Walter Reed
Before I post the news and commentary, let me create a scenario that is appropriate.
You enlisted in the Marines 3 years ago to serve your country after terrorists attacked your country. After being in Iraq for 5 months, you are driving along and a roadside bomb explodes. Your right leg is blown clear off and shrapnel has damages 20 percent of your body, including your face. You say goodbye to your commrades and tell them you'll be coming back soon. After being airlifted and flown out of combat to Germany, you are told you will be taken to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in the U.S. After days of trauma, you arrive at the Medical Center to the greetings of protesters with signs that say "Maimed for Lies", "Enlist here and die for Halliburton", and "Support Our Troops, Bring Them Home".
No, my friends. This is not a fictitious tale from some weird Michael Moore fantasy dream. This is actually happening outside of Walter Reed. I am a big advocate for free speech and assembly. The legality of the protests should not be discussed. The morality of it should. Detesting the war, it's leaders, and the decisions made should be done on the steps of capital hill, outside the President's home, and outside the gates of the White House. We are rapidly entering the protest phase that Johnson and Nixon saw in the late 60's and early 70's. Protests will continue to escalate and become more anti-troop as time progresses. This is merely the beginning of what will rise to be another demeaning of U.S. troops.
To the protesters outside Walter Reed: Have some respect!
posted by Rich Vos at 5:53 PM
2 Comments:
Ditto. If you "support the troops," as the left claims, why is everything they do publically against our troops? People like the ones you describe and Cindy Sheehan are just selfish people who live in some sort of fantasy world. At the end of the day, who do they think keeps Bin Laden from turning the U.S. into the pre-war Afghanistan where women had no rights? They should be ashamed of their behavior. You know they say it is their right to protest, but the rarely realize it isn't a question of if you can do it but should you do it?
Great point, Shelley. Sometimes it may be legally right, but morally wrong. Events of policy protest may bring up debate of whether it is morally correct to do so, but in this case, the protesters saw the line and crossed it. Their lack of good taste reflects their moral character in this situation.
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