Biggest Mistake

I heard on the radio the other day that morons are claiming that the Iraqi War was the biggest blunder of President Bush's presidency.  Wow, are these guys the most  ungrateful, unfocused, un-American people or what? It was a mistake, they say, to invade Iraq.  Hell, let's wrap Afghanistan in that too then. It was a mistake to remove a dictator that kills off his own people to make a point. It was a mistake to stop the possible onslaught of T-72 tanks pushing into Saudi Arabia back in the Gulf War. Ok, all you cry baby bleeding hearts out there who are going to get on your soap box now and tell me we came "here", for oil and the Honorable President Bush is doing this for money and bla, blabla, bla. Save your breath. If that is your foundation for your argument, you have so missed the mark.  You need to stop believing everything you READ in your bed wetting newspaper and talk to those who have done something in coordination to change things. Yes, it must have also been a mistake to free the innocent Iraqi citizens who would not conform to the insurgent way of life. C'mon you know, they are the ones chained in underground torture chambers, electrocuted, whipped because they tried to resist. Families slaughtered in front of them.  What? Didn't you read that in your paper? That's a mistake. It must have been a mistake to have US boots on the ground and in cities like Ramadi and Fallujah to push out thug killers and eventually have shops reopen and kids to go back to school. Yes, of course, it was a mistake to stop those silly killers beheading innocent people, taking over tribes and continuing basic barbaric routines at will. I will tell you what is a mistake, you believing that bullshit! Until you grab a 3 year old kid up out of the dirt as shit is hitting the fan, you have no idea what a mistake is. Until you are hugged by an Iraqi grown man because your presence alone means he will see the sun rise again is a mistake. Not being able to know how your basic Iraqi family tries to survive, lives, earns a day wages is a mistake. I know you finger pointers are all of sudden CNN war analysts. Do you even know any of the cultural systems of Iraq? No? That's a mistake. Know that before you decide to tell us how the president made "The Biggest Blunder". To see the entire Iraqi country rotate, change and evolve into a productive state, building its economy and living without the fear of any of the prior is no mistake or blunder. Not hearing about how well Iraq is doing now with your warriors' support and the ones who have been here before is a huge freaking mistake.  If you feel that Iraq and all of the good work overhear has resulted into a  "Big Blunder", I'll meet you in Kuwait, bring you north and introduce you to a few families that may disagree. Your call, but I would think twice about calling our success in Iraq a "Big Blunder" especially in front of any servicemember who has spent time here. That will be a big mistake.

Comments

[Donna, Los Osos, CA]

Yep. Blundered our way to protecting America, liberating two countries, and showing our enemies we will take the fight to them if they attack us. I can think of worse blunders.

Semper gratus! God bless our Marines!

[Ky Woman]

Major B,
That was FANTASTIC!!!

Thanks go to you and all the men and women that have made that 'mistake' possible.
MARINES ROCK!

Stay safe!

[CT "Ace" Troop Supporter]

Bravo, This is the stuff that All Americans should be reading in the Washington Post & NY Times. Take care MAJ B.
OORAH !

[AFsister]

MP, that was out-freakin-standing. Your voice was heard, loud and clear... now we just need to get the rest of America and our anti-military, pussified leaders to hear it!

[anon]

Amen MP. Your clarity of thought and reasoning is freakin' OUTSTANDING.

[anon]

I wish you were running for President!

[dianna maxwell]

Woo Hoo - you are finally back in stride. Your blogs have been a bit tame up until now. The Major Pain we love is back!!!!
Keep up the good work and give all your Marines an atta boy for me.
Maxie

[anon]

After this post, MP, there should be no doubt left that the USMC provides an education about the world and the way it works that is second to none. Bravo!

[Mom2corps]

Thank you Major! I can only hope that the Morons read your words!
You rock, Sir, as do your Marines. Keep up the good fight and know we are behind you heart and soul.

[Pincher]

Outstanding!!
Thank you for another great posting...

[David M]

The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the blog post From the Front: 03/27/2008 - News and Personal dispatches from the front lines.

http://thunderrun.blogspot.com/2008/03/from-front-03272008.html

[Maldain]

Oh yeah! I'd love to see it when some pin head makes that last big blunder. Last time I saw a retired Marine go hand to hand it was very instructional . And it sure made anything the movies seem well flashy and tame at the same time. He didn't kill anybody but the 3 guys that attacked him ended up wearing a lot of plaster.

I thank you guys for being the wall between my family and the human animals of this world and if you guys can help others while you're doing it that's icing on the cake.

[GySgt Taylor B]

WAY TO GO MAJOR! TELL THEM LIKE IT IS FOR REAL! OOH RAH

SEMPER FI
Gunny Taylor B

[MJ]

Oh, yeah. Way to go, Major. Love your spirit. We are behind you all the way.

[Hope]

I dunno, I think you went a little soft on the bedwetters here...lol. When are they going to learn it just takes a good Marine to tell it how it is? Off to put up a link to this one, too.

[Greg]

OUT-FUCKING-STANDING!

[Greg]

by the way... stop and read me today. AND I need a new shirt!

[Cat]

OO-RAH, MAJOR! OORAH!
I too get so angry over these wimps crying that the war was a huge mistake and that people are dying. I get even angrier when I think that with out the Military doing what it's doing so well, those people would most likely not even be here. Keep up your blogging, we need more people like you! Oo-Rah, Semper Fidelis, Semper Gratus, and all manner of stuff,
Cat

[bpfister]

Exactly! I believe more people should hear the truth than what the newspapers are trying to feed us. God Bless!!!!

[Miss Em]

MjrP---You have a very elequent way of saying to the 'liberal bed-wetters' to speak the truth or suffer the conquences. I LOVE it.

I sure would like to have the crying towel consession when those conquences arrive because they would not have enough money to buy those towels.

Oooorah Marine. My prayers to you and your men.

[Leta]

And the Church Ladies sing the Halleluja Chorus.

I'll always believe those of you who have "walked the walk" WAY before I'll take the opinion of those who just talk the talk.

Hope you know how darn PROUD we are of ALL of you Maj P. BE SAFE and keep attacking!

(And I love that Gunny wrote in all caps - like BBJ).

[anon]

Man! This is better than pay-for-view!

[Kelli]

I can add nothing to that but "AMEN!"

[Detroit Muscle]

You tell-em Major B! The reason your hearing all the Blunder Nonsense is IRAQ- IS a HUGE Success and they can’t stand it! If IRAQ continues to succeed- that means everything they believe is a big mistake…That means they are wrong on foreign polices, domestic policy and most of all America is RIGHT ! They have no idea how to lead and it scares them that America does know how to lead.

Drive on Major- Believe in the American people they believe in you!

Media outlets are in a tail spin.. They see an election slipping away from them – Not one they feel they should have to win, but one they feel is entitled to them. Once again proving THEY don’t know how to lead!

GOD BLESS AMERCIA!

Detroit Muscle

[GySgt Taylor B]

It is my way of keeping the Marine BBJ with us. is it alright with everyone if I post in all caps to honor him?

Gunny out