[Grovenet] Tillman's wife: Real leaders needed

[David Morelli]

On Aug 23, 2007, at 3:27 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:

> ...
> And, yes, soldiers under fire soil their pants a lot. It's that  
> sort of life for as long as it lasts. It's nothing like the movies  
> or video games. Brave men and women whimper and cry. The ones who  
> scare me are the ones who don't; the ones who grit their teeth and  
> forge ahead bravely, resolutely, without flinching.
>
> They are the insane ones.
>
> Ron D'Eau Claire

After all of that, these human beings come home and want to get back  
to the lives that were interrupted by the fighting.  They want to  
enjoy their just rewards.  They want to be civilized again.  And  
their families want to get back to being whole again.

Except that war is a life ending and life changing experience.  The  
people who left to fight a war never return.  Hopefully someone  
similar returns.  Often someone completely different returns.   
Sometimes they don't return at all, even if the body continues to  
breathe.

There is a lot of expense involved in bringing our soldiers, sailors  
and aviators back into American society.  Some of that expense can be  
paid with dollars, and I would hope that Congress and the  
Administration pay that bill, because the families and the military  
personnel will be picking up the tab for the non-monetary emotional  
and physical expense.  They shouldn't need to fight here for the  
compensation due to them for fighting over there.  Yet, history  
suggests that "getting beyond" the war often involves "forgetting"  
those who participated.

The consequences on the civilian population in the fighting zone, is  
even worse.  They had no preparation, no R&R, no outside support, and  
no way to be a conscientious objector.

There were no "weapons of mass destruction" in Iraq.  Iraq is in  
compliance with all applicable United Nations resolution.  Iraq does  
not pose a danger to our national security.  Congress needs to remove  
all sharp objects from the Oval Office, or get rid of the dull one.

David