Echoing Jim
Lehrer…
Thanks to the soldiers.
The corporals.
The sergeants.
The warrant officers.
The lieutenants.
The captains.
The majors.
The colonels.
The generals.
The rest is up to us.
Let this time next year bring fewer soldiers in Iraq; many, many, many
fewer soldiers, with a new concentration on Afghanistan, diplomacy, talking to our enemies, and the re-engagement of talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
However, this year we sit down to Thanksgiving dinner and the holiday weekend with
America in deep trouble. Redeployment is being softened to troops being drawn down “some time,” with reality not being uttered, but which comes down to the contemplation
of ESCALATION.
As we gather together, please
take a moment to say a prayer, utter a word of hope for the future, or just say “thank
you” to those soldiers and their families who have given and continue to
give so much, but have gotten so little in return. Spare an extra thought for what isn't happening now, but could be if we but have the courage of our convictions and intentions to manifest a better tomorrow starting today.
By next Thanksgiving, let us create a different landscape at home and on the world stage.
Imagine.
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