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02-20-2007, 11:06 PM socalgold Joined on 01-25-2006 Fighting for Miners Rights & Our Civil Liberties Posts 2,007 a good response One of my sons serves in the military. He is still stateside, here in California He called me yesterday to let me know how warm and welcoming people were to him, and his troops, everywhere he goes, telling me how people shake their hands, and thank them for being willing to serve, and fight, for not only our own freedoms but so that others may have them also. But he also told me about an incident in the grocery store he stopped at yesterday, on his way home from the base. He said that ahead of several people in front of him stood a woman dressed in a burkha. He said when she got to the cashier she loudly remarked about the U.S. flag lapel pin the cashier wore on her smock. The cashier reached up and touched the pin, and said proudly," Yes, I always wear it and probably always will." The woman in the burkha then asked the cashier when she was going to stop bombing her countrymen, explaining that she was Iraqi. A gentleman standing behind my son stepped forward, putting his arm around my son's shoulders, and nodding towards my son, said in a calm and gentle voice to the Iraqi woman: "Lady, hundreds of thousands of men and women like this young man have fought and died so that YOU could stand here, in MY country and accuse a check-out cashier of bombing YOUR countrymen. It is my belief that had you been this outspoken in YOUR own country, we wouldn't need to be there today. But, hey, if you have now learned how to speak out so loudly and clearly, I'll gladly buy you a ticket and pay your way back to Iraq so you can straighten out the mess in YOUR country that you are obviously here in MY country to avoid." Everyone within his hearing distance cheered! I Love My Country It's the government I'm Afraid OF    Report

02-21-2007, 5:07 AM navydoc Joined on 01-25-2006 Jacksonville, N.C. Posts 1,466 Re: a good response Seems there are a few over here who are deciding to do something to help thier own country.  I heard on the news the other day that some of the local tribes are tired of Al Quida attacking our troops and their (tribal clans) villages and have now been assisting us in chaing down the insurgent factions that are hiding out near said villages.  Does me good to hear that at least some one in this country is tired of the B.S. and finally standing up to these bullies. 'doc One shot....One Kill! 'nough said.    Report

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