Reply #5: The soldier served a purpose, the death was futile [View All]

[Doc Martin]

Here is what I would like to ask Congress...

Members of Congress,

Why are we supporting a war we don’t support?

Don’t cut funds for the troops. Give them everything they need, spare no expense to get them home safely and quickly.

The mission is clear and urgent: bring them home. All resources and activity need to be redeployed toward that purpose immediately.

Who is served in this land of make believe when we act as if these ongoing deaths serve some purpose? The deaths are futile.

The soldier who dies today will give a life being faithful to values that matter deeply to him or her. Who among us is that committed? The soldier or marine will be brave fighter in the face of death, a hero to those of us who wished we had that courage, and yet also just a man or woman, who will never again stand up and be with those who stand around that early grave.

It is also inconsolably true that giving up this life, a treasure beyond price, is of no value. It will serve no purpose and we are forbidden to say that. The soldier served a purpose, the death was in vain. They’ll command we do not denigrate the sacrifice and once more employ that soldier for their ends, ask us to honor what the gave(so they save face).

Mr. Bush will keep doing more of the same and expect different results; many offer that as the definition of insanity, he calls it “steadfast.” The only good that comes from this death is saving face and looking good. There are some truths that are too painful to hear. Could you hear that you protected your status as decider and commander, that you guarded the authority of the president, and that you kept at it without relent -- by wasting lives? Why would we ever expect Mr. Bush to hear that?

The soldier who dies today will die fighting in a war you and I don’t support. Is this not true?
In fact, we have not supported it for a very long time. Why then do we pay for soldiers to die in vain?

Doc Martin