Forwarded Letter to the Editor Packs a Firm Punch
Editor’s Note: I feel that the sentiments expressed here by a housewife in New Brunswick, Canada are heartfelt and compelling enough to “pass on.” The information was forwarded to me by a Canadian/American friend.
Letter to the Editor:
Are we fighting a war on terror, or aren’t we? Was it, or was it not started by Islamic people who brought it to our shores on September 11, 2001, and have continually threatened to do so since?
Were people from all over the world not brutally murdered that day, in downtown Manhattan, across the Potomac from the nation’s capitol, and in a field in Pennsylvania?
Did nearly three thousand men, women and children die a horrible, burning, or crushing death that day, or didn’t they?
And I’m supposed to care that a few Taliban claimed to be tortured by a justice system of the nation they come from, and are fighting against, in a brutal insurgency?
I’ll start caring when Osama bin Laden turns himself in and repents for incinerating all those innocent people on 9/11.
I’ll care about the Koran when the fanatics in the Middle East start caring about the Holy Bible, the mere belief in which is a crime punishable by beheading in Afghanistan.
I’ll care when these thugs tell the world they are sorry for hacking off Nick Berg’s head, while Berg screamed through his gurgling slashed throat.
I’ll care when the cowardly so-called ‘insurgents’ in Afghanistan come out and fight like men, instead of disrespecting their own religion by hiding in mosques.
I’ll care when the mindless zealots who blows themselves up, in search of nirvana, care about the innocent children within range of their suicide bombs.
I’ll care when the Canadian media stops pretending that their freedom of speech on stories is more important than the lives of the soldiers on the ground, or their families waiting at home to hear about them, when something happens.
In the meantime, when I hear a story about a CANADIAN soldier roughing up an Insurgent terrorist to obtain information, know this:
I don’t care.
When I see a wounded terrorist get shot in the head, when he is told not to move because he might be booby-trapped, you can take it to the bank:
I don’t care.
When I hear that a prisoner, who was issued a Koran and a prayer mat, and ‘fed special’ food that is paid for by my tax dollars, is complaining that his holy book is being ‘mishandled,’ you can absolutely believe in your heart of hearts:
I don’t care.
And oh, by the way, I’ve noticed that sometimes it’s spelled ‘Koran,’ and other times ‘Quran.’ Well, Jimmy Crack Corn, you guessed it,
I don’t care!!
And may I add?
Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. Soldiers don’t have that problem.
One last thought for the day:
Only five defining forces have ever offered to die for you:
1. Jesus Christ
2. The Canadian Soldier.
3. The British Soldier.
4. The U.S. Soldier, and
5. The Australian Soldier
One died for your soul, the other four for your freedom.
Thanks to Betty Cant for bringing this letter to our attention. The thoughts contained therein make it clear that at least this one Canadian lady is not forgetting those who suffered or died on September 11th. There was no mercy shown to people in the Twin Towers, or in the Pentagon, or in the field of Pennsylvania. They died, and had no choice in the matter. I am running this letter, as a responsible journalist who is happy to be reminded of those losses … lest we forget.
Patricia Cummings
Quilter’s Muse Publications
