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A letter from a desperate soldier came to me today, from the nephew of my best friend:
Written yesterday, this is from Sargent Jason Walker, on his second tour in Iraq. PLEASE READ, and help get this letter out there, as he requested. Thanks if so. SEE THE LETTER BELOW.
PLEASE help publicize this letter - and send it to your Congress rep and senators to urge them to stop this occupation & impeach Cheney & Bush.
Call me with any questions or for verification at (866) 569-7353..
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Subject: FW: Update 24 june 07
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 14:59:29 -0400
Kim, Please read what my nephew Jason just sent and do your best. Deb
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>From: Jason Walker [mailto:jbw1416@yahoo.com]
>Sent: Sun 6/24/2007 3:24 AM
>Subject: Update 24 june 07
>Hello everyone!!!
> Well its been a couple of weeks since my last
>letter to the group. I just want to start off by
>saying that it has been one of the toughest times of
>my life and without your prayers I don't think I wold
>have made it this far. If it hadn't been for the Lord
>that's for sure.
> Keep your prayers up my friends. The Army is in
>a reaaly bad spot right now. What we hear our
>leadership telling the American people isn't the case
>at all really. The common line soldier is not being
>heard. I want you to know the truth. The truth from a
>soldier from the gound in the middle of Bagdad.
> We are not making progress. I can tell you from
>the last time I was here in 05 that we are fighting a
>whole new beast. Instead of a few individuals from a
>different land we are now fighting the whole country.
>The streets are empty. The people that supported
>liberty and freedom have long been killed or have
>moved. I cleared a group of houses the other day that
>was at least 50% abandoned. The only people that seem
>to want us here are the people we put in power.
> How is this a Godly war? How is forcing our way
>on another country that doesn't want us here the right
>answer. Sure the government we put in place needs our
>help, yet we gave them power for which they aren't
>inclined to give up too easily.
> This county is in the middle of a civil war.
>They tell us we are on Iraq's side. Well Iraq wants to
>be free to fight thier own battles, Sunni and Shiite
>alike.
> Alll this being said it's not the fight for
>freedom that upsets me. If I saw citizens dragging
>terrorists in the streets and wanting Liberty I would
>gladly give my life for that cause. That is not the
>case at all. The people keep thier mouth's shut and
>therefore the Terrorists leave them alone. Thats all
>they want anyway.
> Well an Army is held together by a "cause" . A
>cause to hold the soldiers together, a cause to give
>them some cause for sacrifice. Four of my close
>friends gave that sacrifice the other day. Death is
>part of a soldiers life. It is the accepted risk. The
>price for Liberty. The hardest part has been
>justifying thier sacrifice. Is so many good many lost
>worth the freedom of a country who doesn't really want
>us here. I say no.
> When is this going to stop? When is enough,
>enough? Please we need your help. The common soldier
>needs your help. The soldier that signed up to serve
>and protect his country with no political gain needs
>your help. The command is not representig the truth.
>They are representing thier careers. It is costing you
>your son's and daughter's lives. Please stand up and
>help us. Bring us home!! Bring your sons and daughters
>home.....it's time.
> I am a believer in my Christ Jesus. I pray
>everyday that the Lord will bring His wisdom down on
>the leadership of our country. I believe that these
>people have seen nothing but violence their entire
>life. How are we bringing them any difference. Christ
>looked at the individual. We need to help this country
>one person at a time with the love of Christ. The Lord
>will bring His Judgement when the time is right. There
>are good people here, yet they are ruled by fear. They
>need Christ's love.
> I dont think they have the burdon of liberty on
>their hearts yet. You have to want, desire, and yearn
>for Liberty and be willing and ready to sacrifice
>everythig for that cause. That is what I don't see. It
>has a heavy cost and it cannot be bought by anyone but
>yourself.
> Please send this to whomever you please, The
>county need to know the truth. In fact, please send
>this out to as many people as you want.
>In Him
>SGT Walker, Jason
>B CO 1-64 AR BN
SEND THIS TO YOUR REP as ammo to get them to Sign on to H. Res. 333 to Impeach Cheney!
*A Failure to Protect Our Troops NY TIMES June 14, 2007
The Bush administration and military leaders in Washington are always
claiming that they will do anything to support American troops fighting in
Iraq. That makes it all the more infuriating to learn that, for more than
two years, the Pentagon largely ignored urgent requests from field
commanders for better armor-protected vehicles that could have saved untold
lives and limbs.
Improvised explosive devices, or I.E.D.'s, can blast through the flat
underbelly of the military's standard Humvees, maiming and killing the
soldiers within. These devices, a low-tech response to America's
overwhelming military power, are now causing 70 percent to 80 percent of the
American combat deaths in Iraq.
More than two years ago, according to newly disclosed documents, Marine
commanders in Al Anbar Province, a center of the Sunni insurgency, submitted
an urgent request for more than 1,100 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected
Vehicles, or MRAPs, that have V-shaped bottoms able to deflect blasts from
below. For reasons yet to be satisfactorily explained, military officials
initially sat on the request and then ordered relatively few.
Some, second-guessing the judgment of the battlefield commanders, apparently
felt that Humvees with upgraded armor could do the job. Others may have been
reluctant to invest billions of dollars in vehicles that might have little
use after Iraq. Turf battles were probably also a factor, as a large-scale
purchase might threaten future weapons programs. But Iraq is the war that
Americans are fighting and dying in today.
Only now are Pentagon leaders, prodded by Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. and
other critics on Capitol Hill, rushing to ramp up production. Congress has
accelerated funding to buy more than 7,000 of the vehicles by early next
year, and the military services are seeking some 21,000 in all, at a cost
that could exceed $20 billion. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has declared
his determination to "produce as many of these vehicles and get them into
the field as fast as possible," though the precise number needed has yet to
be established.
Unfortunately, the MRAPs will remain vulnerable to the deadliest I.E.D.'s,
known as "explosively formed penetrators," which destroy vehicles from the
side. The military is looking for ways to add armor to the MRAPs and is
testing another new vehicle to counter that threat.
If the small companies that make these vehicles are not able to produce the
quantities needed quickly, President Bush and Secretary Gates ought to make
this a crash program and enlist major manufacturers.
There can be no excuse for failing to provide the best possible protection
for American troops in this disastrous war.
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