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Where is Our Patriotism?

I know that the war on terrorism is controversial to say the least, but I think that it is partly because of the real reports, or lack thereof, of what is really happening. I mean, we never really hear about what progress we are making, or how the soldiers feel about the war, or even about how the Iraqi people, who we are helping, feel about what we are doing. We pretty much hear about how many people have died and we focus on that. When we read about other wars in the textbooks, World War II for example, we often hear about propaganda, and how the whole country came together to support their soldiers and their country. They made sacrifices and were grateful to do so for the good of the cause. We supported fighting against Hitler and the horrible things he did to so many people, but we don't care enough about the people who were under a dictator in Iraq. Why? I think that this is hard to do when we never hear about the good of the cause. I think the news is particularly biased, and it has turned from informative news, to just plain BAD news. (For example, how the drumline portrayed it :) ) Did you know that eleven million people have voted and a new Iraqi Constitution is in place? Or that we are helping open many hospitals and schools? Have you really thought about the significance of the thousands of al-Qaida terrorists that have been stopped? What about one of history's largest mass murderers put in prison? How is it that we get the impression that we are making no difference in Iraq and we are just wasting our time? Tell that to the people we are literally saving. From an evil dictator, from oppression, from death. I think it is time for us to rally behind our country with a little patriotism. Showing our support with a little more than a magnet on the back of your car. A major in the U.S. Army Reserves, Chuck Larson, says that "If we weren't fighting al-Qaeda in Iraq, we'd be fighting them in America." Maybe then we would start to care.

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posted by Anonymous @ 2/19/2006 01:38:00 PM