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May 29, 2010
Nugent: Every Day Is Memorial Day
Posted by The MaryHunter at May 29, 2010 4:33 AM
From the "news and information" MSM pipeline, you would hardly know that the United States is still a nation at war -- unless, of course, some catastrophe occurs that makes our military look bad and thus plays into their anti-war, multiculturalist, Blame America First worldview.
You don't want to tick off Ted Nugent. But the lame-stream media have. Through their slanted coverage (indeed, their non-coverage), they are encouraging America to forget. Nugent writes of the many cards, letters and emails he receives daily from servicemen and women around the globe, thanking him for his efforts to keep the troops in the thoughts and prayers of the folks at home every day.
President Obama appears to tick off Mr. Nugent as well. Imagine that.
We owe it to these brave Americans and their families to win this war with our honor intact, not to telegraph to the enemy when we are packing up and leaving the battlefield. I'm no military tactician, but announcing when we are leaving the battlefield is analogous to putting an ad in your local newspaper to let all local punks and thugs know when you are going on vacation so they can plunder your home.
I stand with most Americans demanding a victory strategy, not an exit strategy.
When we commit our troops to war, we must make a commitment to them and their families that we will achieve total victory through the application of total war.
Of the thousands of brave American warriors I have met since Sept. 11, 2001, not one has expressed a desire to leave the battlefield without victory. They all want to stay and finish the job. The commander in chief should remember how freedom has been achieved throughout history and let these trained warriors do their job. That's how I remember.
Memorial Day is first and foremost about remembering those who have died serving our country with honor. But it is also about respecting those who now serve our country, by giving them the tools and the political support to let them do their jobs and come home with dignity.
Image hat tip: Guns and Whiskey.
