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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Cal Thomas :: Townhall.com Columnist
A letter from Mosul
by Cal Thomas
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To make his point, he tells a story: "An army once marched on the great city of Rome. The emperor, fearing for the future of the Roman Empire, sent the Empire's greatest warrior to the camp of the general to negotiate the cessation of hostilities. After several hours with the general, he asked the warrior just how much he loved Rome. Without thinking, the warrior rose and walked to a fire and stuck his right hand in the flames until it was completely burned away. This,' the warrior said is how much all Romans love Rome.' The general, struck with fear, said that if all Romans should have the same spirit as this warrior, he could not afford war with Rome, and so retreated back to his homeland.

"I fear that when questioned of their love for country, many Americans would shy from the flames. It breaks our hearts to see our nation, which was more of a Union on Sept. 12, (2001) fall to such petty bickering. No longer are we (one) out of many, but have fallen from one into many. We on the front lines long to see the white-fisted, purple-faced, raging hatred for our enemies that we saw on the morning of the 12th. We long to see America seeking victory as much as we do"

Sgt. Dobson has another wish beyond the desire to come home and a successful ending to the conflict:

"We need to drop the politics and get back to what really matters: Our nation and its future. The question, therefore, lies in what will leave scars on our national spirit; a war in Iraq, or a war between Americans..."

To the recurring question about patriotism and policy, Sgt. Dobson replies: "I would never presume to call anyone's love for country into question I ask the same of you. Truly our nation's honor is at stake, and we have been given the opportunity to put our hand to the flame. Should we now, in our moment of testing, shy from it? When asked how much we love our country, should we call retreat? No, we stand at a moment of great truth, let us now show our enemies just how much we love America and our way of life. Let us show them our love of country is as great as it ever was."

Pro, or anti-war, you've got to admire Sgt. Dobson and the other virtuous and committed young men and women our military attracts.
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Cal Thomas is co-author (with Bob Beckel) of the book, "Common Ground: How to Stop the Partisan War That is Destroying America".
 
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Reply # 1
Date: Feb 21, 2007 - 11:37 AM EST
the dark side has clouded their vision
three cheers for the sgt!
he and some others here get it.
and if congress doesn't get it's act together soon,
we are effectively done as a nation.

the people of islam are not here to integrate and make nice. their goal is total world domination.
it says so in their 'holy' book.
it's a take no prisoners, kill them if necessary, fight to the end. and the only end they will stop at is complete elimination of 'the infidels'.

that is, if you don't already know, you and me.
christians, jews, hindus, buddhists, mormons,
zen freaks, pencil woirshipers, etc.
it doesn't matter, if you don't bow to allah...
off with your head.

i would like just one news anchor, commentator, or politician to get off of the pc soapbox and speak the truth (although they probably don't know it).
there are a few out there that do; such as hal lindsey, brigitte gabriel, walid shoebat, ann coulter.

this is a fight to the death.
the muslims will not accept negotiation, partial victory, or defeat. they will do anything including flat-out lying to abtain their goal as mohammed did to capture mecca.

this country is going right in the crapper with the anti-american filth spewing out of the likes of jihad jane, bill maher, nancy 'i'm the speaker now' pelosi, jack 'surrender' murtha, cindy ' how long can i milk this party out' sheehan, john 'flip-flop' kerry, and a million others.

wake up america!
the sgt is correct, we must win this war.
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Reply # 2
Date: Feb 15, 2007 - 2:30 AM EST
Their are marathons...
1legwarrior

Glad to hear that your attitude pertaining to your disability is very positive.

Congratulations on doing the NYC Marathon, and no matter where you finished, I consider you a winner just for participating. More proof that a good man cannot be kept from being competitive. Your words and attitude kick butt and always remember that you have a friend, somewhere in America, who feels that you are a very special person. Thank you and all the other vets who paid a dear price for Liberty and Freedom!

Over the years, those who care, pick up the price tag and while trying to read that paid price, find thier vision is impaired by so much blood on that tag, and trying to focus is made even more difficult because of tears in our eyes and pain in our heart.

Bless then all, Bless them all,
The long and the short and the tall...

Let Congress read clearly, the old Nam observation. "All gave some, but some gave all!" This time you numb, dumb and brain dead twits, try not to do more damage than you already have. Take the muzzles off the Dogs of War and get the hell out of their way! Try the new American saying, "Git 'er done!"
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