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A NEW STRATEGY , STAY THE COURSE, etc.
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A NEW STRATEGY , STAY THE COURSE, etc. |
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Abe Senior Member
since 2003-05-28
Posts 694Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end! 
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“NEW STRATEGY”, “STAY THE COURSE”, etc. Another anniversary is here It's been four years and counting As things keep getting worse And the Casualties keep mounting. Thirty-two hundred Heroes Sadly, have been laid to rest And many thousands more wounded As they strive to do their best. For some, when they come home Another battle, must be waged Against the bureaucrats and red tape And we all should be, enraged. There are different types of wounds Many survive, (at one time not) Some are homeless on return Is that how to treat the best we've got? Heroes, each and every one Sent off, to some foreign land Young Men and Women in the Ranks To fight a War, so poorly planned. The Pres says, “Give it a chance!” “We think we have it right!” But he has no loved ones there Sacrifices nothing in that fight. There are those who say we can't Simply quit, and “Cut and run!” But this centuries old War Will not, in our lifetime, be done. Some say they are better off Since we went to their rescue Since we said, “Here is Democracy! And it's the best way, that is true!” While we force Freedom on them And send more Troops to fight and die We're losing Freedoms here at home It all seems to be, just one, big lie. We were right to go after Bin Laden But we got mislead along the way The fight against, the terrorists Got put off, till another day. Once more, we policed the World And made an unjustified attack Took resources from Afghanistan And sent them over to Iraq. “Operation Iraqi Freedom” “Shock and Awe”, another phrase “Stay the Course”, another favorite “Mission Accomplished!”, one more craze. Our patience is wearing thin For most of us, at least And, IT IS NOT unpatriotic To want to save lives with Peace. For some, War is the only answer Especially, for all who profiteer Some just like War, for War's sake Although why, it is so unclear. Some just blindly, follow leaders Who they think, can do no wrong Or lead by some political party And thoughtlessly, just go along. Sometimes, battles must be fought They are just and waged with reason But, there have been those other times When none, dared call it, “treason”. And finally, the realization We're in “their” Civil War And just whose fault is that? Well, we opened up that door! But, we should move the sidelines Let them fight this conflict on their own Just as we did with North and South The worst time, our Country's known. But, a part of our growing pains Along with other lessons learned We found that Peace and Freedom Are not guaranteed, but earned. We did what we went there for Saddam is caught, dead, and gone They voted on their Constitution Let's let, the Iraqi people carry on. 3.17.2007 Del "Abe" Jones Mankind's greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology, it is the evolution of creativity. [This message has been edited by Abe (03-20-2007 11:10 AM).] |
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jak Member
since 2007-03-14
Posts 85Charlotte, NC |
quite political. your message comes across clearly and poetically. Jak |
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