Let us remember the second United States soldier killed in Iraq…
United States Marine and Guatamalan “illegal alien” Jose Antonio Gutierrez.
Doing the dying for oil that American’s won’t.
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Mr. Rushing // 28 May 2008 at 2:06 pm |
There are plenty of Americans who have died in Iraq. Iraq is not soley about oil. The US has plenty of oil that environmentalists have prevented from being drilled or refined.
Iraq is about national and global security, human rights, and ending a dictatorship that was akin to the ideas of Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin, And Mao Zedong who have killed millions of thier own people for political gain.
The illegal immigration debate always forgets to mention how many immigrants children, both legal and illegal, that have joined the United States Armed Forces to defend Freedom and democracy arround the world. Mr. Gutierrez’ service is a legacy and a tribute to all illegal immigrants who sacrifice family, tradition, and homeland to come to the United States for a better life.
He has made the ultimate sacrifice to the United States of America and to the people of Iraq who yearn to be free of oppression. His service was in the attempt to defeat a violent minority of radical Islamic Fascists who use ancient religious text to justify the murder of all kinds of people Western or Arabic who do not support their Authoritarian agenda.
Theses Terrorists worst fear is that a liberal democractic Iraq would reject Islam and turn against thier so called “god” and their so called laws. These terrorists should and must be defeated before humanity can advance.
Peace without freedom is not something that we should be aiming for. The United States owes it to the world to rid it of these evil men who seek to control the individual people’s rights and freedom.
Long Live the Free Iraq. And Never forget the service of the illegal immigrants in an all volunteer Military of the United States of America.
Alejandro // 12 June 2008 at 3:47 pm |
@ Mr. Rushing: The Iraq war was not only about oil, it was about Peak Oil!
US Oil production hast been in terminal decline since 1970, as predicted by M. King Hubbard, and needs oil more than ever.
Saying that the war was about human rights and liberating Iraq’s people from a tyranny is ignorant, deceptive and just plain stupid.