Rolling Hummer Tribute

Gus Philpott
Woodstock Advocate
May 17, 2008

This morning I received an email that has been circulating even now, more than two years later, about a Hummer that was custom-painted to memorialize the owner's son and nine other Marines who died in Iraq in December, 2005.

Take time to go to http://www.thechristys.com/documents/KarlaComfortHummer.htm and spend some time reading the information and pondering just what is the reason that these men died.

And then take whatever action you believe is called for. McCain says he can "win" the war in four years. Hogwash. Bush said it was over - when was that? How many years ago? "Mission Accomplished"? May 1, 2003. FIVE years ago!

We invaded a country for no valid reason. First time ever, some say. We are mired in a no-win situation. Do the people of the Iraq want us there? What will happen if we stay? What will happen if we leave? We'll never hear the truth from Washington.

Should we support our troops? Absolutely. But remember...they are there because they were ordered there.