Varifrank: The first good news in 24 hours

« US pollution partly to blame for Katrina: German minister | Main | Captain America Calling »

The first good news in 24 hours

From Drudge:

The Pentagon late Tuesday ordered five Navy ships and eight maritime rescue teams to the Gulf Coast to bolster relief operations as worsening conditions overwhelmed the initial response.

The NEW YORK TIMES plans to report later tonight: One Navy amphibious assault ship, the Bataan, with six Sea Stallion and Sea Hawk helicopters that could be used for search and rescue missions.

The ships will carry food, fuel, medical and construction supplies, as well as hovercraft that can be used for evacuation and search-and-rescue missions.

The Navy was also considering sending the hospital ship Comfort.

Remember this when Jane Fonda begins her anti-America tour telling us all one more time what a shame it is to defend this country.

Remember this when Air America decries recruiters in high schools.

Remember this when Elenor Clift calls our men and women in the service “mercenaries”.

Remember this when any lefty tries to tell you that military service is not a higher calling.

Remember that while our Navy sails in defense of freedom, most of the worlds Navies sat at home rusting in port. The French haven’t come to help Louisiana, The Russians cant come and the Chinese dare not come and the UN doesn’t have a Navy.

But thank God we do.

Remember – that when the Navy came to help - Indonesians in December, Americans in August, that the “progressive” left just sat and complained that: ”America was stingy” and "Bush caused Global Warming".

You decide which of the two has fed more people in need,

Our Navy or George Soros.
Our Navy or Bono
Our Navy or the UN
Our Navy or the ‘Peace Corps’

Thank God for the United States Navy.

Despite what "Mother Sheehan" has told you, Louisiana is worth saving. Mississippi is worth saving. Alabama is worth saving.

This country is worth saving.

Do not let despair drive you to defeat, do not let the quitters win.

Posted @ August 30, 2005 08:43 PM | Current Affairs

Well---- as a huge supporter of the US Armed Forces (I am an Air Force brat) AND as a former Peace Corps volunteer, I do feel compelled to defend the Peace Corps. Yes, technically, the Navy has fed more people, probably because the Navy has been around a lot longer than the Peace Corps and because it has a lot more people. But I don't see the Peace Corps and the military as being opposing forces with opposing missions.

I was a business volunteer in Chile, there to develop capitalism (microenterprise development) and promote goodwill toward the US. A big part of the Peace Corps is the philosophy of 'give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day, teach a man to fish, he'll eat for a lifetime.' It's not really a two-year vacation of smoking dope and drinking beer!

Posted by: class factotum at August 31, 2005 06:44 AM

I stand corrected. Once I get started on a rant I tend to be like a bulldozer driving through afternoon traffic.

What I was trying to say is that there is a lack of recognition by many of the humanitarian efforts of the Unted States Military. I didnt need to slap the Peace Corp, an organization that is also peopled byt volunteers and do have a great service to the country and to mankind.

Sorry about that...

Posted by: varifrank at August 31, 2005 07:56 AM

We're already seeing RFKjr and some German pol taking idiotic swipes at Bush over Katrina. No doubt the same gang will be whining about how poorly the Army Corps of Engineers built the NO levees and how long it took to get aid in there, blah, blah, blah.

For myself, I couldn't be prouder of these people. And I'm proud to have served. Do they take 50-y/o re-enlistees...?

http://www.agoyandhisblog.com/?page_id=76

Posted by: goy at August 31, 2005 01:37 PM

No offense taken! As I said, I am a huge supporter of the military (whose main mission, let us not forget, is to WIN WARS and DEFEND LIBERTY! As long as they do that, I will be happy!)

And I am a daily reader of your site -- I have you bookmarked and I send others here regularly. http://odysseus.journalspace.com/ has even added you to his list of favorites.

BTW, I managed to make my own mother upset with what I wrote this morning...

PS Some Peace Corps volunteers DO spend their two years smoking dope and drinking beer. But most of us don't!

Posted by: class factotum at August 31, 2005 01:38 PM

Good stuff, Frank. But it's not all about keeping recruiters away from schools; this is bigger than that.

Think how many kids in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama will owe their lives to the U.S. Navy. Think how many kids will be helped by the Navy, when they needed help most, and will never forget it.

How many of these kids will turn around and return the favor, when the time comes, by enlisting? I'm guessing a high percentage will do it.

The U.S. Navy has done a hell of a lot of good around the world over the years. It's fitting that they now have the chance to help their own countrymen.

respectfully,
Daniel in Brookline

Posted by: Daniel in Brookline at September 1, 2005 12:01 PM