01-15-2012
02:28 AM
7 Loves
I must say these comments slightly amuse and slightly annoy me, my fiancee is over in Afghanistan at the moment going without sleep, internet service, phones and any day to day comforts not to mention the harsh Afghan winters and lets not forget the oh so friendsly locals. I understand that your upset about the new local security measures but I personally have no problem with them, if these measures keep ONE lunatic from boarding a plane and doing something dangerous than its worth it to me, if we had these measures in place years ago maybe we wouldn't be in the situation were in now and I must say I don't appreciate you using our troops homecoming as launching pad for your issues with the security. I noticed that you used one line referring to our soldiers and their sacrifices and the rest of it was entirely devoted to your campaign against airport security, you even failed to thank our returning heroes in your post. I understand that your upset about wait times at the airport but let me enlighten you as to what the rest of us are upset about. Im upset that because ten years ago we didnt have these protective measures some religious fanatics were able to board and take over our airplanes crashing them and causing the lose of thousands of american lives. Im upset that in the resulting ten years my fiancee has faced three dangerous deployments as direct and indirect result of these actions. Im upset that when people complain of the extra 30 mins they had to wait at the airport they have no idea what its like to wait 30 days for a phone call just to know the man you love is safe. Im upset that instead of protesting the appalling conditions our military men and women are residing in over there people are protesting something as mundane and average as airport security. Im upset that while my fiancee may not have slept or showered today you take the time to write a paragraph on how intrusive and time wasting that is, when your time could have sincerely been better spent on a worthy issue and lastly im upset that you would take an article on what is the single most joyous day in a very long year for some families and make it a launching pad for your complaints the next time you see an article like this please stop and think all the soldiers fighting for your right to read and write comments about these post and at the VERY LEAST take the time to THANK them before you launch into your agenda.
Thank you,
Fiancee of an Army Combat Engineer.
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