The Hill Street Blahg

Today marks the fifth anniversary of America’s involvement in the Iragi War. It seems like yesterday I was watching the Shock and Awe of our mighty military as they invaded this country. I must admit, I had reservations but I was also proud of our brave soldiers and our country because I am an American first, right or wrong, it’s my country and it’s been good to me. In my eyes it was Pay Back for 9/11 and they had it coming due to their involvement.

I’m appalled at some of the things I’m reading today related to our successful military campaign in the Middle East. The Erie Times News ran a negative editorial which didn’t surprise me much. Several of today’s Erie Times News letters to the editor were also disparaging of our country and all the good we offer as a nation. But it’s to be expected because it’s the same negative writers over and over again who’s letters are published. To be fair…these misguided souls have a right to vent.

However, one thing I read today has me upset. I just read on the very left wing Daily KOS web site (sent to me by a like-minded friend) a despicable anti-American blog posting. Who are these people and why do they do and say what they do? I’ve never seen anything like this in my entire life and the scary thing is this. The Democratic Presidential candidates have all embraced the Daily KOS ideology. God save us all should they either one of them be elected.

Here’s a little of what I read and I find it absolutely incredible. You can read the entire post for yourselves here.

As a nation the United States no longer has the remotest idea about what it really feels like to be part of a war zone. […] We have allowed a Congress and an administration to encourage hate and to hi-jack our compassion. In fact, as a nation we have lost our compassion.

Is America at a point that to be able to really feel again, to regain that compassion, that it needs to be invaded and occupied in the same way that we have invaded and occupied Iraq? Would there be a greater chance that Americans will be more reluctant to accept the invasion of another country? Maybe seeing and feeling the same level of destruction that we have inflicted on Iraq, at least the American public will understand why invading another country is unconscionable except in the most dire circumstances — which means after that country has directly attacked the United States.

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