From The Washington Times:
LONDON -- Freed peace activist Norman Kember gave qualified thanks yesterday to the soldiers who rescued him and two colleagues after 119 days of captivity in Iraq.
"I do not believe that a lasting peace is achieved by armed force," Mr. Kember said, "but I pay tribute to their courage and thank those who played a part in my rescue."
The brief statement by the retired physics professor appeared to be an attempt to quell the furor surrounding his failure -- and that of others in the Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) organization -- to thank the soldiers who risked their lives in the three-month rescue effort.
Frankly, what good are thanks or praise from such people? I’d rather they be honest so that the whole world can know just what they are.
But wait, it gets better:
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The three freed hostages refused to take part in a critical debriefing session with intelligence officers.
We wouldn't want to do anything to help keep other people from being kidnapped and tortured and murdered, would we?
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"It is the ordinary people of Iraq that you should be talking to -- the people who have suffered so much over many years and still await the stable and just society that they deserve," Mr. Kember said yesterday.
Do these barking moonbats think that Saddam was going to build that “stable and just society”?
If there is ever to be a "stable and just society" in Iraq it will only be because of the efforts of nations like the United States and the United Kingdom and our other coalition partners and the service and sacrifice of our military.
Do these fools think that anything "stable and just" could have grown out of a Europe dominated by Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany? How "stable and just" would Asia be if it were part of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere being ruled by Imperial Japan?
Just another example of the lefties 'crawfishin', as a cajun friend of mine called it.
ReplyDeleteThat's means 'backpeddling'. They heard about the hue and cry about them being ungrateful simps and now-days later- are responding to it. CYA, as they say. Plus, it gives them yet another opportunity to get their digs in about our military.
I'm not surprized, nor amused...disgusted is more the word.
I believe you've hit the nail on the head.
ReplyDeleteWhat they did is make it very difficult for our military people to want to rescue the next "Peace loving" morons that get kidnapped by the wonderfull Peace Loving terrorists.
ReplyDeleteIf they don't want to be rescued then we shouldn't rescue them. It is just that simple.
ReplyDeleteNo, sadly that would prove everything they say about our boys is true in their twisted little Banana Land way of thinking.
ReplyDeleteIt's a damned if ya do/damned if you don't type deal.
Weasels! They're just a pack of filthy weasels!
If we are going to be damned anyway then lets not put our guys in harm's way.
ReplyDeleteAnd there is the issue of justice. These loosers deserve what they get.