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Ah,once again the 'progressive peoples' of the
world raise their voices. I recall my stay with those
describing themselves and their supporters as the
'progressive peoples' of the world. Doctor
Frederickson once again heralds their contribution to
the pursuit of 'peace.' He also heralds Nancy Pelosi
, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives as
fully within her role to go to Syria and pursue
'peace' on her own. The assertions are absurd and no
amount of writing,with dictionary perched on knee
seeking the latest seldom used word, will ever change
that.
I spent nearly a year in a camp run by
'progressive' Vietnamese,in a country they denied
being in,Cambodia. The four foot deep and five and a
half foot long underground cell I was chained in made
Abu Graeb look like a walk in the park. I was starved
, brutalized and my thirty eight wounds,including six
bullets,were treated with iodine and covered with
rags. My crime? I was a uniformed Soldier captured in
armed combat in Vietnam.

Do not ask my sympathy for terrorists who used
the civilian population as shields,so they may kill
for their God again. I was a uniformed Soldier and
covered by the Geneva Convention, but,the
'progressive' Vietnamese told me it did not apply to
them or me. As I and my fellow POWS held on, many
'progressives' from my own country journeyed to Hanoi
to praise my enemy and damn me. At that time in Hanoi
a Thai Special Forces Master Sergeant ,Chaicharn
Harnavee smuggled food and messages to his American
allies. MSG Chaicharn was not 'progressive' either.
But,he did receive the Silver Star from the United
States Army for 'gallantry ' in action. Being
'gallant' beats being 'progressive' every time.
'Advice and consent' on certain foreign policy
matters belongs to the United States Senate and not
Speaker Pelosi. Conduct of foreign policy belongs to
the Executive Branch of government. The woman can make
no deals and does not speak on behalf of any branch of
the United States Government on her jaunt. Should she
do so,she will be in violation of the Logan Act,which
precludes her from acting on her own.Though I must add
that this act has never been enforced.Why? Because we
tolerate fools loosely. After all,we have Congressman
Murtha,veteran of Vietnam but also the ABSCAM federal
sting operation talking about 'honor.'

As to the latest rant from Doctor Frederickson
and most of his other posturing,a word even he will
understand without his dictionary: NONSENSE!

MAJOR MARK A. SMITH,USA,RETIRED