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I sat in a movie
theater watching "Schindler's List," asked myself, "Why didn't
the Jews fight back?"
Now I know why.
I sat in a movie theater, watching "Pearl
Harbor" and asked myself, "Why weren't we prepared?"
Now I know why.
Civilized people cannot fathom, much less predict, the
actions of evil people.
On September 11, dozens of capable airplane passengers
allowed themselves to be overpowered by a handful of poorly armed terrorists
because they did not comprehend the depth of hatred that motivated their
captors.
On September 11, thousands of innocent people were
murdered because too many Americans naively reject the reality that some nations
are dedicated to the dominance of others. Many political pundits,
pacifists and media personnel want us to forget the carnage. They say we
must focus on the bravery of the rescuers and ignore the cowardice of the
killers. They implore us to understand the motivation of the perpetrators.
Major television stations have announced they will assist the healing process by
not replaying devastating footage of the planes crashing into the Twin Towers.
I will not be manipulated.
I will not pretend to understand.
I will not forget.
I will not forget the liberal media who abused freedom of
the press to kick our country when it was vulnerable and hurting.
I will not forget that CBS anchor Dan Rather preceded
President Bush's address to the nation with the snide remark, "No matter
how you feel about him, he is still our president."
I will not forget that ABC TV anchor Peter Jennings
questioned President Bush's motives for not returning immediately to Washington,
DC and commented, "We're all pretty skeptical and cynical about
Washington."
And I will not forget that ABC's Mark Halperin warned if
reporters weren't informed of every little detail of this war, they aren't
"likely -- nor should they be expected -- to show
deference."
I will not isolate myself from my fellow Americans by
pretending an attack on the USS Cole in Yemen was not an attack on the United
States of America.
I will not forget the Clinton administration equipped
Islamic terrorists and their supporters with the world's most sophisticated
telecommunications equipment and encryption technology, thereby compromising
America's ability to trace terrorist radio, cell phone, land lines, faxes and
modem communications.
I will not be appeased with pointless, quick retaliatory
strikes like those perfected by the previous administration.
I will not be comforted by "feel-good, do
nothing" regulations like the silly, "Have your bags been under your
control?" question at the airport.
I will not be influenced by so called,"antiwar
demonstrators" who exploit the right of _expression to chant anti-American
obscenities.
I will not forget the moral victory handed the North
Vietnamese by American war protesters who reviled and spat upon the returning
soldiers, airmen, sailors and marines.
I will not be softened by the wishful thinking of
pacifists who chose reassurance over reality.
I will embrace the wise words of Prime Minister Tony Blair
who told the Labor Party conference, "They have no moral inhibition on the
slaughter of the innocent. If they could have murdered not 7,000 but
70,000, does anyone doubt they would have done so and rejoiced in it?
There is no compromise possible with such people, no
meeting of minds, no point of understanding with such terror. Just a
choice: defeat it or be defeated by it. And defeat it we must!"
I will force myself to:
-hear the weeping
-feel the helplessness
-imagine the terror
-sense the panic
-smell the burning flesh
- experience the loss
- remember the hatred.
I sat in a movie theater, watching "Private
Ryan" and asked myself, "Where did they find the courage?"
Now I know.
We have no choice. Living without liberty is not
living.
-- Ed Evans, MGySgt., USMC (Ret.)
Not as lean, Not as mean, But still a Marine.
Keep this going until every living American has read it
and memorized it so we don't make the same mistake again