I Agree Completely

Many of our regular readers know that Thomas and I listen to a lot of talk radio. Tons, is an understatement. Today, on Mike Gallagher’s show, he read an essay written by someone who wanted to share their views on what is going on right now ion this nation. With the war, with the Left, with the terrorists, with all of it. He is pretty fed up, and so are we. After reading this, you might feel the same way.

Ask Me if I Care About 'Mishandling' of Koran
By Doug Patton
June 6, 2005

First, Newsweek pulled a Dan Rather on us, running a fabricated story just because they wanted it to be true. They told the world that an American guard at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention center had ripped pages from a prisoner's Koran and flushed it down a toilet. As a result, innocent people died when practitioners of Islam rioted in protest in Afghanistan.

Oops, said Newsweek, it seems we can't back up our story. Oh well, it's probably true; we just can't prove it. (Isn't it convenient for Newsweek that the media now have "Deep Throat" to talk about so they can revel in their glory days and divert our attention from their criminal negligence.)

The lie heard round the world about the flushed Koran has caused convulsions in the Bush Administration and forced the Pentagon to launch an investigation of unfounded allegations contained in an unsubstantiated story. The results of said investigation are now in, and it seems there are at least five incidents of "mishandling" of the Koran at Gitmo.

Well, guess what? I don't care!

Are we fighting a war on terror or aren't we? Was it or was it not started by Islamic people who brought it to our shores on September 11, 2001? Were people from all over the world, mostly Americans, not brutally murdered that day, in downtown Manhattan, across the Potomac from our nation's capitol and in a field in Pennsylvania? Did nearly three thousand men, women and children die a horrible, burning death that day, or didn't they?

And I'm supposed to care that a copy of the Koran was "desecrated" when an overworked American soldier kicked it or got it wet? Well, I don't. I don't care at all.

I'll start caring when Osama bin Laden turns himself in and repents for incinerating all those innocent people on 9/11.

I'll care about the Koran when the fanatics in the Middle East start caring about the Holy Bible, the mere possession of which is a crime in Saudi Arabia.

I'll care when Abu Musab al-Zarqawi tells the world he is sorry for hacking off Nick Berg's head while Berg screamed through his gurgling, slashed throat.

I'll care when the cowardly so-called "insurgents" in Iraq come out and fight like men instead of disrespecting their own religion by hiding in mosques.

I'll care when the mindless zealots who blow themselves up in search of nirvana care about the innocent children within range of their suicide bombs.

I'll care when the American media stops pretending that their First Amendment liberties are somehow derived from international law instead of the United States Constitution's Bill of Rights.

I'll care when Clinton-appointed judges stop ordering my government to release photos of the abuses at Abu Ghraib, which are sure to set off the Islamic extremists just as Newsweek's lies did a few weeks ago.

In the meantime, when I hear a story about a brave marine roughing up an Iraqi terrorist to obtain information, know this: I don't care.

When I see a fuzzy photo of a pile of naked Iraqi prisoners who have been humiliated in what amounts to a college hazing incident, rest assured that I don't care.

When I see a wounded terrorist get shot in the head when he is told not to move because he might be booby-trapped, you can take it to the bank that I don't care.

When I hear that a prisoner, who was issued a Koran paid for by my tax dollars, is complaining that his holy book is being "mishandled," you can absolutely believe in your heart of hearts that I don't care.

And oh, by the way, I've noticed that sometimes it's spelled "Koran" and other times "Quran." Well, Jimmy Crack Corn and -- you guessed it -- I don't care!

Guess what? I do not care either. I could care less who we offend. I could care less about what the likes of Kennedy and Leahy thinks. I could care less about the woman jumping on the Jersey Girl bandwagon, protesting outside of the president’s ranch in Crawford. (I feel sorry for her loss, but her son volunteered, and soldiers do not pick and choose where they go. They go where they are sent. And to Ms. Sheehan: I do not like that my brother is in harm’s way in Afghanistan, but I understand.) But accusing the president of murdering our young men and women goes beyond the pale. This president did not choose this war. It fell into his lap on 9/11, and he is carrying it our fully.

Afghanistan was necessary, because that is where our enemy was. Iraq was necessary because our enemy was not just there, but was receiving assistance through the established government there. There are others in the Middle East that are giving aid and comfort to our enemies. They, too, must go. Our enemy is not going to surrender, and the only way to beat these animals is to deny them any sort of sanctuary in the world, and preferably deny them their lives.

So, yes; we share the same sentiments. Thomas read this through only once and simply said, "It’s about time." I agree. He agrees. So does Mr. Patton, who put together a superb essay.

WE DO NOT CARE!

The Bunny ;)