Independence Day
Upon hearing another version of the sentiment “I support the troops, but not the war”, the 
soldier replies with a cordial “Thank you for your support”… He refrains from a passionate explanation on how freedom is never free. How freedom has cost the blood of American fathers, sons, and now daughters. How freedom requires sacrifice and must be defended. How freedom in America is being taken for granted.
For in his heart, the soldier knows that only 1% of American families are making a sacrifice for the “Global War On Terror”. Americans are immune to the demands of war---no rationing of supplies, no war funding efforts and no requirement for citizens to serve our country in any capacity. After his courteous reply, the soldier is left to ponder if Americans have begun to think freedom is now free…is it truly possible to support the troops, but not the war being waged against our freedom.
On this post 9/11 Independence Day, we are honored to take our turn in carrying on the spirit of freedom, established by our forefather's and passed along through generations of American military service members. Our thoughts are with those who have served in times of peace, and gave their lives in times of war. On this 4th of July in Iraq, we celebrate the birth of two nations.
“War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling, which thinks that nothing is worth war, is much worse. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight--- nothing which is more important than his own personal safety---is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.”
John Stuart Mill (1806-1873)
soldier replies with a cordial “Thank you for your support”… He refrains from a passionate explanation on how freedom is never free. How freedom has cost the blood of American fathers, sons, and now daughters. How freedom requires sacrifice and must be defended. How freedom in America is being taken for granted.For in his heart, the soldier knows that only 1% of American families are making a sacrifice for the “Global War On Terror”. Americans are immune to the demands of war---no rationing of supplies, no war funding efforts and no requirement for citizens to serve our country in any capacity. After his courteous reply, the soldier is left to ponder if Americans have begun to think freedom is now free…is it truly possible to support the troops, but not the war being waged against our freedom.
On this post 9/11 Independence Day, we are honored to take our turn in carrying on the spirit of freedom, established by our forefather's and passed along through generations of American military service members. Our thoughts are with those who have served in times of peace, and gave their lives in times of war. On this 4th of July in Iraq, we celebrate the birth of two nations.
“War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling, which thinks that nothing is worth war, is much worse. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight--- nothing which is more important than his own personal safety---is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.”John Stuart Mill (1806-1873)
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