Here in America, we don't seem to have the courage to do what the people of Tunisia and Egypt have done. We don't pay close enough attention to the internal strife of our own citizens. And then we allow young kids like Joe DiMartino in a fit of frustration, with seemingly no other option, to enlist in the military and risk dying on foreign soil because the insecurity of our homeland is quietly killing us. And nobody is listening.
Our world is on high alert and Egypt is the reminder of the week.
I can't help but wonder what color Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano's face is right now after announcing just a few days ago that the ridiculous color-code threat level alert will be retired. We should all be seeing red, but not from embarrassment as much as anger. We are living in dangerous times.
Every young man and woman who is forced to die at the hand of an oppressive regime or because of war becomes a statistic of the greatest generation that never was.
The world is watching us as we contribute to this insanity by feeding the war machine, while we go to sports bars to watch football or sit at home and flip channels, ignoring the truth.
We are a show about nothing.
Let's start thinking about saving lives of kids like Joe DiMartino before the channel gets changed on us.
I've got 28 days to make good on my promise.
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