Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich is currently awaiting the decision by a court hearing on whether he and 4 other American servicemen will be tried for murder. After a roadside bomb went off in Haditha that killed several Marines including Lance Cpl. Miguel Terrazas, Sgt. Wuterich opened fire and killed 17 unarmed Iraqi men following the explosion.
So what! They are at war! There are enemies at every corner and every turn that want them dead. You want to argue about whether the war was justified, whether it was a mistake, great, argue all you want. As far as I am concerned, the war was a mistake. But, the war happened and now this country must get behind the American service men and women that are laying down their lives for their country. Irregardless of whether the argument that the war's purpose is to keep America safe is valid or not. Every American serviceman wakes up telling himself that he is keeping America safe. They face the high probability that they will not make it through the day, "I am here to keep my country safe". The greater mistake now is retreating and sending a message to our enemies that we can be defeated. We must not allow the media and the liberal left to run the war and ensure victory to our enemies. They are the most dangerous enemies this country has ever faced. They are not fighting for territory, economics, oil, national pride, they are fighting for a fanaticism that transcends reason and humanity. Now, they must be crushed and so demoralized that even Muhammed would go into hiding. But instead we are letting liberal senators with constituents in San Franscisco and Manhattan that don't understand exactly what is at stake here to determine the outcome of the war. Instead, we are crushing the morale of our Marines by conducting public lynchings of our own men and women that are facing the barrels of AK-47s held by the most fanatical followers of another crazed man, Mohammed.
Now, Sgt. Wuterich should not have opened fire on these men, but under extreme conditions, under attack that killed one of his own, how do you tell that Marine to kill but turn it off and analyze whether those men were armed or not? How do you demand that these American soldiers turn on and off their killer instinct when under attack? War is difficult, war is violent, war is unjust, war is about killing, period.
Why don't we hear from the liberal left in our country when our fellow Americans are tortured and decapitated? Why don't we hear them say, "we demand justice for the atrocious murders of our fellow Americans"? Instead its Sgt. Wuterich's fault that the US is the oppressor in Iraq. Is that it, liberals? Are we to condemn this young Marine because you do not agree with the war? Is it his fault? He signed up voluntarily to protect his country even at the cost of his own life and if his Commander-in-Chief orders him to engage in war in Iraq and he complies because that is exactly what he has to do, he now represents the guilty party for the war.
How dare you liberals! He is only doing what he was trained and instructed to do. Under extreme distress he saw the enemy in front of him. How do you tell them apart? They don't wear a uniform to clearly identify them as friendlies or enemies. Where are the peaceful Muslims that clearly stand behind our country? Those very unarmed men can very likely be the enemy. Instinctually he makes the decision to eliminate a further threat. Live with it, its WAR!
Those unfortunate Iraqi men are victims of collateral damage, but collateral damage they are. If you want to bring reason into the purpose of the war, great, argue away. But trying to bring reason into the acts of war, the acts of killing the enemy will only undermine our fellow Americans that were ordered by their Commander-in-Chief, to fight to defend our country's interests and its people.
So leave Sgt. Wuterich and his fellow Marines alone, they have a job to do even if it is a misguided job!
So what! They are at war! There are enemies at every corner and every turn that want them dead. You want to argue about whether the war was justified, whether it was a mistake, great, argue all you want. As far as I am concerned, the war was a mistake. But, the war happened and now this country must get behind the American service men and women that are laying down their lives for their country. Irregardless of whether the argument that the war's purpose is to keep America safe is valid or not. Every American serviceman wakes up telling himself that he is keeping America safe. They face the high probability that they will not make it through the day, "I am here to keep my country safe". The greater mistake now is retreating and sending a message to our enemies that we can be defeated. We must not allow the media and the liberal left to run the war and ensure victory to our enemies. They are the most dangerous enemies this country has ever faced. They are not fighting for territory, economics, oil, national pride, they are fighting for a fanaticism that transcends reason and humanity. Now, they must be crushed and so demoralized that even Muhammed would go into hiding. But instead we are letting liberal senators with constituents in San Franscisco and Manhattan that don't understand exactly what is at stake here to determine the outcome of the war. Instead, we are crushing the morale of our Marines by conducting public lynchings of our own men and women that are facing the barrels of AK-47s held by the most fanatical followers of another crazed man, Mohammed.
Now, Sgt. Wuterich should not have opened fire on these men, but under extreme conditions, under attack that killed one of his own, how do you tell that Marine to kill but turn it off and analyze whether those men were armed or not? How do you demand that these American soldiers turn on and off their killer instinct when under attack? War is difficult, war is violent, war is unjust, war is about killing, period.
Why don't we hear from the liberal left in our country when our fellow Americans are tortured and decapitated? Why don't we hear them say, "we demand justice for the atrocious murders of our fellow Americans"? Instead its Sgt. Wuterich's fault that the US is the oppressor in Iraq. Is that it, liberals? Are we to condemn this young Marine because you do not agree with the war? Is it his fault? He signed up voluntarily to protect his country even at the cost of his own life and if his Commander-in-Chief orders him to engage in war in Iraq and he complies because that is exactly what he has to do, he now represents the guilty party for the war.
How dare you liberals! He is only doing what he was trained and instructed to do. Under extreme distress he saw the enemy in front of him. How do you tell them apart? They don't wear a uniform to clearly identify them as friendlies or enemies. Where are the peaceful Muslims that clearly stand behind our country? Those very unarmed men can very likely be the enemy. Instinctually he makes the decision to eliminate a further threat. Live with it, its WAR!
Those unfortunate Iraqi men are victims of collateral damage, but collateral damage they are. If you want to bring reason into the purpose of the war, great, argue away. But trying to bring reason into the acts of war, the acts of killing the enemy will only undermine our fellow Americans that were ordered by their Commander-in-Chief, to fight to defend our country's interests and its people.
So leave Sgt. Wuterich and his fellow Marines alone, they have a job to do even if it is a misguided job!
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