Strib Letter - Take That Nick
Posted by Andy on February 28th, 2006
Kudos for the Strib in posting a letter that refutes what non-monkey has been saying about our troops.
Letter of the day: It’s strike three for antiwar Coleman
Sphere: Related ContentNick Coleman is at it again. His third column attacking Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans and Gold Star parents just reinforces the fact that he and his radical friends feel that “free speech” is only allowable if it attacks the war, the troops or the administration. Perhaps that is why in a Military Times Iraq Poll of service members (released January 2006), four of every five respondents said they believe media reports often are “inaccurate.”
Too bad that our veterans and Gold Star parents have to purchase ad space to get their side of the argument out. However, veterans owe Coleman a debt of gratitude for one thing: He, along with the recent statements of Minnesota DFL Party Chair Brian Melendez, exposed the real “Big Lie” the radical left and some like Coleman in the media have been saying about the war in Iraq. That “lie” started at the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom: “We support the troops but not their mission.”By calling the Midwest Heroes ad “un-American, untruthful and a lie,” they have proven they support neither the troops nor their mission. I suspect they never have.
LT. COL. JOE REPYA, EAGAN; CURRENTLY ON CONVALESCENT LEAVE FROM DUTY IN IRAQ
March 5th, 2006 at 9:15 pm
You’re absolutely right - it’s clear they don’t support our troops or the mission. But, I must say in response to their statement - how can you support the troops by constantly criticizing what they are doing? If they support them, as they claim, why aren’t we hearing the good news about what they are doing over there. And, why are they trying to dismiss an ad like these as lies and un-American? Not only do they lack support for our troops and tbeir families, they are attacking them for believing in our mission in the Middle East. These troops and their families don’t want to see a repeat of 9-11 here in the United States; they know progress is being made in the Middle East through the establishment of a democracy; and they know we need to finish our mission there.
March 24th, 2006 at 5:54 pm
I guess I’m late to this party, but I want to add my two cents. I can not believe they could call the ad a”a lie.” Have they no shame? It is clear they have no clue what our men and women are going through for us.