A Heartfelt Thank You to George W. Bush

American Thinker has this jewel of a statement from a Marine.
In it he describes where he was when all the attacks from Al Queda happened. How nothing was done. And then how George W. Bush appeared on the scene and was there for 9/11.

Why I'm Thankful for George W. Bush
By Ken Russell

......That is why I want to thank George W Bush and the military leaders who finally, finally after all the lost friends, lost Marines, lost three thousand plus Americans, had the courage and temerity to close with and engage this new enemy and defeat them in so many ways, crippling them to the point of near extinction. You also taught our new president how to authorize a surge like the one now taking place in Afghanistan. Leftist pettiness would never allow them to call it that, but that is exactly what it is patterned after, General Petraeus.

Thank you President Bush. I know it doesn't mean much coming from some former Marine in Missouri but I appreciate what you did and I'll never forget it.

It is a wonderful tribute to a great man. I am posting only the closing paragraphs. You really need to read it all.

Sometimes there is Good News

From the LA Times blogs there is this article by Tony Perry:
Marines will not seek to reinstate charges against top officer in Haditha killings

The Marine Corps has decided not to seek to reinstate criminal charges against a former battalion commander at Camp Pendleton for a 2005 incident in which his troops killed 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq.

Instead, the Marine Corps will convene a Board of Inquiry to hear testimony and recommend whether Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani should be demoted to major for purposes of retirement.

Even if such a recommendation is made and then accepted by
the Secretary of the Navy, Chessani's retirement pay would still be based on being a lieutenant colonel.

The Marine Corps had sought to try Chessani for dereliction of duty for not ordering a war-crimes investigation when his Marines killed the 24, including three women and seven children. Chessani, who was not present when the killings occurred, reported to his superiors that the deaths, while tragic, were the result of fighting between Marines and insurgents.

Go to read the whole thing, sometimes good happens.

One of our Nation's Finest

Really Socked it to Brian Baird, a Democrat from Washington's 3rd District...

If you haven't already seen the video here is a good link
http://hotairpundit.blogspot.com/2009/08/marine-corp-veteran-at-town-hall.html

Go view and read the comments.