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 Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 4:27 pm Post subject: "Democrats Winter Soldier Returns" |
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In a lengthy but absorbing commentary (albeit familiar to members of this forum), J B Williams offers a retrospective on the treachery of Kerry and his VVAW brethren and its reincarnation in today's leftist agenda.
A brief excerpt relating to the ongoing contemporary debate and just who we might look to "walking the conservative point" on the issue...
| Quote: | "Keep this in mind as you listen to politicians pander to the anti-troop left for votes and political power. Such people can never be allowed power in this country again."
The modern Winter Soldier movement
Democrats Winter Soldier Returns
By JB Williams
Friday, August 8, 2008
That which is old, is new again…
“On January 31, 1971, members of Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) met in a Detroit hotel to discuss war crimes they claimed to have participated in or witnessed during their combat tours in Vietnam. During the next three days, more than 100 Vietnam veterans and 16 civilians gave anguished, emotional testimony describing hundreds of atrocities against innocent civilians in South Vietnam, including rape, arson, torture, murder, and the shelling or napalming of entire villages. The witnesses stated that these acts were being committed casually and routinely, under orders, as a matter of policy.”
“In April 1971, the VVAW stormed Washington in a week-long protest. At its height, spokesman John Kerry went before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to accuse the United States military of committing massive numbers of war crimes in Vietnam. The appearance launched Kerry’s political career. The charges he made shocked and sickened a nation, changed the course of a war and stained the reputation of the American military for decades.”
“But the mass murder of civilians was never American policy in Vietnam. War crimes were the exception, not the rule. And the Winter Soldier tribunal itself—which John Kerry had helped moderate—turned out to be “packed with pretenders and liars.”
(Those who want more detailed facts about the shameful Vietnam era Winter Soldier movement can read more here at www.WinterSoldier.com)
They’re Back!
The modern Winter Soldier movement now operates as the Iraq Veterans Against the War.
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The Side of the Story You Won’t Get from the Leftist Press
Meanwhile, eight Iraq war veterans have set their sights on bringing the truth about Iraq and the war on terror to the American voter currently mired in anti-war leftist propaganda, peddled by left-wing Winter Soldier types, their left-wing power-hungry politicians and their alphabet media groups.
Vets for Freedom was established by eight Iraq war veterans who are fed up with the left-wing propaganda aimed at undermining the efforts of our men and women in uniform charged with the task of winning the peace in Iraq and the broader international war on radical Islamic terrorism.
Vets for Freedom state their mission, “It’s essential for the American people to know the facts about what is happening in Iraq. Some media outlets, and certain politicians, still fail to assess the situation objectively; so Vets for Freedom is heading Back to Iraq to let them know what has been accomplished, what still needs to be done, and how we should proceed in order to attain sustainable security in Iraq.”
“Vets for Freedom is sending 8 members back to the very streets they once patrolled in uniform to assess the situation on the ground. These members will be writing for BlackFive.net, Weekly Standard, and National Review Online. Their posts, articles, and videos will also be made available and updated daily on VetsforFreedom.org.”
American voters must use their heads when assessing complex life and death issues like war. While it’s temping to allow emotions to drive opinions, real support for our troops dictates that we allow the facts to drive our opinions instead.
As I see it, these are the key facts as they exist today…American troops stand in harm’s way in defense of freedom here and abroad
Success is the ONLY option in Iraq and the war on terror
Our troops deserve our FULL support until their missions are completed
Undermining the troops mission IS undermining the troops
America invades and conquers NO nation, but it has liberated many
Those who attack our troops ARE the enemy, no matter what they call themselves As relates to our troops and their mission in the ongoing war against international terrorism, these are the facts that matter.
As relates to the impact Iraq or the broader war on terror might have on this or any other election cycle, voters must deal in reality of fact, not emotion driven or politically motivated propaganda based rhetoric.
At any given time in history, only 2% of Americans step up and accept the responsibility of securing freedom and peace for the rest. The very least the other 98% can do is offer them the real support and respect they deserve.
Anyone who can’t do this at the very least, can not call themselves patriotic, or even American.
Keep this in mind as you listen to politicians pander to the anti-troop left for votes and political power. Such people can never be allowed power in this country again.
As America goes… So goes the free world. Even those around the world who don’t like it, still know it!
Where America goes depends largely upon the success of the 2% who serve in uniform, not the 545 who serve their own self-interests in Washington DC.
Pray for the safety and success of our troops! Pray that those who can’t or won’t support this idea, be removed far from any form of power!
JB Williams is a business man, a husband, a father, and a writer. A no nonsense commentator on American politics, American history, and American philosophy. He is published nationwide and in many countries around the world. JB Williams’ website is jb-williams.com/
JB Williams can be reached at: JB_Williams@comcast.net
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