Don't Close The Blinds,

[JSKY]

This is the best explanation I?ve seen yet:

Kinda long but good.

>>> The other day, my nine year old son wanted to know

>>> why we were at war...My husband looked at our son

>>> and then looked at me. My husband and I were in the

>>> Army during the Gulf War and we would be honored to

>>> serve and defend our Country again today. I knew

>>> that my husband would give him a good explanation.

>>> My husband thought for a few minutes and then told

>>> my son to go stand in our front living room window.

>>>

>>> He said "Son, stand there and tell me what yo u see?"

>>>

>>> "I see trees and cars and our neighbor's houses." he

>>> replied.

>>>

>>> "OK, now I want you to pretend that our house and

>>> our yard is the United

>>> States of America and you are President Bush."

>>>

>>> Our son giggled and said "OK."

>>>

>>> "Now son, I want you to look out the window and

>>> pretend that every house

>>> and yard on this block is a different country" my

>>> husband said.

>>>

>>> "OK Dad, I'm pretending."

>>>

>>> "Now I want you to stand there and look out the

>>> window and pretend you

>>> see Saddam come out of his house with his wife, he

>>> has her by the hair

>>> and is hitting he r. You see her bleeding and crying.

>>> He hits her in the

>> > face, he throws her on the ground, then he starts to

>>> kick her to death.

>>> Their children run out and are afraid to stop him,

>>> they are screaming

>>> and crying, they are watching this but do nothing

>>> because they are kids

>>> and they are afraid of their father. You see all of

>>> this, son....what do

>>> you do?"

>>>

>>> "Dad?"

>>>

>>> "What do you do son?"

>>>

>>> "I'd call the police, Dad."

>>>

>>> "OK. Pretend that the police are the United Nations.

>>> They take your call. They listen to what you know

>>> and saw but they refuse to help. What do you do then

>>> son?"

>>>

>>> "Dad.......... but the police are supposed to help!"

>>> My son starts to whine.

>>>

>>> "They don't want to son, because they say that it is

>>> not their place or your place to get involved and

>>> that you should stay out of it," my husband says.

>>>

>>> "But Dad...he killed her!!" my son exclaims.

>>>

>>> "I know he did...but the police tell you to stay out

>>> of it. Now I want you to look out that window and

>>> pretend you see our neighbor who you're pretending

>>> is Saddam turn around and do the same thing to his

>>> children."

>>>

>>> "Daddy...he kills them?"

>>>

>>> "Yes son, he does. What do you do?"

>>>

>>> "Well, if t he police don't want to help, I will go

>>> and ask my next door neighbor to help me stop him."

>>> our son says.

>>>

>>> "Son, our next door neighbor sees what is happening

>>> and refuses to get

>>> involved as well. He refuses to open the door and

>>> help you stop him," my

>>> husband says.

>>>

>>> "But Dad, I NEED help!!! I can't stop him by

>>> myself!!"

>>>

>>> "WHAT DO YOU DO SON?" Our son starts to cry.

>>>

>>> "OK, no one wants to help you, the man across the

>>> street saw you ask for

>>> help and saw that no one would help you stop him. He

>>> stands taller and

>>> puffs out his chest. Guess what he does next son?"

>>>

>>> " What Daddy?"

>>>

>>> "He walks across the street to the old ladies house

>>> and breaks down her

>>> door and drags her out, steals all her stuff and

>>> sets her house on fire and then...he kills her. He

>>> turns around and sees you standing in the window and

>>> laughs at you. WHAT DO YOU DO?"

>>>

>>> "Daddy..."

>>>

>>> "WHAT DO YOU DO?" Our s on is crying and he looks

>>> down and he whispers, "I'd close the blinds, Daddy."

>>>

>>> My husband looks at our son with tears in his eyes

>>> and asks him. "Why?"

>>>

>>> "Because Daddy.....the police are supposed to help

>>> people who needs

>>> them...and they won't help.... You always say that

>>> neighbors are supposed to HELP neighbors, but they

>>> won't help either...they won't help me stop

>>> him...I'm afraid....I can't do it by myself

>>> Daddy.....I can't look out my window and just watch

>>> hi m do all these terrible things and...and.....do

>>> nothing...so....I'm just going to close the

>>> blinds....so I can't see what he's doing.......and

>>> I'm going to pretend that it is not happening."

>>>

>>> I start to cry. My husband looks at our nine year

>>> old son standing in the window, looking pitiful and

>>> ashamed at his answers to my husband's

>>> questions and he says...

>>>

>>> "Son"

>>>

>>> "Yes, Daddy."

>>>

>>> "Open the blinds because that man.... he's at your

>>> front door... "WHAT

>>> DO YOU DO?"

>>>

>>> My son looks at his father, anger and defiance in

>>> his eyes. He balls up

>>> his tiny fists and looks his father square in the

>>> eyes, without hesitation he says: "I DEFEND MY

>>> FAMILY DAD!! I'M NOT GONNA LET HIM HURT

>>> MOMMY OR MY SISTER, DAD!!! I'M GONNA FIGHT HIM, DAD,

>>> I'M GONNA FIGHT HIM!!!!!"

>>>

>>> I see a tear roll down my husband's cheek and he

>>> grabs our son to his chest and hugs him tight, and

>>> says... "It's too late to fight him, he's too strong

>>> and he's already at YOUR front door son.....you

>>> should have stopped him BEFORE he killed his wife,

>>> and his children and the old lady across the way.

>>> You have to do what's right, even if you have to do

>>> it alone, before its too late." my husband whispers.

>>> THAT scenario I just gave you is WHY we are at war

>>> with Iraq. When good men stand by and let evil

>>> happen son, THAT is the greatest atrocities in the

>>> world won't affect him. "YOU MUST NEVER BE AFRAID TO

>>> DO WHAT IS RIGHT! EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO DO IT ALONE!"

>>> BE PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN! BE PROUD OF OUR TROOPS!!

>> > SUPPORT THEM!!! SUPPORT AMERICA SO THAT IN THE

>>> FUTURE OUR

>>> CHILDREN WILL NEVER HAVE TO CLOSE THEIR BLINDS..."

[thesidekickcat]

Amen!!!

With tears of gratitude to our men and women fighting for us all to be safe and secure, and may we always keep our blinds wide open to be able to see and help others in need too!

And with prayers for their safety, and for all people to be free.

God bless America.

Pat

God bless everyone.

[martymas]

ide like to answer that post

but i found if i answered it in my way

ide get censured for being anti bush which i am

so that sentimental mush is better for a political forum

which they decided not to have ob this board.

i have plenty of answers for that

but to save a lot of flaming

i wont

marty

[bearskin]

something said about the one without sin shall cast the first stone.

[JDoors]

An absurd example, but the point is spot-on IMO.

[JSKY]

Mmmmm!

I'm sorry for this post. I thought it was innocent enough. And I had no thoughts of it ever starting something.

If any-one of you have been offended in anyway. I am sorry.

If anyone of you find it violates any-part of this forum. Or hits you the wrong way....Please let me know and I will close it.

I did not mean no harm with it.

James

[bearskin]

no harm done...let the post stand as it is. IMO

[hitest]

This thread seems fine to me, JSKY:-) Let's stay clear of politics and this thread will stay open.