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July 11, 2007 at 09:32:08

They Wouldn't Be Fighting At All

by Jim Bush Page 1 of 1 page(s)

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Four young Marines
On a roof
Somewhere in Iraq

Four young Insurgents
Down below
Somewhere in Iraq

The Marines are dropping frags
Through holes in the roof
Trying to flush out or kill
The Insurgents below

The Marines fumble and stumble
And discuss what to do
They want to do the job
But without getting hurt

Using their training
Full of the cockiness of youth
And the hardness of veteran Marines
They make their way down a stairwell

Fearful but determined
The Marines fire on the room below
And return-fire drives them up again
As the Insurgents holler, "Allah hu Akbar!"

The Marines make their way down again
But the insurgents
Have moved to another room
Leaving the Marines vulnerable

The Marines leave the house
And decide to "light up the whole place"
Heavier weapons tear the house to pieces
And the Marines return to view the damage

The Insurgents lie dead amongst the rumble
There was no Hollywood glory in this
There was only four young men from the USA
Killing four young men from Iraq

Four young, American men
Turned into hard-asses
Supposedly fighting
For freedom, Democracy, and each other

Four young, Iraqi Insurgents
Turned into fanatics
Supposedly fighting
For freedom, Islam, and each other

It wasn't fancy
It wasn't heroic
It wasn't a big victory
It wasn't for freedom, or God

And if they were really fighting for each other
Then they wouldn't be fighting each other at all
If they were really fighting for each other
Then they wouldn't be fighting at all

Jim Bush is a 61 year old, Vietnam-era veteran, currently living in Katy,Texas. He was raised in a military family. His father received the Silver Star for directing troops while under air attack at Clark Field in the Phillipines, survived the Bataan Death March, and spent three and a half years in a Japanese POW camp. He also received the Purple Heart for wounds received while a POW. Jim served as an army photographer in Okinawa and Korea. In 1987 he traveled to the war zones of Nicaragua with a veteran's group dedicated to stopping the Contra War.

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Retire high school English teacher. Grandmother of eight grandchildren, six of them Muslim. Love to travel. Have been to Russia, Spain, Morocco, Crete and Santorini, Cosumel and Chichen Itza. Alas, not enough places. However, the ocean anywhere satisfies the soul.
ChristieRetire high school English teacher. Grandmother of eight grandchildren, six of them Muslim. Love to travel. Have been to Russia, Spain, Morocco, Crete and Santorini, Cosumel and Chichen Itza. Alas, not enough places. However, the ocean anywhere satisfies the soul.

The stark truth

The statement is so stark that it is very effective.

The truth here is impossible to avoid.

by Christie (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 143 comments) on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at 2:50:52 PM

I am a simple man of eclectic interests and tastes with no particular academic credentials. I still perceive, think, read and write somewhat. Writing music is a hobby of mine

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"Hoss" David P.I am a simple man of eclectic interests and tastes with no particular academic credentials. I still perceive, think, read and write somewhat. Writing music is a hobby of mine

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Profit Prophet

Take the profit out of WAR

They wouldn't be fighting at all

Take the Profit out of WAR

The big lies would go away.

Take the PROFIT out of WAR

The Pawns of profit wouldn't be fighting at ALL

by "Hoss" David P. (51 articles, 5 quicklinks, 14 diaries, 338 comments) on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at 7:38:41 PM

Love is my religion; the world is my family.
carlLove is my religion; the world is my family.

War is insanity

Noone in their right mind (conscious) could kill or even hate another being. We are all connected. Father, Mother God, Source, Love forgive us for WE know not what we do. Namaste.

by carl (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 2 diaries, 124 comments) on Thursday, July 12, 2007 at 5:54:27 AM