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Over the summer of 2010 I began to ask myself, "what do you do if two of our Rights, as citizens of these United States, are diametrically opposed?" I came to the only viable conclusion: you compromise. Our great Nation works when there is compromise.
Right now most of you will agree with me that our political system is broken. What we currently have is: the politics of destruction; special interest groups who have the power and money to dictate policy; politicians who must spend their time raising money for the next election instead of doing the People's business; and, there are those who are so concerned about getting re-elected they cede their responsibilities to the citizenry to those groups making the loudest noises and the greatest threats.
The attacks that we were inundated with during the this election cycle belittled the democratic process. Shame on everyone involved. And, shame on the political obstructionists who are more interested in gaining and maintaining power than doing the people’s business. During these very difficult times all of us should be supporting our President. The challenge for all of us is, how do we improve upon this imperfect union that we call the United States of America? One thing I know for certain...it is not by dividing us.
I can remember when I was sixteen years old there was a day when my father called out to me, "Jackie, come quickly. You have to hear this. It's Winston Churchill. Come listen." I raced to the radio and for the first time heard a recording of Churchill's speech to a Nation standing alone against the greatest evil the world has ever known: "...we shall defend our island no matter what the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; and we shall not surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until in God's good time, the New World, with all it's power and might, steps forth to the rescue and liberation of The Old."
That day my hero was born. Where are our heroes today? jkt
I urge everyone to go to The National Geographic website:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/12/afghan-women/rubin-text/1 and read about the plight of Afghan women who "suffer under the constraints of tribalism, poverty, and war".
The pictures tell the story of their heart-wrenching despair and sorrow. When I saw the photos and read the stories about the abused women of Afghanistan, I literally cried. This is the institutionalized abuse of an entire nation of women. We cannot abandon them. It would be immoral to do so.
If that is not reason enough, consider that Al-Qaeda and the Taliban of Afghanistan pose a real threat to all freedom-loving Nations. Pakistan, with it's nuclear arsenal, is in danger of falling to them.
From the beginning, this war should have been conducted by a mulitnational force with shared sacrifice of lives and resources by all. Nations everywhere need to step in and let our war-weary soldiers come home.
It is time to begin dismantling the "military-industrial complex" that President Eisenhower warned us about. We have gradually become the Perpetual Warrior State. It is time to stand down, America. Let the rest of the free world carry the load for awhile.
