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Eight Years Ends in Tears



Today marks the end of the eight year War in Iraq. It's hard to believe it was eight years ago that America suffered the greatest attack since Pearl Harbor. It's hard to believe our men at arms have been fighting in petulant desert all these years. Now the troops are coming home. The feelings are a mix of jubilance and despair. First we are thankful that many are returning to their families, that those brave and bold individuals can finally come home. But then we lament the deaths of all those who fought for the cause of liberty. What do those in their graves say to our Government that has forsaken the battle for freedom in Iraq? What can the Obama Administration say to console all the mothers and family members that must now visit the tombs of their sons and tell them It's over, we have failed. No victory banner flies, no triumphant cries. Just somber hearts and lies meant to silence our cries. The war is over, but the struggle remains. Iraq remains in trouble, surrounded by hostiles. Will she survive the coming tempest without US assistance? Can democracy thrive in a desolate land now abandoned? All these questions haunt us and yet we must eventually cope with the decision of those in power. I mourn with my military brothers. That after all the progress that has been made, tomorrow Iraq could be in hands of another tyrant. The decision to recall our service men is going to have major ramifications. Today is not a time to celebrate, it is to embrace our military personal and tell them we honor their service. We must let them know we will not forget their sacrifice. We shall welcome them back with loving arms and mourn the loss of those that gave their lives for a cause that this administration gave up on.


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