MEMO:

To……..All in Uniform in Iraq
From…TAT, American Citizen
Re……..Should we pull out of Iraq, now?
Date…..December 2005

The other day I was watching the news and I got fed up, completely fed up with the ridiculous arguments being made as to why it is imperative to pull our military out of Iraq. Not wanting to destroy my big screen TV with whatever was within throwing reach, instead, I got up, went to my computer and put some thoughts together, for you, the American Warrior, in battle in a foreign land. I want to talk straight and ultimately encourage you to have an increased desire to fight, and if necessary, die, as this fight, at this time, is without question the Right Fight.

But, who the hell am I to have the audacity to encourage you to die?

Though it is important to know something about the writer of whatever you read, it is actually more important to evaluate the words written, on their face, in their essence, as to their integrity, consistency, and truthfulness. Nevertheless, I am a 54 year-old father of two kids, a boy 24 and a girl 27. My daughter also has two kids, a boy 7 months and a girl 3 years. I have been married to the same woman for over 31 years. I own a small business and struggle everyday to make a living. Though I have never been in the military, during my professional career of over thirty years I have been very involved in formally arguing the geopolitical affairs of the day in the public square.

I get up at 5:25am and I’m in the gym until around 7. I leave for work around 8:30. In those three hours, I have consumed at least two hours of the morning national and international news. On the 30 minute drive to work, I listen to talk radio or when I need a break from all the craziness, I catch a bit of Howard Stern! While in my office, I monitor the news and talk radio.

On the drive home, more talk radio and then cable news at night. I read at least one paper a day and several books a week, primarily on the Islamic threat before us.

In addition, I hold earned degrees in Law Enforcement, Theology and Philosophy. Therefore, I am in a pretty good position to answer the questions you have been asking, like…