Tag: War on Terror

January 13, 2012

…What Col. West Said! ‘Shut Your Mouth; War Is Hell!’

by MsUnderestimated — Categories: Afghanistan, Iraq, Islamofascists, Jihad, Liberal Bed-Wetters, Military, Military Support & Patriotism, P.C. Gone Awry, Telling It Like it Is, True Heroes, War on Terror — Tags: Apologists, Armchair Quarterbacks, Dana Loesch, Dead Taliban, Faux Outrage, Jihad, Liberal Bedwetters, Marines, Military, PC Run Amok, Pissing, Taliban, Terrorists, War on Terror — 1 Comment

I’ve been stewing on this and stewing on this figuring out the right way to convey how I feel about it, and I’ve been struggling with just the right words to describe my sentiment. I read a fabulous screed by Deebow over at BlackFive, but it wasn’t until I saw the headline in a Weekly Standard piece today that quoted Lt. Col. Allen West (R-FL) on this matter. I couldn’t have said it better myself:

‘Shut Your Mouth, War Is Hell’

Yes, you got that right. Congressman West has weighed in on this flap over the Marines taking a piss on dead Taliban terrorists, sending an email to the Weekly Standard, who got his permission to print what he said. Here’s a portion of his commentary:

“All these over-emotional pundits and armchair quarterbacks need to chill. Does anyone remember the two Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division who were beheaded and gutted in Iraq?

“The Marines were wrong. Give them a maximum punishment under field grade level Article 15 (non-judicial punishment), place a General Officer level letter of reprimand in their personnel file, and have them in full dress uniform stand before their Battalion, each personally apologize to God, Country, and Corps videotaped and conclude by singing the full US Marine Corps Hymn without a teleprompter.

“As for everyone else, unless you have been shot at by the Taliban, shut your mouth, war is hell.”

I’m not even quite sure that what the Marines did was wrong, but since when in the hell did we become so indignant and self-righteously outraged about treating killers like they deserve to be treated? Sure, they probably shouldn’t have videotaped what they did, but who the hell cares? And don’t give me this “don’t stoop to their level” B.S. either. Until you have been in the shoes of our warriors, or our first responders (cops, firefighters, etc.), or, heck, even ever been a crime victim yourself, you have no idea what you would do, given the same circumstances.

Big Journalism Editor-in-Chief and CNN contributor (as well as Tea Party rock star), Dana Loesch, also hit the nail on the head on her radio show Thursday: (h/t Mediaite)

“Can someone explain to me if there’s supposed to be a scandal that someone pees on the corpse of a Taliban fighter? Someone who, as part of an organization, murdered over 3,000 Americans? I’d drop trou and do it too. That’s me though. I want a million cool points for these guys. Is that harsh to say? Come on people, this is a war. What do people think this is?”

Atta girl, Dana…give ‘em hell. I know I’d be right there next to you ‘droppin’ trou’ too! They deserve nothing less.

And as Boortz put it so well today on his show…there are just some people in this world who really deserve to be pissed on. And “dead tangos” fit that bill quite nicely.

September 11, 2011

Megyn Kelly Talks With United 93 Hero Mark Bingham’s Mother, Alice Hoagland (VIDEO)

by MsUnderestimated — Categories: Al Qaeda, Class Act, Don'tcha Just Love It?, Fox News, Islam, Patriotism, September 11, 2001, Telling It Like it Is, Terrorism, Tragedy, True Heroes, UBL, Video, War on Terror — Tags: 9/11, Alice Hoagland, D.C., Fox News, Heroes, Jeremy Glick, Let's Roll, Mark Bingham, Megyn Kelly, New York, Patriotism, Pennsylvania, Shanksville, Todd Beamer, United 93, Video, War on Terror, WTC — Leave a comment

Today on such a solemn occasion, Megyn Kelly was on the air for an extended weekend version of America Live to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01. This has to be one of the most poignant and moving segments of any of the shows today, and of course it had to be on the best daytime cable show, Megyn Kelly’s America Live.

Megyn’s guest was Alice Hoagland, who is the mother of Mark Bingham (although the chyron, I believe, incorrectly indicated his name as Matt Bingham), one of the heroes of United flight 93, and she has been one of the most vocal proponents of the heroes of flight 93.

Bingham, along with Jeremy Glick and Todd Beamer, were just 3 of the stalwart patriots who decided to take charge and be the deciders of their own fates. They all knew they were probably going to die, but refused to let it happen on the terrorists’ terms. They recruited as many willing passengers aboard United 93 as they could to gather with them, collect make-shift weapons, and summon the courage and will to rush the terrorists, reclaim the cockpit and control of the airplane, and most likely save the lives of hundreds on the ground in D.C. They did so selflessly, probably knowing all too well their fates were sealed.

God bless Alice Hoagland and all the families of those lost that day, but particularly the friends and families of those first warriors of the 21st Century, specifically in the Global War on Terror who decided to fight back against all odds.

As is said in John 15:13: “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”

Indeed.

September 10, 2011

Stossel Talks With Gary Sinise About His Work With the Troops & How 9/11 Affected Him (VIDEO)

by MsUnderestimated — Categories: Afghanistan, Class Act, Cool Stuff, Don'tcha Just Love It?, Fox News, Ground Zero, Iraq, Military, Military Support & Patriotism, NYC, Patriotism, September 11, 2001, Stossel, Telling It Like it Is, Tragedy, True Heroes, Video, War on Terror — Tags: 9/11, Afghanistan, Charity, Courage, CSI NY, Duty, First Responders, Gary Sinise, Giving Back, Ground Zero, Heroes, Honor, Iraq, John Stossel, Lt. Dan Band, Military, Patriotism, Philanthropy, Respect, Tribute, Tributes, Troops, Veterans, Video, War on Terror — Leave a comment

This weekend on John Stossel’s show, he talked with Gary Sinise about all the philanthropic work he’s done with the troops, as well as the patriotic themes often seen on his hit show “CSY: NY.” Gary Sinise is one fantastic American, and I never knew just how many groups he was involved with until I saw this special with Stossel.

Honestly, when does this man sleep? Either way, I salute Gary Sinise and thank God for giving us such a special human being to look up to. If each of us could only give a 10th of what Gary Sinise gives to our fellow man, the whole world would be a brighter place.

September 9, 2011

Megyn Kelly Speaks to Todd Beamer’s Father About United 93 Heroes (VIDEO)

by MsUnderestimated — Categories: Al Qaeda, Fox News, Islamofascists, Patriotism, September 11, 2001, Terrorism, Tragedy, True Heroes, Video, War on Terror — Tags: 9/11, American Heroes, David Beamer, Heroism, Let's Roll, Megyn Kelly, Patriotism, Shanksville Pennsylvania, Terrorism, Todd Beamer, United 93, Video, War on Terror — Leave a comment

Recently Megyn Kelly had Todd Beamer’s father, David, on her show to talk about the heroism that Todd and his fellow passengers showed aboard flight United 93 by refusing to succumb to a fate they did not determine. What they did do was to decide to make their own fate by denying the terrorists their want, which was to hit, most likely, the U.S. Capitol, by banding together to fight them and commandeer the plane. They knew regardless of their decisions, they were all going to die, but thanks to folks like Todd Beamer, Mark Bingham, Jeremy Glick and others, they did what needed to be done – they made sure to deny the Islamofascists their intended target, knowing they would all die in the process, as the plane descended at over 500 MPH into that field in Shanksville, PA. They were truly the first American fighers to engage in the battle in the global war on terror against Islamo-fascists and will always be remembered as such.

Note: You hear David Beamer talk about saying the Pledge of Allegiance and it sounds a bit disconnected, but his appearance on America Live came directly after Megyn’s previous segment on the Brookline MA controvery over elementary school children saying the Pledge of Allegiance.

July 22, 2011

The Religion of “Peace” Extremism Strikes Again – This Time in Oslo, Norway

by MsUnderestimated — Categories: Islamofascists, Jihad, Tragedy, War on Terror — Tags: Al Qaeda, Islam, Jihad, Muslim Extremists, Norway, Oslo, Radical Islam, Terrorism, War on Terror — 4 Comments

***UPDATES BELOW***

This picture should tell you everything you need to know.

Photo: AFP/Getty Images

Michelle Malkin has great coverage here, as does The Jawa Report, Reuters, the Telegraph, and many others around the web.

Someone in one of the foreign newspapers said Norway has “lost its innocence.” I’ve got news for you, sir…as long as radical Islam is on the march, no country can claim innocence any longer. It’s time to stop the P.C. crap and start fighting this war like we mean it.

***UPDATE 07/22/11 2349 HRS ET***

It appears this may not have been related to Islamic-extremism, but perhaps a “lone wolf” type scenario. I will not apologize for my initial reaction due to all the events and actions that surrounded this tragedy, coupled with the empiric evidence out there about the majority of terrorist attacks – especially bombings. Even though officials have dismissed this possibility in part, I am still not convinced it was NOT a Nordic man who is an Islamic convert. Only time will tell.

***UPDATE 07/232/11 1641 HRS ET***

Well, so far it appears that this was just a lone wolf, but sources say there was possibly a second shooter on the island. This was really my thinking, too, because now the death toll is over 80. Plus, the shootings WITH the VBIED bombs seem just impossible for one person to pull off. I am still waiting for all the details to come out, but I am willing to say right here and now that I might have been wrong in my original post. As some are saying, this appears to be Oslo’s “Oklahoma City.” As someone who lived in Oklahoma City on April 15, 1995, I know all about that, and truthfully when I first saw the pictures of the buildings in Oslo, that was exactly what I thought of.

Having said this, I still say there is no room for P.C. crap anymore. Regardless of these lone wolf type situations.

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