Subject: Fw: A Marine Responds to John Kerry
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{This was written by my husband, Aaron, who is
currently deployed to Iraq, in defense of a recent
comment made by Senator John Kerry. Pass it along, it
might inspire someone else to speak up! ~ Michelle}
Yesterday John Kerry said, "You know education, if you
make the most of it, you study hard, you do your
homework, and you make an effort to be smart, you can
do well, and if you don't, you get stuck in Iraq"
So I wrote him a letter:
I am a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. I
am currently on my second tour in Iraq, a tour in
which I volunteered for. I speak Arabic and Spanish
and I plan to tackle Persian Farsi soon. I have a
Bachelors and an Associates Degree and between
deployments I am pursuing an M.B.A. In college I was a
member of several academic honor societies, including
the Golden Key Honor Society. I am not unique among
the enlisted troops. Many of my enlisted colleagues
include lawyers, teachers, mechanics, engineers,
musicians and artists just to name a few. You say that
your comments were directed towards the President and
not us. If we were stupid Senator Kerry, we might have
believed you.
I am not a victim of President Bush. I proudly serve
him because he is my Commander and Chief. If it was
you who was President, I would serve you just as
faithfully. I serve America Senator Kerry, and I am
also providing a service to the good people of Iraq. I
have not terrorized them in the middle of the night,
raped them or murdered them as you have accused me of
before. I am doing my part to help them rebuild. My
role is a simple one, but important. You see Senator
Kerry, like it or not, we came here and removed a
tyrant (who terrorized Iraqis in the middle of the
night, and raped them and murdered them). And we have
a responsibility to see to it that another one doesn't
take his place. The people of Iraq are recovering from
an abusive relationship with a terrible government and
it's going to take some time to help them recover from
that. We can't treat this conflict like a microwave
dinner and throw a temper tantrum because we feel like
it's taking too long.
Senator Kerry, you don't have to agree with this war.
You don't have to say nice things about those of us
who choose to make sacrifices for the rights of every
American rather than sit back and simply feel entitled
to it. But please Senator Kerry, if you're going to
call me a stupid murdering rapist, stick by what you
say. Don't tell me that I misunderstood or that you
would never insult a veteran because you're one too.
Having been there and done that does not give you a
free pass to insult me.
My suggestion for you, Senator Kerry, is to remember
that your speeches are recorded, and broadcast to us
simpletons over here. You may want to write down what
you want to say before you say it, maybe have somebody
look at it before you say it and tell you what others
might hear. Remember that we can't read your mind, if
there are any misinterpretations in what you say, it's
because you didn't communicate clearly.
Good luck to you Senator Kerry, if nothing else it's
always entertaining to watch you try and climb out of
the holes that you constantly dig for yourself.
Sincerely,
Somebody who is watching his daughter grow up in
photographs so that you can have the right to say
whatever you want about him.
****************************************************
{This was written by my husband, Aaron, who is
currently deployed to Iraq, in defense of a recent
comment made by Senator John Kerry. Pass it along, it
might inspire someone else to speak up! ~ Michelle}
Yesterday John Kerry said, "You know education, if you
make the most of it, you study hard, you do your
homework, and you make an effort to be smart, you can
do well, and if you don't, you get stuck in Iraq"
So I wrote him a letter:
I am a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. I
am currently on my second tour in Iraq, a tour in
which I volunteered for. I speak Arabic and Spanish
and I plan to tackle Persian Farsi soon. I have a
Bachelors and an Associates Degree and between
deployments I am pursuing an M.B.A. In college I was a
member of several academic honor societies, including
the Golden Key Honor Society. I am not unique among
the enlisted troops. Many of my enlisted colleagues
include lawyers, teachers, mechanics, engineers,
musicians and artists just to name a few. You say that
your comments were directed towards the President and
not us. If we were stupid Senator Kerry, we might have
believed you.
I am not a victim of President Bush. I proudly serve
him because he is my Commander and Chief. If it was
you who was President, I would serve you just as
faithfully. I serve America Senator Kerry, and I am
also providing a service to the good people of Iraq. I
have not terrorized them in the middle of the night,
raped them or murdered them as you have accused me of
before. I am doing my part to help them rebuild. My
role is a simple one, but important. You see Senator
Kerry, like it or not, we came here and removed a
tyrant (who terrorized Iraqis in the middle of the
night, and raped them and murdered them). And we have
a responsibility to see to it that another one doesn't
take his place. The people of Iraq are recovering from
an abusive relationship with a terrible government and
it's going to take some time to help them recover from
that. We can't treat this conflict like a microwave
dinner and throw a temper tantrum because we feel like
it's taking too long.
Senator Kerry, you don't have to agree with this war.
You don't have to say nice things about those of us
who choose to make sacrifices for the rights of every
American rather than sit back and simply feel entitled
to it. But please Senator Kerry, if you're going to
call me a stupid murdering rapist, stick by what you
say. Don't tell me that I misunderstood or that you
would never insult a veteran because you're one too.
Having been there and done that does not give you a
free pass to insult me.
My suggestion for you, Senator Kerry, is to remember
that your speeches are recorded, and broadcast to us
simpletons over here. You may want to write down what
you want to say before you say it, maybe have somebody
look at it before you say it and tell you what others
might hear. Remember that we can't read your mind, if
there are any misinterpretations in what you say, it's
because you didn't communicate clearly.
Good luck to you Senator Kerry, if nothing else it's
always entertaining to watch you try and climb out of
the holes that you constantly dig for yourself.
Sincerely,
Somebody who is watching his daughter grow up in
photographs so that you can have the right to say
whatever you want about him.
