FW: Good Note

[slash2@mindspring.com (Scott Rose)]

At 06:11 PM 10/1/02 -0500, you wrote:
>This has been forwarded by Debbie Lyle.
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>> [Original Message]
>> From: Lyle, Richard D <LyleRD@NORTHAMERICA.Stortek.com>
>> To: Rich@Earthlink.net <rdlyle@earthlink.net>
> > Date: 10/1/2002 1:36:54 PM
>> Subject: Good Note
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>> > I will not forget
>> >      
>> > I sat in a movie theater watching "Schindler' List," asked myself, "Why
>> > didn't the Jews fight back?"
>> >   
>> > Now I know why.
>> >    
>> > I sat in a movie theater, watching "Pearl Harbor" and asked myself,
>> > "Why weren't we prepared?"
>> >   
>> > Now I know why.
>> >  
>> > Civilized people cannot fathom, much less predict, the actions of evil
>> > people.  
>> > 
>> > On September 11, dozens of capable airplane passengers allowed
>themselves
>> > to be overpowered by a handful of poorly armed terrorists because they
>did
>> > not comprehend the depth of hatred that motivated their captors.  
>> > 
>> > On September 11, thousands of innocent people were murdered because too
>> > many Americans naively reject the reality that some nations are
>dedicated
>> > to the dominance of others.
>> >  
>> > Many political pundits, pacifists and media personnel want us to forget
>> > the carnage. They say we must focus on the bravery of the rescuers and
>> > ignore the cowardice of the killers. They implore us to understand the
>> > motivation of the perpetrators. Major television stations have announced
>> > they will assist the healing process by not replaying devastating
>footage
>> > of the planes crashing into the Twin Towers.
>> >   
>> > I will not be manipulated.
>> >    
>> > I will not pretend to understand.
>> >    
>> > I will not forget.
>> >    
>> > I will not forget the liberal media who abused freedom of the press to
>> > kick our country when it was vulnerable and hurting.
>> >    
>> > I will not forget that CBS anchor Dan Rather preceded President Bush's
>> > address to the nation with the snide remark, "No matter how you feel
>about
>> > him, he is still our president."
>> >   
>> > I will not forget that ABC TV anchor Peter Jennings questioned President
>> > Bush's motives for not returning immediately to Washington, DC and
>> > commented, "We're all pretty skeptical and cynical about Washington."
>> >   
>> > And I will not forget that ABC's Mark Halperin warned if reporters
>weren't
>> > informed of every little detail of this war, they aren't "likely-- nor
>> > should they be expected -- to show deference."  
>> >   
>> > I will not isolate myself from my fellow
>> > Americans by pretending an attack on the USS Cole in Yemen was not an
>> > Attack on the United States of America.
>> > 
>> > I will not forget the Clinton administration equipped Islamic terrorists
>> > and their supporters with the world's most sophisticated
>> > telecommunications equipment and encryption technology, thereby
>> > compromising America's ability to trace terrorist radio, cell phone,
>land
>> > lines, faxes and modem communications.
>> >    
>> > I will not be appeased with pointless, quick retaliatory strikes like
>> > Those perfected by the previous administration.  
>> > 
>> > I will not be comforted by "feel-good, do nothing" regulations like the
>> > silly "Have your bags been under your control?" question at the airport.
>> > 
>> > 
>> > I will not be influenced by so called, "antiwar demonstrators" who
>exploit
>> > the right of expression to chant anti-American obscenities.
>> >    
>> > I will not forget the moral victory handed the North Vietnamese by
>> > American war protesters who reviled and spat upon the returning
>soldiers,
>> > airmen, sailors and Marines.   
>> > 
>> > I will not be softened by the wishful thinking of pacifists who chose
>> > reassurance over reality.
>> >   
>> > I will embrace the wise words of Prime Minister Tony Blair who told
>> > Labor Party conference, "They have no moral inhibition on the slaughter
>of
>> > the innocent. If they could have murdered not 7,000 but
>> > 70,000, does anyone doubt they would have done so and rejoiced in it?
>> >    
>> > There is no compromise possible with such people, no meeting of minds,
>no
>> > point of understanding with such terror. Just a choice: defeat it or be
>> > defeated by it. And defeat it we must!"
>> >   
>> > I will force myself to:
>> > -hear the weeping
>> > -feel the helplessness
>> > -imagine the terror
>> > -sense the panic
>> > -smell the burning flesh
>> > -experience the loss
>> > -remember the hatred.
>> >   
>> > I sat in a movie theater, watching "Private Ryan" and asked myself,
>"Where
>> > did they find the courage?"
>> >   
>> > Now I know.
>> >    
>> > We have no choice. Living without liberty is not living.   
>> > 
>> > Ed Evans, MGySgt.,USMC (Ret.) Not as lean, Not as mean, But still a
>> > Marine.   
>> > 
>> > Keep this going until every living American has read it and memorized it
>> > so we don't make the same mistake again
>> >  
>> > 
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