This article was written by Tamara
"Tammy" Hall,
"The Montana Motivator".
Tammy is a well known motivational speaker from Bozeman, Montana.
I sat in a movie theater, watching
"Shindler's list," and asked myself, "Why didn't the
Jews fight back?" Now I know.
I sat in a movie theater, watching
"Pearl Harbor" and asked myself, "Why weren't we prepared?"
Now I know.
Civilized people cannot fathom, never
less predict, the actions of evil people.
On September 11, dozens of capable
airplane passengers allowed themselves to be overpowered by a handful
of poorly armed terrorists because they did not comprehend
the depth of hatred that motivated their captors.
On September 11, thousands of innocent
people were murdered because too many Americans naively reject
the reality that some nations are dedicated to the dominance
of others.
Many political pundits, pacifists
and media personnel want us to forget the carnage. They say
we must focus on the bravery of the rescuers and ignore the cowardice
of the killers. They implore us to understand the motivation
of the perpetrators. The major television stations have announced they
will assist the healing process by not re-playing devastating footage
of the planes crashing into the Towers.
I will not be manipulated.
I will not pretend to understand. I will not forget.
I will not underestimate the intelligence
of our adversary who patiently planned and meticulously orchestrated
a devastating act of war.
I will not forget that the terrorist
desire a world society where women are chattel and freedom
is forbidden.
I will not isolate myself from my
fellow Americans by pretending an attack on the USS Cole in
Yemen was not an attack on me.
I will not forget the Clinton administration
equipped Islamic terrorists and their supporters with the world's
most sophisticated telecommunications equipment and encryption
technology, thereby compromising America's ability to trace
terrorist radio, cell phone, land lines, faxes and modem
communications.
I will not be appeased with pointless,
quick retaliatory strikes like those perfected by the
previous administration. I will not be comforted by "feel-good,
do nothing" regulations like the silly "Have your bags been
under your control?" question at the airport.
I will not forget the liberal media
who abused freedom of the press to kick our country when it
was vulnerable and hurting.
I will not forget that ABC TV anchor
Peter Jennings questioned President Bush's motives for not returning
immediately to Washington, DC and commented, "We're all pretty
skeptical and cynical about Washington."
I will not forget that CBS anchor
Dan Rather preceded President Bush's address to the nation
with the snide remark, "No matter how you feel about him, he
is still our president."
And I will not forget the ABC's Mark
Halperin warned if reporters weren't informed of every
little detail of this war, they aren't "likely -- nor should
they be expected -- to show deference."
I will not be influenced by so called,
"anti-war demonstrators" who exploit the right of expression
to chant anti-American obscenities. I will not forget
the moral victory handed the North Vietnamese by American war protesters
who reviled and spat upon the returning soldiers.
I will not be softened by the wishful
thinking of pacifists who chose reassurance over reality.
I will embrace the wise words of
Prime Minister Tony Blair who told Labor Party conference,
"They have no moral inhibition on the slaughter of the innocent.
If they could have murdered not 7,000 but 70,000 does anyone doubt they
would have done so and rejoiced in it?
There is no compromise possible with
such people, no meeting of minds, no point of understanding
with such terror. Just a choice: defeat it or be defeated by it.
And defeat it we must."
I will force myself to:
-hear the weeping
-feel the helplessness
-imagine the terror
-sense the panic
-smell the burning flesh
-experience the loss
-remember the hatred
I sat in a movie theater, watching
in quiet reverence as the blood of young soldier's
turned the sands of Normandy beach red in "Private Ryan" and asked
myself, > "Where did they find the courage?"
Now I know.
We have no choice.
Living without liberty is not living.
That was great and makes me think
of the media today. A kids cartoon, Family Guy, says, "We need an
all girl sex orgy,.... We're all turning Gay." This is only one example
of an attack on America that is as real of an attack as the one on the
World Trade Center.
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