But I understand that its a necessary element of our military. First and foremost is the Nation’s security. Ensuring our security is the job of our Men at Arms. That is what they do. They know that when they sign up and volunteer to stand and be a defender.

Tonight I read this little piece of propaganda that has made it onto the internet. Apparently, Cindy Shenanigans isn’t doing the job effectively enough so there is a new Blue Star mother being used to put forth the progressive’s agenda of hate for the military and all things American. Or is there? This story is straightforward in admitting its fictitious. If its fictitious, then I have to ask myself, what’s the point.

The woman who is allegedly writing this post says she was initially in favor of the war, but has turned against it now that her son is being stop lossed. In other words, as long as it didn’t affect her and her family she felt the war was a worthwhile cause, but now that its affecting her family she no longer supports it.

My son has been stop lossed and his tour has been extended now for the 3rd time. He has been in Baghdad for over a year now and I want him to come home. I want to see him and talk to him. I want to hear his voice. I want him out of that dangerous and violent place. I want those things because he is my son. I check his MySpace page daily just for the reassurance that he’s been online and I can rest knowing he’s okay for one more day. At the same time, I understand that he is a grown man and he made an informed decision to do what he is doing. I could tell he was disappointed about having to stay longer in Iraq each time his tour has been extended. I have jokingly asked him if he wanted me to call his commander and complain. He and I both knew that I was kidding and he laughed. We both knew I was referring to the days when he was very young and I intervened on his behalf in situations. Those days are long gone. They are just a memory and a source of affectionate banter between us now. I would never infantilize my son by doing anything of that sort.

He is not only grown, but he’s been to war and has commanded men on the field of battle. How much more ‘grown’ can you get than that? It would be absurd for me to interfere in his career and it would undoubtedly damage his career if I tried to. It would also send a message to him that I don’t respect his life choices or his ability to handle himself.

This mother is doing that, fictitious or not.

In the article she actually fantasies about shooting her son in the foot to get him out of Iraq. The writing is flowery and has a romance novel quality to it. It is full of the talking points of the left, all the phrases we read in all their writings and hear in all their speeches. Even so, I can believe some of the conversations and the moods. Having my own son in Iraq, I understand that there are good days and bad days. I understand that a son can let his hair down with his mother when he has to be tough with everyone else. As his mother, it should be safe for him to express frustration to me. I fell into the trap of having panic reactions to some of the things my son said to me at first. Fortunately, I had a husband and friends who have experience with war and helped me understand the dynamics that go on when someone is living in that situation.

My husband says that all Soldiers bitch and if they aren’t bitching then there is something wrong. That’s what they do. Its no different than employees complaining about their employer, and most do. I also understand that no one - NO ONE - wants to live in the conditions they are living in. War is hell and the Soldiers know that better than anyone. They do it because for whatever reasons, these young men and women feel a sense of duty to their country. They, most of them, were raised in families that value God and Country, service, duty, honor, integrity, and responsibility.

Unfortunately for our sons, there is a small percentage of our population that feels a duty to serve. So very many just go about their lives without even noticing that we are at war. So the ones who are serving are doing more than their share. I don’t like it. I don’t like it at all. I hate there are so few who are doing all the heavy lifting. I hate that there are so few that they are having to do multiple rotations. I honestly wish we would institute the draft. I can see all kinds of positive results from a draft. Unfortunately, our politicians don’t’ seem to have the guts to take the political heat for doing that. I wish we would fight this war more aggressively so that it would end more quickly and with less blood shed. Again, I think our politicians lack the nerve to pay the political consequences to doing what needs to be done.

There are a lot of things I would like to see done differently. I certainly would like to see my own son out of Baghdad along all the other mother’s sons. I would like to see the fanatical islamists respect our resolve enough to back off and stop their jihad against us. I would like our old media and the left to stop their propaganda war against us. That propaganda war gives encouragement to our enemies and does not encourage more young men to join the military which would take the strain off the ones who are doing the job now.

The mothers of Soldiers who write these kinds of propaganda pieces participate in the undermining of our Troops. They undermine the missions of their own sons. I don’t understand that. If you support your son, then support his mission, support the Troops and encourage others to join the fight so that its not all up to the few who have the courage and sense of duty to do their part.

Each generation has to face evil in one form or the other. Our sons are having to face this. Someone has to stand up and defend our country and defend the Western world. If not me, then who? If not my son, then whose son?

Also at MVRWC

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