teeroy
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Two minutes to reality. That's all the time it takes
> to read this
> email.
> Please read the
> following. You will be glad you did.
>
> JOHN GLENN - WELL SAID
>
> Things that make you think a little........
> 1. There were 39 combat related killings in Iraq
> during the month of
> January.....
>
> In the fair city of Detroit there were 35 murders in
> the month of
> January. That's just one American city, about as
> deadly as the entire
> war torn country of Iraq.
>
>
> 2. When some claim President Bush shouldn't have
> started this war,
> state the following ...
>
> FDR...led us into World War II. Germany never attacked
> us: Japan did.
>
> From 1941-1945, 450,000 lives were lost, an average of
> 112,500 per
> year.
>
> Truman....finished that war and started one in Korea,
> North Korea never
> attacked us.
>
> From 1950-1953, 55,000 lives were lost, an average of
> 18,334 per year.
>
> John F. Kennedy. ..started the Vietnam conflict in
> 1962. Vietnam never
> attacked us.
>
> Johnson....turned Vietnam into a quagmire.
>
> From 1965-1975, 58,000 lives were lost, an average of
> 5,800 per year.
>
> Clinton...went to war in Bosnia without UN or French
> consent, Bosnia
> never attacked us. He was offered Osama bin Laden's
> head on a platter
> three times by Sudan and did nothing. Osama has
> attacked us on multiple
> occasions.
>
> 3. In the two years since terrorists attacked us . .
>
> President Bush has liberated two countries, crushed
> the Taliban,
> crippled al-Qaida, put nuclear inspectors in Libya,
> Iran and North
> Korea
> without firing a shot, and captured a terrorist who
> slaughtered 300,000
> of his own people.
>
> The Democrats are complaining 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.
>
> We've been looking for evidence of chemical weapons in
> Iraq for less
> time than it took Hillary Clinton to find the Rose Law
> Firm billing
> records.
>
> 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 Chappaquiddick
> killing a woman.
>
> Wait, there's more.......................
>
> Some people still don't understand why military
> personnel do what they
> do for a living. This exchange between Senators John
> Glenn and Senator
> Howard Metzenbaum is worth reading. 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.
> This is a typical, though sad, example of what some
> who have never
> served think of our military.
>
> JOHN GLENN ON THE SENATE FLOOR Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004
> 11:13
>
> Senator Howard 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. 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 and 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 you 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 you 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?"
>
> NOTE: For those who don't remember - During W.W.II,
> Howard Metzenbaum
> was an attorney representing the Communist Party in
> the USA If you can
> read this, thank a teacher.... If you are reading it
> in
> English thank a Veteran.
> to read this
> email.
> Please read the
> following. You will be glad you did.
>
> JOHN GLENN - WELL SAID
>
> Things that make you think a little........
> 1. There were 39 combat related killings in Iraq
> during the month of
> January.....
>
> In the fair city of Detroit there were 35 murders in
> the month of
> January. That's just one American city, about as
> deadly as the entire
> war torn country of Iraq.
>
>
> 2. When some claim President Bush shouldn't have
> started this war,
> state the following ...
>
> FDR...led us into World War II. Germany never attacked
> us: Japan did.
>
> From 1941-1945, 450,000 lives were lost, an average of
> 112,500 per
> year.
>
> Truman....finished that war and started one in Korea,
> North Korea never
> attacked us.
>
> From 1950-1953, 55,000 lives were lost, an average of
> 18,334 per year.
>
> John F. Kennedy. ..started the Vietnam conflict in
> 1962. Vietnam never
> attacked us.
>
> Johnson....turned Vietnam into a quagmire.
>
> From 1965-1975, 58,000 lives were lost, an average of
> 5,800 per year.
>
> Clinton...went to war in Bosnia without UN or French
> consent, Bosnia
> never attacked us. He was offered Osama bin Laden's
> head on a platter
> three times by Sudan and did nothing. Osama has
> attacked us on multiple
> occasions.
>
> 3. In the two years since terrorists attacked us . .
>
> President Bush has liberated two countries, crushed
> the Taliban,
> crippled al-Qaida, put nuclear inspectors in Libya,
> Iran and North
> Korea
> without firing a shot, and captured a terrorist who
> slaughtered 300,000
> of his own people.
>
> The Democrats are complaining 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.
>
> We've been looking for evidence of chemical weapons in
> Iraq for less
> time than it took Hillary Clinton to find the Rose Law
> Firm billing
> records.
>
> 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 Chappaquiddick
> killing a woman.
>
> Wait, there's more.......................
>
> Some people still don't understand why military
> personnel do what they
> do for a living. This exchange between Senators John
> Glenn and Senator
> Howard Metzenbaum is worth reading. 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.
> This is a typical, though sad, example of what some
> who have never
> served think of our military.
>
> JOHN GLENN ON THE SENATE FLOOR Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004
> 11:13
>
> Senator Howard 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. 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 and 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 you 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 you 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?"
>
> NOTE: For those who don't remember - During W.W.II,
> Howard Metzenbaum
> was an attorney representing the Communist Party in
> the USA If you can
> read this, thank a teacher.... If you are reading it
> in
> English thank a Veteran.
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