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We. Love. Our. Country. (VIDEO)

Sean got an impromptu mini townhall meeting with the troops in Mosul while he was in Iraq with Rumsfeld. These men had me SO inspired. Now why in the world won’t other media personalities go interview these guys and air it on their shows? Oh, that’s right… Matt Lauer tried that once and it bit him in the ass. Oops!

Some of these guys’ comments were outstanding! When reminded that SOME *ahem* people keep saying we can’t win this war, two troops had their own opinions: 1) ‘that tells me they don’t have faith in us,’ and 2) ‘either you do or you don’t support us.’ Sounds like disbelief on both their parts to me. They also had these various paraphrased comments:

‘Please, make sure that the American people back home know that we have not been duped…We have some of the most intellectually bright and highly educated people here.’

‘We knew what we were getting into when we voluntarily signed up!’

‘This is not a job in any way shape or form; this is a lifestyle, and we choose this type lifestyle.’

‘We can’t worry about what they say back home; we have a job to do.’

‘We. Love. Our. Country.’ (this one stood out to me the most)

Oh, and they have no dillusion; they know this war will not be over for a long time. They say that the true outcome of the war will not be known until years after they’ve gone and left the Iraqis to their own devices. They rightly note that people want them to win the war fast and quick, “right then, right now,” and they don’t have the patience to wait for a real victory. They’re right. And smarter than most politicians.

Watch these true hereos here.

Amy Proctor gets it, too.

Check out Ann Coulter’s latest amazing Townhall column.

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  • Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! wwilvnthkix
  • jonny the american
    I know guy over there..dropped outa columbia 2 fight 4 country
  • jonny the american
    wtf,
    srry my comment got screwed up
  • jonny the american
    NO JOKE - As far as I know all troops that I've met over there support this war {met alot of my bro's Platoon}. SO HENCE MY TITLE >AN AMERICANNO FUCKING JOKEVOLUNTEERS TOO
  • ltcpmax
    This matches with my own small experiences. The troops are working hard, believe in the mission and that they are really MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE, and are confused/befuddled/insulted/dismayed at how it is being portrayed back home. Time and time again, in my conversations with troops in and from the "sandbox," they said that what was being seen on the evening news was markedly different from their experiences, (and that the only ones that regularly got it "right" was FOX.
    The troop that said it wasnt a job...it is a chosen "lifestyle" was right on target. No-one goes into the military (active or reserve) just for the pay or benefits...and certainly no one stays in for that!. The pay is low compared to civilian job(s) they leave behind, the health benefits for families are less than robust, and for reservists, the pay drop, health care, and "educational benefits" are even worse. The guy in the video clip with LTC North (another recent spot here in MsUnderestimated's blog) was a lance corporal in the Marine Corps Reserve. His civilian job as a teacher in Maryland,... let's ballpark that at 45K if you add benefits package. In addition, he was spending several weekends /summer making a few added $$ with the reserves. He left family and friends, has to rely ONLY on his Marine pay. Base pay for E4 with 6 yrs time in service is about 24K, and then add $6K for non taxed housing allowance if he has dependents. (and who has a $500/month mortgage?) In addition he would get $250/mo family separation allowance ($3000/yr). Last add on is Imminent Danger/Hostile Fire pay of $225/month (=$7.50/day to risk getting killed) or about $2700 more. So...he is making less than 35K, or about 9K less, and that is also minus his added reserve income.
    The folks that stay in, and go where asked by our country, are NOT stupid, not Duped, not (attention Senator Kerry) uneducated.
    Grrrr... I could go on. But...they speak more eloquently than I can. GREAT TAPE, GREAT INTERVIEW. Should be required viewing for ALL AMERICANS and/or POLITICIANS.
  • Ms. Underestimated, aren't you glad people are finally catching on to this video? I saw it Monday night and was teary eyed. These guys, if they could be apologists for Pres. Bush, would really turn the PR war around.

    The media and most Americans are totally out of touch with what's going on in Iraq. Iraq cannot be be defined by a Shiite slum in Baghdad (Sadr City). 70% of Iraqi troops have taken the lead over American and coalition forces. It is mostly under Iraqi control and even though some might not like how that looks, it's happening. For goodness sake, they're evolving faster than the US did in the 1700's! But let's not let history be an indication of success, right?
  • Yo, lady! Great minds think alike! I thought you might have this great footage up. I saw it last night and have it linked from Fox to my site, but I'm going to download your video, upload it and link to it. It was an AWESOME piece and totally typical of what the troops think. I've been saying for years that this is what the troops believe but who believes me??

    Kudos, lady!
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