This country is worth dying for.

Enough said? Not these days. A certain protester in Crawford, Texas has said "This country is not worth dying for." I understand she is protesting the loss of her son in Iraq, but this statement could not be further from the truth. I wonder if she thinks about the countless who have died for this country so that she can protest and say such things. I wonder if those who protest with her and handle her in front of the media think of the sacrifices made for the right to free speech and a free press.

I am sick of people saying "The war in Iraq is not about terrorism. It's about lies and big corporations." Bullshit. As of 9/11 everything is about terrorism. Two groups of people emerged from that day. Those willing to get their hands dirty and those who became afraid of their own shadow. Bowing to the will and opinion of the rest of the world will not end terrorism. Fighting will. I hope those willing to bow never out number those willing to fight.

I have had people tell me "You have no right to be pro-war if you never served in the military." I am not pro-war. I am anti-backing down. If you get pushed and don't push back the pushing gets worse and more frequent. I have the right to be pro or anti anything because of those who died so that I could have that right.

This Country might not be perfect, but it is worth dying for. And to those that already made the sacrifice, you are not forgotten.