Some things that should make you think a little a little bit . . .

There were 39 combat related killings in Iraq during January . . . 1+ per day.

In the city of Detroit there were 35 murders during the month of January.
That's only one American city--about as deadly as all of war torn Iraq.

Some claim President Bush shouldn't have started this war, but probably
did not stop to consider:

FDR - led us into World War II. Germany had never attacked us; Japan had.
From 1941-1945, 450,000 lives were lost, an average of 112,500 per year.
an average of 308 PER DAY!

Truman - finished that war and started one in Korea though North Korea never
attacked us. From 1950-1953, 55,000 lives were lost, an average of 18,334 per
year - or an average of 50 PER DAY!

John F. Kennedy - started the Vietnam conflict in 1962. Vietnam never attacked
us. Then Lyndon Johnson - turned Vietnam into a quagmire.
From 1965-1975, 58,000 lives were lost, an average of 5,800 per year. Or an
average of 16 PER DAY!

Clinton - went to war in Bosnia without UN or French consent, yet Bosnia
never attacked us.

He was offered Osama bin Laden's head on a platter three times by Sudan and
did nothing. Osama attacked us on multiple occasions.

In the years since terrorists attacked us President Bush liberated
two countries, crushed the Taliban, and crippled al-Qaida. He
put nuclear inspectors in Libya, Iran and North Korea without firing
a shot. The terrorist, Sadam, who had slaughtered 300,000 fellow
countrymen, was captured and is being held for trial by his own
people.

Democrats complain about how long the war is taking . . . but, it
took less time to take Iraq than it took Janet Reno to take the Branch
Davidian compound. That was a 51-day operation.

It took less time for the 3rd Infantry Division and the Marines to destroy
the Medina Republican Guard than it took Ted Kennedy to call the police
after his Oldsmobile sank at Chapaquiddick.

It took less time to take Iraq than it took to count the votes in Florida!

Our Military morale is high!

The biased media hopes we are too ignorant to realize the facts.

. . . but, wait, there's more:

JOHN GLENN ON THE SENATE FLOOR

Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:13

Some people still don't understand why military personnel do what they do
for a living. The following exchange between Senators John Glenn and
Howard Metzenbaum is worth reviewing. Not only is it a pretty impressive
impromptu speech; but, it's also a good example of one man's explanation
of why men and women in the armed services do what they do for a living.

Senator Metzenbaum to Senator Glenn: "How can you run for Senate when
you've never held a real job?"

Senator Glenn: "I served 23 years in the United States Marine Corps. I served through two wars. I flew 149 missions. My plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire on 12 different occasions. And, I was in the space program.

It wasn't my checkbook, Howard; it was my life on the line. It was not a
nine-to-five job, where I took time off to take the daily cash receipts to the bank.
I ask you to go with me . . . as I went the other day . . . to a veteran's hospital
and look those men, with their mangled bodies, in the eye--and tell THEM they
didn't hold a job! You go with me to the Space Program at NASA. Go, as I have gone, to the widows and orphans of Ed White, Gus Grissom and Roger Chaffee--
and you look those kids in the eye and tell them that their DADS didn't hold a job.

You go with me on Memorial Day and stand in Arlington National Cemetery,
where I have more friends buried than I'd like to remember, and you watch
those waving flags.

You stand there, and think about this nation, and you tell ME that those
people didn't have a job? I'll tell you, Howard Metzenbaum: you should be on
your knees every day of your life thanking God that there were some men--
SOME MEN--who held REAL jobs. And they required a dedication to a purpose,
and a love of country and a dedication to duty, that was more important
than life itself. And their self-sacrifice is what made this country
possible. I HAVE held a job, Howard! What about you?"

For those who don't remember: During W.W.II, Howard Metzenbaum was an
attorney representing the Communist Party in the USA. Now he's a Senator!
If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you are reading it in English thank
a Veteran.subject