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Subject: FW: John Glenn, Well said!

Things that make you think a little........

1. There were 39 combat related killings in Iraq during the
month of January.....

In the fair city of Detroit there were 35 murders in the month
of January.

That's just one American city, about as deadly as the entire war
torn country of Iraq.

2. When some claim President Bush shouldn't have started this
war, state the following ...

FDR...led us into World War II. Germany never attacked us: Japan
did.

From 1941-1945, 450,000 lives were lost, an average of 112,500
per year.

Truman...finished that war and started one in Korea, North Korea
never attacked us.

From 1950-1953, 55,000 lives were lost, an average of 18,334 per
year.

John F. Kennedy. ..started the Vietnam conflict in 1962. Vietnam
never attacked us.

Johnson...turned Vietnam into a quagmire.

From 1965-1975, 58,000 lives were lost, an average of 5,800 per
year.

Clinton...went to war in Bosnia without UN or French consent,
Bosnia never attacked u s.

He was offered Osama bin Laden's head on a platter three times
by Sudan and did nothing.

Osama has attacked us on multiple occasions.

3. In the two years since terrorists attacked us

President Bush has liberated two countries, crushed the Taliban,
crippled al-Qaida, put nuclear inspectors in Libya, Iran and North Korea
without firing a shot, and captured a terrorist who slaughtered 300,000
of his own people.

The Democrats are complaining about how long the war is taking,
but...It took less time to take Iraq than it took Janet Reno to take the
Branch Davidian compound. That was a 51-day operation.

We've been looking for evidence of chemical weapons in Iraq for
less time than it took Hillary Clinton to find the Rose Law Firm billing
records.

It took less time for the 3rd Infantry Division and the Marines
to destroy the Medina Republican Guard than it took Ted Kennedy to call
the police after his Oldsmobile sank at Chappaquiddick killing a woman.

Wait, there's more.......................



Some people still don't understand why military personnel do
what they do for a living. This exchange between Senators John Glenn and
Senator Howard Metzenbaum is worth reading. Not only is it a pretty
impressive impromptu speech, but it's also a good example of one man's
explanation of why men and women in the armed services do what they do
for a living. This is a typical, though sad, example of what some who
have never served think of our military.

JOHN GLENN ON THE SENATE FLOOR

Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:13

Senator Howard Metzenbaum to Senator Glenn: "How can you run for
Senate when you've never held a real job?"

Senator Glenn: "I served 23 years in the United States Marine
Corps. I served through two wars. I flew 149 missions. My plane was hit
by anti-aircraft fire on 12 different occasions. I was in the space program.

It wasn't my checkbook, Howard; it was my life on the line. It
was not a nine-to-five job, where I took time off to take the daily cash
receipts to the bank. I ask you to go with me ... as I went the other
day... to a veteran's hospital and look those men - with their mangled
bodies - in the eye, and tell THEM they didn't hold a job!

You go with me to the Space Program at NASA and go, as I have
gone, to the widows and orphans of Ed White, Gus Grissom and Roger
Chaffee... and you look those kids in the eye and tell them that their
Dads didn't hold a job.

You go with me on Memorial Day and you stand in Arlington
National Cemetery, where I have more friends buried than I'd like to
remember, and you watch those waving flags.

You stand there, and you think about this nation, and you tell
ME that those people didn't have a job? I'll tell you, Howard
Metzenbaum; you should be on your knees every day of your life thanking
God that there were some men - SOME MEN - who held REAL jobs. And they
required a dedication to a purpose - and a love of country and a
dedication to duty - that was more important than life itself. And their
self-sacrifice is what made this country possible.

I HAVE held a job, Howard! What about you?"

For those who don't remember - During W.W.II, Howard Metzenbaum
was an attorney representing the Communist Party in the USA

If you can read this, thank a teacher.... If you are reading it
in English thank a Veteran.

Please keep this circulating.