sacrifice
Posted By: shelly on 2009-02-25
In Reply to: I wanted to glue her backside........sm - m
well O did say that he felt his "fleet" of helicopters was fine and didnt really need a whole new fleet made. They are reviewing this I think. So there is his sacrifice for us. He will gladly fly in an old fleet of helicopters for us. How generous.
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Thanks. It's called sacrifice.
Baby did not ask to be here. I made that choice.
Sacrifice is for the little people
Rank has always had its privileges.
Obama talks about sacrifice, then jets off to New York for a date. Gore talks about sacrifice, then flies around the planet on speaking tours (about saving the planet by reducing our carbon footprint) lives in a floodlit mansion on acres of clearcut land. Talk about a carbon footprint! Pelosi wants an air force jet at her beck and call to take her home to California on the weekends. All of these politicians are doing the important work of talking about belt-tightening and sacrifice. That's their job. Ours is to be inspired by this and tighten out belts. Think of it as a division of labor.
And to answer another poster, yes, since the president lives in government housing and travels on government transport, I actually do expect him to be on-call or on the job 24/7 for the next four years. His government-funded travel should be minimal and necessary. It is not necessary to fly his entire traveling show to the Southwest and stand in front of a solar panel array to sign a bill. He can do that just as easily in the Oval Office at a fraction of the cost.
For the power and prestige, plenty of people would still be interested in the job, even under conditions of virtual house arrest...with no photo ops. But those are not the people I would like to see running this country. I would prefer a candidate whose only interest is serving the citizens of this country and allowing the country to right itself, without his fingerprints all over the process. Any names come to mind? Me neither.
Bush's daughters and sacrifice
Do you honestly think anyone is buying yours or Cindy's Sheehan's argument that Bush ought to sacrifice his daughters and send them to Iraq? If you all will wake up and deal in reality you will realize that no one has sacrificed their child. Casey signed up VOLUNTARILY as well as every other person in Iraq right now, and the only way that the Bush daughters would go is if they VOLUNTEERED themselves. Do you honestly think many people are buying this not so well thought out drama? If you do then you're severely deluded as Cindy and the rest of moveon.pac.
McCain would sacrifice his country with
wanting to war with Iran and Russia. He is absolutely crazy for war, but you rightwingers like fighting, war, death and bloodshed, so he's your man. Might is not always right.
I'm not willing to sacrifice all the hard work
my husband and I put in over the years to get where we are (finally living half decently) just to give it to people who don't deserve it. Those who deserve help, hey, I'm willing to help, but those who don't contribute, they can go down the tubes for all I care.
Bash all you want, but that's how I feel, and I know there are plenty of Americans who also feel this way.
But can parent sacrifice their child to the military?
that was the question...
and No most of the country doesn't agree with the self-proclaimed martyr, Sheehan.
Forgotten Sacrifice...Good article...sm
Forgotten Sacrifice
By F. John Duresky
Wednesday, July 5, 2006; Page A13
A few days ago, as I do every day in Iraq, I listened to the commander's battle update. The briefer calmly and professionally described the day's events. Somewhere in Iraq, on some forgotten, dusty road, an insurgent fighting an occupying army detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) under a Humvee, killing an American soldier. The briefer fielded a question from the general and moved to the next item in the update.
The day before that, in America, a 15-year-old's incredibly rich parents planned the biggest sweet 16 party ever. They will spend more than $200,000 on an opulent event marking a single year in an otherwise unremarkable life. The soon-to-be-16 girl doesn't know where Iraq is and doesn't care. That same day an American soldier died in Iraq.
Two days earlier, a 35-year-old man went shopping for home entertainment equipment. He had the toughest time selecting the correct plasma screen; he could afford the biggest and best of everything. In the end, he had it installed by a specialty store. He spent about $50,000 on the whole system. He has never met anybody serving in the military nor served himself, but thinks we should turn the whole place into a parking lot. That day, another American soldier died in Iraq.
Three days earlier, some college students had a great kegger. There were tons of babes at the party, the music was awesome. Everybody got totally blitzed, and many missed class the next day. The young men all registered for the draft when they were 18, but even though our nation is at war, they aren't the least bit worried about the draft. It is politically impossible to conscript young people today, we are told. That day, another American volunteer died in Iraq.
Four days earlier, a harried housewife looked all over town for the perfect accessory for her daughter's upcoming recital. Her numerous chores wore her out, but she still found herself preoccupied. Her oldest son is having trouble in his first year of college, and he has been talking of enlisting in the Army. She is terrified that her child will go off to that horrible war she sees on TV. She and her husband decide to give their son more money so he doesn't have to work part-time; maybe that will help with his studies. That day, another soldier died.
Yesterday millions of Americans celebrated Independence Day. They attended parties and barbecues. Families came together from all across the country to celebrate the big day. Millions of dollars were spent on fireworks. At public events, there were speeches honoring the people who served and those who made the ultimate sacrifice. These words mostly fell on bored ears. While the country celebrated its own greatness, other Americans were still fighting in Iraq.
Today Americans go back to their normal business. The politicians in Washington have made sure the sacrifices of the war are borne by the very smallest percentage of Americans. They won't even change the tax rates to prevent deficits from running out of control. Future generations will pay the cost of this war.
Many Americans feel strongly about the war one way or another, but they aren't signing up their children for service or taking the protest to the streets. What can they do? It is they whom we in the military trust to influence our leaders in Washington.
Today, as on every other day in Iraq, American servicemen are in very real danger. Our country is at war. Mothers, fathers, wives, husbands and children are worrying about their loved ones in a faraway land. They all hope he or she isn't the one whose luck runs out today.
The writer is an Air Force captain stationed in Iraq.
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