Memorial Day is a day to honor our dead and show our respect for our war heroes. We all know that we can not support the War in Iraq but still we need to honor the men and women who give their lives for our country. As someone who grew up in West Virginia where there is not higher honor then to serve in our nations military I leaned from an early age to respect the sacrifice of both the people who serve and their families.This does not mean that West Virginians or New Mexicans should blindly follow people like President George W. Bush or Senator John McCain. I was taught for an early age not to follow just anyone but to questions our elected officials because they are not a part of our military. Some Politicians can be wrong or diluted by power and don’t always see what is good for either our military or our country.
I support men like Congressman Tom Udall, Senator Jeff Bingaman and Governor Bill Richardson who support our troops while taking care not to give their lives without just cause. We need leadership in our national government of people who put the American people’s needs before the needs of large corporations and their own.
I will never support men like Senator John McCain or Congressman Steve Pearce because I questions their attitude toward our military. With comments like supporting a hundred years war they appear far too willing to sacrifice the lives of our young men and women without any plan to end the war or reduce the number of deaths. For them it is a matter of money over the value of life and we should never support men who can value profit before human life.
Death Toll Since Iraq War began (3/19/03): 4083
