ABC
NIGHTLINE - "TROOPS CONCERNED" when informed by ABC of major protests in U.S.
If
you happened to catch last night's edition of
Nightline, you may have been as troubled as I was.
Freelance journalist Mike Cerre filed
this report for a special Nightline series following
the progress of Fox 2/5 Company. This report aired
on Nightline Feb. 24, 2003.
The
story made the case that the Marines in Kuwait were
starved for news from home. Reporter Cerre loaned
his short-wave radio to a group of Marines. They
searched (on camera) for a station only to find an
English Language Radio Baghdad. The men said they
felt isolated and uninformed about news from home.
Even their commander said there was little news
being made available to the troops.
Out
of nowhere, the men began commenting on the anti-war
protests in the U.S. and how troubling those images
were. This from our troops who have no outside
contact in the desert? Where did they learn
and see those images of "growing" protest movements
at home. ABC?
The letter below is my reaction to interviews with
U.S. Marines on the ground in Kuwait. I hope
it inspires similar communication from our visitors.
As I watched the Marines of Fox 2/5
company on Nightline tonight, I was troubled by some
of their comments about "the growing protest
movement" in the U.S.. We see it actually
declining in smaller cities and in the case of
the San Francisco protests, inflated claims of
150,000 to 250,000 protesters were disproved by the
San Francisco Chronicle to be 65,000 at best. This
coming weekend and for several weekend to follow,
many tens of thousands of Americans will take to the
streets around this country to participate in Rally
For America events.
Perhaps Nightline won't have
time to visit
our website, but I would hope you feel an
obligation to pass on some images to the men and
women serving in our Armed Forces. All over
the great country, from one man in the snow on a
street corner in Moorhead, Me, to several thousand
in the Washington State, the press is starting
to report stories like this:
"Saying it's about time U.S.
military troops realized that many Americans
support them in a possible war with Iraq, hundreds
of Puget Sound-area residents waved American flags
and "Support Our Troops" signs yesterday
at rallies in Bellevue and outside McChord Air
Force Base." (The Seattle Times)
With all of your resources and
a "man on the ground", is there not a way
Nightline can tell Fox2/5 Company the vast majority
of our fellow citizens are proud of them, respect
them and pray for their safe return home. Also
tell them, while we have confidence in their ability
to get the job done, we pray they will not have to
march into harm's way to protect the world from
tyranny. Only Saddam can make that call. Americans
who support our troops are not Pro-War,
rather, Pro-Peace... without surrendering to
the evils of a despot.
Dave Jenest
Patriot Defenders Network and
Member - Free Republic Network
(916) 448-2619
Sacramento, California
Brad
Cloven protests outside the Peace Prize
Forum, saying it's time to "take Saddam
out" and free the Iraqi people from his
rule. (MPR Photo/Bob Reha)
Read
the Story
60 Proud San Francisco Bay
Area residents face off against 65,000 to
say America Supports our Troops and to
Liberate Iraq. I was honored to bring six
of our neighbors from the Sacramento Area
to join these wonderful people.
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