Ken N wrote:
> Our lives are kinda on hold since ALL of the doctors that my
> wife needs to see are on call to leave today and tomorrow for
> NYC. I didn't know that Des Moines, Iowa was the primary
> medical support and blood supply for NYC. One entire medical
> complex here may nearly shutdown as the personnel are relocated
> east or will be jammed as the injured are transported here.
>
Give blood. I'm not allowed, so I can't.
> Nor the heroism. The "interview" of the firefighter getting his
> equipment on and entering the building moments before the
> collapse was sobering. "Somebody's got to be a hero" he said.
> I don't know if he is still alive, but that man IS my hero.
>
It's estimated that 300 rescue workers have died.
>
> America has an opportunity to show the world what we are made
> of. Will we respond to terror with terror? Or will we respond
> in a manner that the world can look to and respect.
They are probably warming up the B-1 bombers as we speak. I think that
the world expects us to attack them with the full force and support
NATO.
>
> I AM AN AMERICAN! I am proud to be an American. Do I dislike
> other races more now than before? No. I'm disappointed and
> disgusted with the actions and choices of certain intollerant
> individuals. Hatred is wrong--period! A "Higher Power" will
> revenge the guilty. We may stike back in the physical, but each
> person will have to answer for his/her actions for eternity.
>
While I personally choose non-violence whenever possible, I understand
that there are people that hate us and would gladly see us suffer. I
expect a serious military response within the week.
> What was hoped for by the perpetrators was to bring America to
> its knees. It succeeded. Not in our giving in, but to prayer.
>
There is certainly plenty of that going on right now...
--
"I have a dragon and I'm not afraid to use it!"
Dirk Wright
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