Knee Deep in the Hooah!

Sometimes people make statements that hold absolute qualifiers in them such as the phrase in late Latin I used for the title of this post. Never again was something I uttered to myself when I read and listened to Vietnam Veterans talk about the horrible way they were treated when they came home from the war. Never again — not on my watch, and I know that anyone who reads this blog feels the same way.

We can not let our Federal Government do this to our men and women who have served their Country faithfully in their military service. When the man that sits in the White House has had a friendship with the likes of Ayers, but our military members are now called “threats.”

This is beyond unacceptable.

My son was a good enough patriot to sacrifice his years as a young man in a war zone. He was good enough to train, arm and deploy. He was good enough to kneel in front of empty boots and say good-bye to young men who were good enough to die. He is now good enough according to the current administration to mobilize 8-months ahead of time. Eight months ahead of TIME after just coming home from a 15-month deployment. Eight months ahead of time as commanded by the new CiC. Fine. My son signed up to be a solider. He is a good soldier, and he is doing his job every day and will deploy, fight and come home to his family just like in his last tour. I will say this though…

When my son comes home from Iraq next time, it will be a cold day in hell before I will ever sit back and watch him be harrassed by any government official based solely on his Veteran status. They can lock me up, I don’t give a crap. I absolutely, positively will not sit by and watch that happen. Not on my watch, not my soldier, not any soldier.

HSA Right Wing Extremist Report Link to PDF Document

Homeland Security On Guard For ‘Right-Wing Extremists
Returning U.S. Military Veterans Singled Out As Particular Threats
Wnd.com
April 12, 2009
Excerpt:
WASHINGTON – A newly unclassified Department of Homeland Security report warns against the possibility of violence by unnamed “right-wing extremists” concerned about illegal immigration, increasing federal power, restrictions on firearms, abortion and the loss of U.S. sovereignty and singles out returning war veterans as particular threats.

The report, titled “Right-wing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment,” dated April 7, states that “threats from white supremacist and violent anti-government groups during 2009 have been largely rhetorical and have not indicated plans to carry out violent acts.”

However, the document, first reported by talk-radio host and WND columnist Roger Hedgecock, goes on to suggest worsening economic woes, potential new legislative restrictions on firearms and “the return of military veterans facing significant challenges reintegrating into their communities could lead to the potential emergence of terrorist groups or lone wolf extremists capable of carrying out violent attacks.”

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The report from DHS’ Office of Intelligence and Analysis defines right-wing extremism in the U.S. as “divided into those groups, movements and adherents that are primarily hate-oriented (based on hatred of particular religious, racial or ethnic groups) and those that are mainly anti-government, rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority, or rejecting government authority entirely. It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration.”

“[T]he consequences of a prolonged economic downturn – including real estate foreclosures, unemployment and an inability to obtain credit – could create a fertile recruiting environment for right-wing extremists and even result in confrontations between such groups and government authorities similar to those in the past,” the report says.

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