. 100% of Iraqi hospitals are open compared to a 35% pre war level
26. Over 400,000 Iraqis have telephones for the first time
27. An interim constitution has been signed
28. To date more then 2/3’s of the al Qaeda leadership have been killed or captured
29. The home land has not experienced another terrorist attack in almost three years

Please report the whole story. The politically charged media during a political season is having a negative effect on the moral of our troops in harms way keeping us out of harms way. Please put your political agendas on the shelf and cover the accomplishments of the troops.

Sources can be found @
www.whitehouse.gov/news/release/2004/07
http://www.loveourtroops.us/

Stephen R Jelinek
Sheboygan
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Defender of the honor of those in harms way keeping us out of harms way.

"Peace is our Profession"
Strategic Air Command - Motto

USAF 75-79 Security Police

[neverforget]

Thank you. I sent it to my local paper, but I doubt the liberals there will print it.
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US Army Security Agency
1965-1971

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