Wednesday 7 November 2012

At the Wake. The Silence. The Isolation.

     Two great warriors, both great citizens, both part of the fabric of the writer...one for well over a half-century, the other about half that time.    They write.  They have only known compliance and service and being productive and a positive force for their Country....and they are at the Wake.   Their minds are blank but in a storm.   They feel surrounded by nothingness.   I know how they feel.
 
     This is forwarded from El Zorro....who must be asking...."Why curry the stallion, or feed him his oats.   Why burnish the sword or clean and oil the guns?   Why fold the uniform and place it gently in its drawer to await its next use.   Why participate in this great experiment of building and caring for a nation of builders and producers, when the value of such a nation is scoffed at by its own citizens?"
 
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THIS IS FORWARDED TO OUR ATTENTION BY THAT FELLOW REFERENCED ABOVE WHO FELT MOVED TO VOLUNTEER TO DO TWO TOURS IN VIET NAM, AND FURTHER VOLUNTEER TO GO INTO THE HELL-HOLE PAST THE HO CHI MINH TRAIL AND EXPERIENCE THINGS WE DON'T TALK ABOUT MUCH IF AT ALL.
   He served his country.


What is the truth?

The sad truth for approximately 100% of Americans is Barack Hussein Obama was elected for a second term as President of the United States of America.

It is most difficult and beyond this writer's comprehension how a man of this character could win a first term, much less a second one.

The truth is we (conservatives and El Gringo's OROGs) have no choice but to live with it for another four very long years.

It is very hard to be graceful in this loss for the republic, the Constitution, freedom, liberty, and the American people.

The truth is that virtually half of the Americans who voted elected this man again, I suspect, without a clue what they have done to themselves and the rest of us.
We will go on. The world will keep on spinning but life will be less full for Americans than it could be or should be.
Those of us who have paid for health insurance or out of pocket for healthcare as a personal responsibility no different than food and shelter will now not be able to afford healthcare of the same quality and for a higher cost than before. You have not felt the pain yet, but you will!
The deficit is just a number that is big beyond belief. You have not noticed anything different... but you will!
You have had the right to bear arms for personal protection and enjoyment but that right may soon be diminished by reinstatement of a weapons ban by this man who does not even know what an assault weapon is. It appears he does not care as long as you suffer degradation, if not a loss, of your rights under the Constitution which he is obligated to defend.
The truth is we are faced with another four years of arrogance, ignorance, mismanagement, divisiveness, condescension, and racial hatred for people who are not like him.
It is our hope that this "lucky" man will have a 180 degree change in attitude for the American people and begin to govern with compassion for all Americans. We would also hope that he will read and understand the Constitution the way it was intended. Sarcasm not withstanding, that is a sincere hope; however, it does not seem very likely.
The truth is this is a bad dream for this 60 something American Vietnam War Veteran who believes so completely in the American ideal but has lost faith in slightly more than half of us. It is proof and evident that Romney was correct in his estimate about 47% of Americans who pay no taxes and are predisposed to vote for Obama. It is a shame.
Now that is out of my system (not). I am left with ambivalence that needs to be suppressed. It was difficult after the first election and we could affix blame for the mistake on the perpetrators. Now that is has happened again, we have to put the blame on us!
Where do we go from here? We have no choices except to go on and keep eyes focused on any and every opportunity to make corrections no matter how large or small. Four years is too far to go to wait. This writer hopes that the super thinkers among us will be working on solutions to prevent implementation of Obamacare and supression of the ever growing deficit and national debt.
Let me suggest there may be legal recourse for us to hold off what seems inevitable. I would suggest that conservatives and those who are despondent over the reelection of Obama keep an eye on Landmark Legal Foundation for a way forward from the private sector. From the government side we have to keep pressure on the House of Representatives to block implementation of the wild spending by blocking funding.  (red accentuation placed by El Gringo Viejo. Probably worthwhile, in spite of the way I feel right now)
The truth is there is hope, a small glimmer of light that cannot and will not go out. We must fan the flame until it once again becomes an inferno of intensity in the effort to right the ship.
 
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AND THEN FROM A MULTIPLE DEPLOYMENT AFGHANISTAN  WAR VETERAN, FREQUENTLY TO BE FOUND IN THOSE NICE BUNKER VILLAGES IN THE MOUNTAINS TRYING TO TEACH PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE THINKING ABOUT DESERTING OR BACK-SHOOTING YOU OR YOUR MEN....HOW TO DEFEND THEIR COUNTRY...WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY TRACKING DOWN AND ENGAGING SOME OF THE MOST MURDEROUS SCUM OF THE EARTH.  This is forwarded by an armoured cavalry trooper (tanker-man) who was converted into a "common infrantry" type squad leader....and who served his country well and long.



He wrote: "You continue to humble me with your kind words and graciousness. But from one warrior to another, I have submitted my retirement. The results from last night's election validated what I have known for a few years now. It's not my Army anymore, and it's increasingly difficult to defend the indefensible. Benghazi was sobering. If they could abandon highly trained warriors and Diplomats in the face of mortal danger, what would they do to me, a common cavalryman? The same thing they did to me in Afghanistan: provided an end date, not an endstate. EXACTLY what I teach my Battle Staff students what doctrinally, we DON'T do.

I got very little sleep last night, and awoke with a heavy heart and a cracking (yet not broken) spirit."

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One was a "common airman" and the other a "common cavalryman"....Neither is a common man.   Both are heroes.   Both are moved by the hole in their souls.


Pray for the Health of the Republic.  One fears that Yahweh has turned away from us.