"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell
These young men are in that god forsaken hell hole, hot as hell and facing possible death everyday. Yet they still have a VERY good sense of humor. Now THAT is what being American is all about. Never losing your humanity.
H/T Kris
Let's look at Iraq and beyond:
Iraq is simply ONE front on a global war. It is not "THE IRAQ WAR". It is a single front on the war on Islamic murderers. Islam has brought death to the people of America, England, Spain, France, The Netherlands, Thailand, Pakistan, Mexico, Algeria, Africa, Canada, Russia.....well, you get the point.
Yesterday in Yemen, the U.S. Embassy was attacked and the Religion of Peace killed a young school girl and another and injured over 20 people. On St. Patricks Day alone the Religion of Peace killed 64 people and injured over 200. From Iraq to Thailand to Kosovo. In one day.
We HAVE forgotten. We have lost sight of the reasoning behind going to Iraq. It was not the 16 words. It was not to "git Saddam". It was to begin what should have started a few decades ago and if we hadn't ignored it, we'd be a lot further ahead now.
It is a noble fight. Unless one desires wearing a burka, eating halal and being constantly afraid of being blow up, beheaded or stoned for simply existing.
"The surge ... has opened the door to a major strategic victory in the broader war on terror," the president said. "We are witnessing the first large-scale Arab uprising against Osama bin Laden, his grim ideology, and his terror network. And the significance of this development cannot be overstated."
We can all argue over HOW this particular front has been fought. We can argue over semantics. But we cannot argue the fact that the U.S. has NOT been attacked since 9/11. That through our fight in Iraq we have uncovered scores of plots, plans and near incidents that would have rocked this country to the core. We have killed or captured hundreds, thousands of terrorists. We rid the world of a vile, brutal dictator. The people, the average people of Iraq are seeing freedom like they have never seen before.
To put the Iraq front in perspective: In 1945, from February 19th through March 16th, Iwo Jima.....Almost 7,000 killed nearly 20,000 soldiers injured. Think about it.
"Our own generation is in a long war against a determined enemy." - President George Bush
Never forget that. 
UPDATED: Kevin Waters, one of the ALLEGED perpetrators, has made a comments on this post, for that reason, I have changed the title. He seems to have a lot to say.
"1st Lt. Dustin Shumney was a devout Catholic, dedicated officer, family man, and Iraq War hero.
His widow Julie, and their three children Jordan, 15; Mallory, 11; Conner, 6 were awarded the Bronze Star with the Combat ‘V’ device on August 4, 2005 as a result of his heroic actions in Fallujah.
The harshness of the reality that her soulmate would never walk through their front door again and take her in his arms, the emptiness that Daddy would never again tuck them into their beds, kiss them goodnight and chase away the boogeymen; the knowledge that he would never be there to lead, guide, play with, and love their children again, is a time of trouble no decent person would ever wish upon any other."
Long story short, this grieving woman was allegedly preyed upon by two men, Jeffrey Brent Randle and Kenneth Waters, who allegedly bilked her out of $50,000. They came to her in the guise of "good Christian brothers" and talked her into a bunk scheme to raise money via the internet to donate to widows and orphans of the Iraq War.
One of them is already in jail on unrelated charges(Jeff). Please read the whole story at Pat Dollard's. It's absolutely disgusting what some people will do to make a buck. May the bird of paradise lay eggs in their underwear drawers.
