04.15.07

Tales of a Young Marine and the Importance of History

Posted in General at 10:48 am by MamaSaid

 

As the wife of a Marine who survived the front lines of the Vietnam War, I am always compelled to read the experiences and stories of other Marines who have served our country. I was recently shaken up by the comments of a Marine who served in Iraq for seven months and is going for his second deployment this month. At 21 years old, this young man is already well aware of the lies our government perpetuates because he has experienced them firsthand.

This Marine who has served our country for two years is Philip Martin and his outspoken commentary hits the bull’s eye about the war in Iraq. He states, “When I joined I took an oath. In that oath I swore to protect the Constitution of the United States. I didn’t swear to build democracies in countries on the other side of the world under the guise of ‘national security.’ I didn’t join the military to be part of an Orwellian (”1984″) war machine that is in an obligatory war against whoever the state deems the enemy to be so that the populace can be controlled and riled up in a pro-nationalistic frenzy to support any new and oppressive law that will be the key to destroying the enemy. Example given – the Patriot Act. So aptly named, and totally against all that the constitution stands for.”

Not only does this reiterate all of my husband’s feelings about being a Marine and serving in Vietnam, it supports commentary previously made on this blog about the Patriot Act, laws and controlling the masses through false hype. We aren’t protecting the Constitution of the United States in Iraq; rather, we are killing countless helpless people, destroying the nation’s history and spending money that could be used to actually support the ideals of the United States Constitution. While soldiers and their families fail to get proper financial support and millions of people in the United States are hungry and have no health insurance, we fight a battle overseas simply to fill the pockets of those in international power. We are merely pawns in non-stop chess match between government officials who are more concerned about their personal agendas than serving the people.

Philip Martin goes on to say, in pertinent part, “Taking a 20th century history class will teach us that the most notable countries in the last century that referred to their country in this way were Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia. Hitler used the term fatherland to drum up support, nationalistic support, for his growing war machine. He used the nationalism he created in the minds of the Germans to justify the sacrifice of their livelihood to build the war machine to get back their power from the oppressive restrictions the English and French had put on them at Versailles. This is the same feeling that has been virulently infecting the American psyche in the last hundred years. This is the same feeling that consoles a mother after her son is killed in an attempt to prosecute an aggressor’s war 10,000 miles away. It’s also known as Patriotism these days, but I say, ‘No more.’ No more nationalistic inanity, no more passing it off as patriotism. Patriotism is learning, and educating oneself to understand what their country really stands for.”

With all the misconceptions presented by members of the media who are actually supported by those in political power, it is easy to understand why people get confused. However, common sense needs to take precedence over popular opinion. A review of history will tell you everything you need to know. Consider the secret societies discussed on this site and the fact so many of them have roots in Germany. Hitler’s techniques were carefully planned and orchestrated and people in power continue to use them in a disguised manner today. To coin an old saying, no matter how you slice it, it’s still baloney - we need to clearly recognize that fact.

Politicians don’t want us to explore history because it will inform and educate us so they try to create frenzy in the media to keep us distracted with the present. Did President Bush choose to admit or deny that his ancestors were anti-Muslim or did he keep that fact as quiet as possible? Oddly enough, generations later Bush is destroying Muslim people, lands and history. Just think about all the historical monuments that were carelessly brought down in Iraq after centuries of preservation. Much of historical Babylon and the Roman processional was destroyed by troops from the United States and Poland. These sites were revered and respected by people for centuries, from every background and religion. Has anyone even attempted to travel to Iraq to inventory the destruction of thousands of international historical gems? Have we taken an updated count of all the people killed in this war (which doesn’t even include those harmed, raped and maimed)? How many Iraqi lives have been lost in this attempt to allegedly “liberate” this nation? How many United States soldiers have been disillusioned and disappointed and even killed by the misrepresentations made by our government?

We need to remain informed and communicate openly because knowledge is power. After all, that’s what these secret societies figured out centuries ago and these quiet numbers have been unifying and building in an attempt to control the masses and gain complete power at the expense of the “little people”. MamaSaid there’d be days like this…

Latest posts by MamaSaid

Share and Enjoy:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
  • del.icio.us
  • digg
  • feedmelinks
  • Furl
  • LinkaGoGo
  • YahooMyWeb

2 Comments »

  1. john Pope said,

    April 27, 2007 at 12:28 am

    I disagee with what you said but respect your right to say it. I’m a combat veteran of Viet Nam and have made two different trips to the middle east. I hate war but if we pull out and quit in Iraq We will be headed for more trouble(war) with the Islamic world. These people hate the western world and will do everything in their power to destroy us.
    Oh ,by the way take time to read the Holy Bible and you will see how that part of the world fits into the scheam of things. Remember the Garden of Eden was in what is Iraq,Tower of Babel was in Iraq.Noah built the Ark is what is now Iraq and the list goes on. We are there for a reason.

    Semper Fi
    John
    Retired CW 3 USAR (36 years ) proud of it.

  2. B.G. said,

    May 1, 2007 at 9:29 pm

    22 years C.A.F. airborne, recon/sniper
    7 years USMC scout/sniper T.A.G. #1
    currently; moved onto bigger and better things to protect your right to voice your opinion, of which I strongly disagree with. Though I would willing put my life on the line, to protect your right to do so, again, and again.

    This so called war was started long ago, go there, check the regions history, personally go into their schools, and hear the hatred their teaching their young about the anyone non-muslim, read the Quran (and not the edited translation one for the west). There is only one end in their minds, been there, done that, one medal of honor, six purple hearts, and a shorter list of christmas cards to send out next year, thank you very much.

    People have got to learn, as long as you have religion and/or politics, you will always have conflict of the extreme.

    B.G
    .
    PS: Semper Fi John

Leave a Comment