From An Angry Soldier On Iraq
Apr 23rd, 2007 at 9:49 pm by Susie
Via Bump:
Let me tell you something: unless you’ve been there, you don’t know a god damn thing about it. It you haven’t been shot at in that fucking hell hole, SHUT THE FUCK UP!
How do I dare say this to you moronic war supporters who are “Supporting our Troops” and waving the flag and all that happy horse shit? I’ll tell you why. I’m a Marine and I served my tour in Iraq. My husband, also a Marine, served several. I left the service six months ago because I got pregnant while he was home on leave and three days ago I get a visit from two men in uniform who hand me a letter and tell me my husband died in that fucking festering sand-pit. He should have been home a month ago but they extended his tour and now he’s coming home in a box.
You fuckers and that god-damn lying sack of shit they call a president are the reason my husband will never see his baby and my kid will never meet his dad.
And you know what the most fucked up thing about this Iraq shit is? They don’t want us there. They’re not happy we came and they want us out NOW. We fucked up their lives even worse than they already were and they’re pissed off. We didn’t help them and we’re not helping them now. That’s what our soldiers are dying for.
Oh while I’m good and worked up, the government doesn’t even have the decency to help out the soldiers whos lives they ruined. If you really believe the military and the government had no idea the veterans’ hospitals were so fucked up, you are a god-damn retard. They don’t care about us. We’re disposable. We’re numbers on a page and they’d rather forget we exist so they don’t have to be reminded about the families and lives they ruined while they’re sipping their cocktails at another fund raiser dinner. If they were really concerned about supporting the troops, they’d bring them home so their families wouldn’t have to cry at a graveside and explain to their children why mommy or daddy isn’t coming home. Because you can’t explain it. We’re not fighting for our country, we’re not fighting for the good of Iraq’s people, we’re fighting for Bush’s personal agenda. Patriotism my ass. You know what? My dad served in Vietnam and NOTHING HAS CHANGED.
It’s eloquent in its fury.
A less vulgar (but no less intense) version should
be sent to every newspaper in the US, as a
suggested op-ed.
Anyone know how to contact this woman?
If she agrees to it, does anyone know how to send
a blanket email to US newspapers?
I’d be willing to do the re-write, if Susie’s too busy.
The orginal Angry Soldier apears to be untrue. Search http://icasualties.org/oif/Details.aspx using the dates 23 march through April 14th. I used those dates base on the orginal post date, 10 April and her statement ” three days ago I get a visit from two men in uniform who hand me a letter .”
Only 3 Marines were killed during that time. Using Google search news stories relating to their names. You will find that:
One Marine was unmarried
One Marine already had his funeral prior to the orginal post. The orginal poster said the funeral still hadnt happened.
The third marine died during the first month of his tour, the orginal poster claimed her husband died after he was extended, his eight month
Hard to say. It might have been posted on CL by someone who saw it somewhere else, but your point is well-taken. Props for checking!
http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sfo/309485032.html
the orginal post dated 10 April