Semper Gratus!

Senator BowWow Boxer (D-CA) thought she was scoring political points by attempting to disqualify Dr. Coldoleeza Rice from doing her job as Secretary of State and one of President Bush’s most trusted advisors, because Dr. Rice doesn’t have a kid in the military.

“Who pays the price? I’m not going to pay a personal price. My kids are too old and my grandchild is too young,” Boxer said. “You’re not going to pay a particular price, as I understand it, with an immediate family. So who pays the price? The American military and their families.”

All this fuss and bother about who will suffer and take responsibility for the war in Iraq. Like Ms. BowWow has EVER taken responsibilty for ANYTHING in her public career? Don’t forget — being a Democrat means never having to say, “Oops, my bad!” Just blame it on someone else, preferably a Republican, Christian, Jew or member of the Military.

The Senator faced down criticism of her tacky words by proudly standing up on all four legs to reach her formidable height of 3’2″ and declared:

“I spoke the truth at the committee hearing, which is that neither Secretary Rice nor I have family members that will pay the price for this escalation. My point was to focus attention on our military families who continue to sacrifice because this Administration has not developed a political solution to the situation in Iraq.”

Yeah, OK. “Code Pink sucks donkey doodads!” Hey, I just spoke the truth, too! Just because something is true Ms. BowWow, doesn’t mean it should be interjected into an interrogation of an individual who is your intellectual superior.

From FreeRepublic, I swiped an open letter from a soldier who didn’t take kindly to Ms. BowWow and wishes the Hate America First crowd would just can it.

Listen here, everyone. I am WO1 Nathan Craig, U.S. Army. I’ve been to Iraq and Afghanistan as an enlisted man. I was a medic and have seen first hand the cost of the wars in both countries. I am currently in training to be a helicopter pilot.

Let me get to the point. I have watched events since the President announced we would be sending more troops to Iraq. I am SICK of the people who disagree with the President ONLY for political gain. One female senator from California who claimed that the military and their families pay the price for deployment and the decisions of the President. That’s right. We ALL volunteered. We KNOW what could happen. DON’T USE US AS POLITICAL LEVERAGE!!!

And as for all of the “informed Americans” who answered in the latest polls that sending more troops to Iraq is wrong and that Congress should not fund it to “send a message to the President,” YOU SHUT THE FU&% UP, WE’LL DO THE FIGHTING!!!

Sorry if I came on a little too strong. I’ve just had enough of people who don’t know anything talking like they know everything.

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!

Which brings me to my point: a better question is Who Reaps the Benefit?

The answer is obvious to me. Everyone on the planet! Wonderfully brave people like WO1 Nathan Craig have volunteered to do the hard, dangerous, deadly work of sending Islamofacists to their maker while helping millions of people to rebuild their country and live better lives. That helps America and all other countries of the world by replacing an horrific regime with a peaceful, democratic one that will be a good neighbor and friend to us.

Of course my heart aches every time I read about another KIA. I hate the fact that so many awesome Americans and allies have been killed in this war on terrorists. I’m so very sorry for every service member who is struggling to learn how to use one or more prosthetics and is facing a long road to recovery from wounds suffered on the battlefields.

I also rejoice in the fact that the sacrifices have NOT BEEN IN VAIN! I believe in the mission and I know that the people of Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia and many more will reap the benefits of those who have paid the price for freedom. In turn, we will be the beneficiaries of a far better world where terrorism will no longer sit at the negotiating table sucking all the air out of the room.

God Bless Our All Volunteer U.S. Military!