11 November 2007

On Veterans Day, please remember our fallen troops (and lean on Congress)

Today, November 11, is Veterans Day. This is a special holiday in the U.S. that was set aside to honor our U.S. military veterans.

So, on this Veterans Day 2007, please take some time to reflect on the sacrifices of our veterans -- especially those who are bravely fighting today in Iraq, being misused by the Bush administration for no good reason, and those who have died or been wounded in doing so.

Please take some time to acknowledge the huge sacrifice of the 3,860 U.S. troops (and counting) who have lost their lives thus far in this needless war, and the tens of thousands who have been wounded -- physically, emotionally, or both.

And please remember that they were sent overseas to participate in this unlawful preemptive war by some chickenhawks in suits who never had to fight in an actual war.

And please contact your members of Congress and let them know how you feel. Tell them that we need to support the troops by bringing them home and ending this needless nightmare. And tell them that we need to take better care of them once they've returned. It might not inspire our Congresscritters to grow a spine, but it will at least show them that their employers (i.e., we the people) demand change.

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