So Proudly We Hailed would be remiss if we did not acknowledge
the terrorist attacks on our nation thirteen years ago and the brave men and
women who gave their lives for our country in the years since. Last night, President Obama honored our fallen
by outlining his plan to fight the Islamic State. He made a brave choice. Although he campaigned on ending the war in
the Middle East, abandoning Iraq’s fledgling democracy would be a mistake. Yes,
people question whether he needs congressional approval for this sustained
action. And people question whether we are truly assembling a broad international
coalition. But it would be irresponsible
to let the Islamic State terrorists gain more territory. So thank you,
President Obama, for showing strong leadership in the face of an extremist
enemy. And thank you to the many men and women who have sacrificed so much for
America over the last thirteen years.
I love it every time I hear a servicewoman or man talk about how they are honored to serve our country - as well as the firefighters and policeman who are "just doing my job." No way can I count the many sacrifices and hardships that are taken on or the amount of courage that it takes to be in any of these callings. Thank you for being leaders especially when no one is looking!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I read an article discussing the recent 60 minutes interview with President Obama and I have to say that this quote really stayed with me. It reminds me of what we learned when we were younger (and continue to learn), "with great power comes great responsibility" (Voltaire) and "Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more" (Luke 12:48). President Obama says: "...We are the indispensable nation. We have capacity no one else has. Our military is the best in the history of the world. And when trouble comes up anywhere in the world, they don't call Beijing. They don't call Moscow. They call us."