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Regardless of your political views, this certainly gives us all food
for
thought.
Sen. Glenn was so quick on his feet.
When you speak from the heart and with passion, you never know what
comes
out.
SENATOR JOHN GLENN 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
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 antiaircraft 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?"
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.
Please keep this circulating.
Bud (damned right)
for
thought.
Sen. Glenn was so quick on his feet.
When you speak from the heart and with passion, you never know what
comes
out.
SENATOR JOHN GLENN 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
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 antiaircraft 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?"
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.
Please keep this circulating.
Bud (damned right)
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