Submitted by Seymour Alterman, Nov 2, 2006 17:55

In the monhs before WW II, there were thousands of isolationists who were very much against being involved in the "war in Europe", stating emphatically that we should only worry about our OWN country. After all, the war in Europe is 3000 miles away. Then, on Dec. 5, 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, the other 2 members of the "Evil Axis" Germany and Italy, declared WAR on the United States. The isolationists just sort of melted off the earth. Of course, we have similar American citizens with the same short sited phlosophy now. Of course, the conection between Afganistan and Iraq and world Muslimism seems to be vague and ignored by millions of Americans who don't have the historical knowledge of the loss of thousands upon thousands of American men and women soldiers who died in the War of Independence, the British American War, the Civil War, Spanish American Wars, World War I and World War II , the Korean War and yes, the Viet -Nam War. It is too bad that our education lack is unfortunately not making any important contributions to how and why the United States of America was not only able to become the Country that it is today in far less than 300 years, but was also able to help protect other nations and protect ourselves. Yes, we have lost 2800 men and women in almost 4 years of war in Iraq. And if my son was just one of these heroes, I would be very "anti war" myself. But, during my service in the Navy and the Air Force in WW II and Korea, the loss of 2800 soldiers, sailors, Coast Guard, Air Force or any other branch helping to save and protect our country. would be unfortunately occuring in about 5-6 months. That is all I have to say. Seymour L. Alterman, M.D. fshs77@earthlink.net

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