Dear President Obama,
My name is Brian Kolfage, I’m a triple amputee and retired Air Force veteran who was severely wounded on September 11, 2004 in Iraq.
I nearly died in a war that most of your colleagues supported overwhelmingly, including the two presidents who came before you. Many citizens may not agree with waging war in Iraq to free the oppressed Iraqi citizens, but it’s something that warriors like myself have no control over. I joined to serve my country and to better my life. I’ve seen things that you could never imagine, and they have made me the person I am today.
Mr. Obama, even though we have extreme opposite views, we have one thing in common, we both attended school in Hawaii. However, that’s where the similarities end. You see, as you attended your exclusive, private school, I would ride my bike to Kaimuki High School in one of the roughest areas in Hawaii. Every morning I would ride past Punahou, the exclusive private school you attended and I would notice all of the Bentleys, Maseratis, and fancy foreign cars that all the kids were dropped off in; wow it must have been extremely rough in Hawaii living that life, right? I could only imagine what it was like to have that kind of money. Fortunately for you, not many people are aware of the school that you and the upper class citizens of Hawaii attended. The tuition to attend your exclusive, private school was more than it cost me to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the University of Arizona. You talk a big game when it comes to financial inequality, yet I’m quite sure you have no idea what it’s truly like to have to sacrifice. You were one of the elitist children in Hawaii.
After High School, we each chose very different paths. You were able to attend America’s finest Ivy League schools, while I pursued a career in the military, in hopes of earning a degree. What we have in life as children usually helps to set the tone for how we achieve success later in life. I worked to get where I am today, while it was HANDED TO YOU...Mr. Inequality.
I volunteered to go to Iraq on both of my deployments, and the second time I begged to go even after I wasn’t selected. During that second deployment, I was ultimately placed on the team where I would lose both legs and my dominant arm. Even though many Americans were against the war in Iraq, I’ve never asked myself if it was worth it after losing 3 of my limbs.
I am frequently reminded of the many young Iraqi children who would beg me for water, food, and toys while I was stationed in Iraq. Children, who in all aspects made the poorest of poor American children look rich. You have no idea what it really means to be poor. It’s laughable that you, who would have no idea what it means to be poor would so frequently play the inequality card.
While I was in Iraq, our mission was to liberate the Iraqi citizens from a tyrant and that’s what we did. Never forget, it was your people who sent us there, like the Clintons, John Kerry, Nancy Pelosi & Carl Levin. However, since the day you busted onto the scene you’ve been talking about ending the war and pulling the troops out, not understanding the blood sweat and tears that so many Americans and Iraqi’s invested. And with complete disregard for every life sacrificed, every limb lost, and every broken family, you bailed on our mission to pursue an agenda that was completely centered on your re-election in 2012. If you didn’t bail on Iraq you were worried that you may not get re-elected and that’s a fact. Just before elections on Oct 11, 2012 you said “Al Qaeda is on the run and Osama bin Laden is dead.” Look at Iraq now, they are in shambles and the Al Qaeda flag is flying freely. Clearly, you’re unfit for duty as a Commander in Chief. You put your own agenda ahead of America’s agenda, and now you have single handedly ruined and destroyed nearly everything we gained in Iraq. It clearly means nothing to you, because the only thing that you’ve personally invested in that country was a promise to bail on them. However, people like me gave limbs, friends have died, and we’ve watched families destroyed by war’s aftermath.
I’m not placing blame on you for the war, I’m placing blame on you for destroying what we’ve worked so hard to build. You’re not a leader, you’re a community organizer. A leader would have stood up regardless of the situation and put America’s agenda first and that is ensuring a secure Iraq even after 10 years of war. But, you placed Barack first, just as Robert Gates confirmed in his new book. I can’t help but think of those poor kids who I gave water and toys to 11 years ago. They’re probably 15 or 16 years old now, and I can only imagine what it’s like for them to have their nation being torn apart yet again; all because of your poor leadership qualities. Regardless of why we went to Iraq, its water under the bridge. We went there, we waged war, and we not only owed it to our KIA’s but we owed it to the citizens of Iraq. We invaded their country and turned it upside down, and you bailed on them. You bailed on our soldiers and you’ve wasted every death and every limb, it’s all for nothing. And to make matters worse you blame others for your failures
You’re just another elitist rich thug who’s pretended to live the rough life growing up in the inner-city. You’re only worried about your own agenda and furthering your party instead of taking care of Americans. Your inability to be a leader at some of the most critical points has caused both of our wars to fail. You’ve been a joke to most of our veteran community and we have no faith in your ability to lead.
Senior Airman Ret Brian Kolfage USAF
“The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.” — Lou Holtz
I will comment that there is smear campaign against Airman Kolfage that is vile. It is sad that some on the left can be so mean: Facebook-trolls-stalk-iraq-war-veteran-and-triple-amputee-brian-kolfage
I
volunteered to go to Iraq on both of my deployments, and the second
time I begged to go even after I wasn’t selected. During that second
deployment, I was ultimately placed on the team where I would lose both
legs and my dominant arm. Even though many Americans were against the
war in Iraq, I’ve never asked myself if it was worth it after losing 3
of my limbs.
I am frequently reminded of the many young
Iraqi children who would beg me for water, food, and toys while I was
stationed in Iraq. Children, who in all aspects made the poorest of
poor American children look rich. You have no idea what it really means
to be poor. It’s laughable that you, who would have no idea what it
means to be poor would so frequently play the inequality card.
While I was in Iraq, our mission was to
liberate the Iraqi citizens from a tyrant and that’s what we did. Never
forget, it was your people who sent us there, like the Clintons, John
Kerry, Nancy Pelosi & Carl Levin. However, since the day you busted
onto the scene you’ve been talking about ending the war and pulling the
troops out, not understanding the blood sweat and tears that so many
Americans and Iraqi’s invested. And with complete disregard for every
life sacrificed, every limb lost, and every broken family, you bailed on
our mission to pursue an agenda that was completely centered on your
re-election in 2012. If you didn’t bail on Iraq you were worried that
you may not get re-elected and that’s a fact. Just before elections on
Oct 11, 2012 you said “Al Qaeda is on the run and Osama bin Laden is
dead.” Look at Iraq now, they are in shambles and the Al Qaeda flag is
flying freely. Clearly, you’re unfit for duty as a Commander in Chief.
You put your own agenda ahead of America’s agenda, and now you have
single handedly ruined and destroyed nearly everything we gained in
Iraq. It clearly means nothing to you, because the only thing that
you’ve personally invested in that country was a promise to bail on
them. However, people like me gave limbs, friends have died, and we’ve
watched families destroyed by war’s aftermath.
I’m not placing blame on you for the war, I’m
placing blame on you for destroying what we’ve worked so hard to build.
You’re not a leader, you’re a community organizer. A leader would have
stood up regardless of the situation and put America’s agenda first and
that is ensuring a secure Iraq even after 10 years of war. But, you
placed Barack first, just as Robert Gates confirmed in his new book. I
can’t help but think of those poor kids who I gave water and toys to 11
years ago. They’re probably 15 or 16 years old now, and I can only
imagine what it’s like for them to have their nation being torn apart
yet again; all because of your poor leadership qualities. Regardless of
why we went to Iraq, its water under the bridge. We went there, we waged
war, and we not only owed it to our KIA’s but we owed it to the
citizens of Iraq. We invaded their country and turned it upside down,
and you bailed on them. You bailed on our soldiers and you’ve wasted
every death and every limb, it’s all for nothing. And to make matters
worse you blame others for your failures
You’re just another elitist rich thug who’s
pretended to live the rough life growing up in the inner-city. You’re
only worried about your own agenda and furthering your party instead of
taking care of Americans. Your inability to be a leader at some of the
most critical points has caused both of our wars to fail. You’ve been a
joke to most of our veteran community and we have no faith in your
ability to lead.
Senior Airman Ret Brian Kolfage USAF
“The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it."
— Lou Holtz
Read more at http://eaglerising.com/6087/triple-amputee-soldier-hero-destroys-president-obama-open-letter/#vsoOJfBwmMtOSW5t.99
Senior
Airman Ret. Brian Kolfage is a real American hero. He has earned the
right to speak out against the incompetence of the Obama
administration... and so he does. Please take the time to read his open letter to President Obama which he released through 100 percent fed up.
Dear President Obama,
My name is Brian Kolfage, I’m a triple
amputee and retired Air Force veteran who was severely wounded on
September 11, 2004 in Iraq.
I nearly died in a war that most of your
colleagues supported overwhelmingly, including the two presidents who
came before you. Many citizens may not agree with waging war in Iraq to
free the oppressed Iraqi citizens, but it’s something that warriors like
myself have no control over. I joined to serve my country and to better
my life. I’ve seen things that you could never imagine, and they have
made me the person I am today.
Mr. Obama, even though we have extreme
opposite views, we have one thing in common, we both attended school in
Hawaii. However, that’s where the similarities end. You see, as you
attended your exclusive, private school, I would ride my bike to Kaimuki
High School in one of the roughest areas in Hawaii. Every morning I
would ride past Punahou, the exclusive private school you attended and I
would notice all of the Bentleys, Maseratis, and fancy foreign cars
that all the kids were dropped off in; wow it must have been extremely
rough in Hawaii living that life, right? I could only imagine what it
was like to have that kind of money. Fortunately for you, not many
people are aware of the school that you and the upper class citizens of
Hawaii attended. The tuition to attend your exclusive, private school
was more than it cost me to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture
from the University of Arizona. You talk a big game when it comes to
financial inequality, yet I’m quite sure you have no idea what it’s
truly like to have to sacrifice. You were one of the elitist children in
Hawaii.
After
High School, we each chose very different paths. You were able to
attend America's finest Ivy League schools, while I pursued a career in
the military, in hopes of earning a degree. What we have in life as
children usually helps to set the tone for how we acheive success later
in life. I worked to get where I am today, while it was HANDED TO
YOU….Mr. Inequality.
I volunteered to go to Iraq on both of my
deployments, and the second time I begged to go even after I wasn’t
selected. During that second deployment, I was ultimately placed on the
team where I would lose both legs and my dominant arm. Even though
many Americans were against the war in Iraq, I’ve never asked myself if
it was worth it after losing 3 of my limbs.
I am frequently reminded of the many young
Iraqi children who would beg me for water, food, and toys while I was
stationed in Iraq. Children, who in all aspects made the poorest of
poor American children look rich. You have no idea what it really means
to be poor. It’s laughable that you, who would have no idea what it
means to be poor would so frequently play the inequality card.
While I was in Iraq, our mission was to
liberate the Iraqi citizens from a tyrant and that’s what we did. Never
forget, it was your people who sent us there, like the Clintons, John
Kerry, Nancy Pelosi & Carl Levin. However, since the day you busted
onto the scene you’ve been talking about ending the war and pulling the
troops out, not understanding the blood sweat and tears that so many
Americans and Iraqi’s invested. And with complete disregard for every
life sacrificed, every limb lost, and every broken family, you bailed on
our mission to pursue an agenda that was completely centered on your
re-election in 2012. If you didn’t bail on Iraq you were worried that
you may not get re-elected and that’s a fact. Just before elections on
Oct 11, 2012 you said “Al Qaeda is on the run and Osama bin Laden is
dead.” Look at Iraq now, they are in shambles and the Al Qaeda flag is
flying freely. Clearly, you’re unfit for duty as a Commander in Chief.
You put your own agenda ahead of America’s agenda, and now you have
single handedly ruined and destroyed nearly everything we gained in
Iraq. It clearly means nothing to you, because the only thing that
you’ve personally invested in that country was a promise to bail on
them. However, people like me gave limbs, friends have died, and we’ve
watched families destroyed by war’s aftermath.
I’m not placing blame on you for the war, I’m
placing blame on you for destroying what we’ve worked so hard to build.
You’re not a leader, you’re a community organizer. A leader would have
stood up regardless of the situation and put America’s agenda first and
that is ensuring a secure Iraq even after 10 years of war. But, you
placed Barack first, just as Robert Gates confirmed in his new book. I
can’t help but think of those poor kids who I gave water and toys to 11
years ago. They’re probably 15 or 16 years old now, and I can only
imagine what it’s like for them to have their nation being torn apart
yet again; all because of your poor leadership qualities. Regardless of
why we went to Iraq, its water under the bridge. We went there, we waged
war, and we not only owed it to our KIA’s but we owed it to the
citizens of Iraq. We invaded their country and turned it upside down,
and you bailed on them. You bailed on our soldiers and you’ve wasted
every death and every limb, it’s all for nothing. And to make matters
worse you blame others for your failures
You’re just another elitist rich thug who’s
pretended to live the rough life growing up in the inner-city. You’re
only worried about your own agenda and furthering your party instead of
taking care of Americans. Your inability to be a leader at some of the
most critical points has caused both of our wars to fail. You’ve been a
joke to most of our veteran community and we have no faith in your
ability to lead.
Senior Airman Ret Brian Kolfage USAF
“The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it."
— Lou Holtz
Read more at http://eaglerising.com/6087/triple-amputee-soldier-hero-destroys-president-obama-open-letter/#vsoOJfBwmMtOSW5t.99
Triple Amputee Soldier and Hero Destroys President Obama in Open Letter
Senior Airman
Ret. Brian Kolfage is a real American hero. He has earned the right to
speak out against the incompetence of the Obama administration... and so
he does. Please take the time to read his open letter to President Obama which he released through 100 percent fed up.
Dear President Obama,
My name is Brian Kolfage, I’m a triple
amputee and retired Air Force veteran who was severely wounded on
September 11, 2004 in Iraq.
I nearly died in a war that most of your
colleagues supported overwhelmingly, including the two presidents who
came before you. Many citizens may not agree with waging war in Iraq to
free the oppressed Iraqi citizens, but it’s something that warriors like
myself have no control over. I joined to serve my country and to better
my life. I’ve seen things that you could never imagine, and they have
made me the person I am today.
Mr. Obama, even though we have extreme
opposite views, we have one thing in common, we both attended school in
Hawaii. However, that’s where the similarities end. You see, as you
attended your exclusive, private school, I would ride my bike to Kaimuki
High School in one of the roughest areas in Hawaii. Every morning I
would ride past Punahou, the exclusive private school you attended and I
would notice all of the Bentleys, Maseratis, and fancy foreign cars
that all the kids were dropped off in; wow it must have been extremely
rough in Hawaii living that life, right? I could only imagine what it
was like to have that kind of money. Fortunately for you, not many
people are aware of the school that you and the upper class citizens of
Hawaii attended. The tuition to attend your exclusive, private school
was more than it cost me to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture
from the University of Arizona. You talk a big game when it comes to
financial inequality, yet I’m quite sure you have no idea what it’s
truly like to have to sacrifice. You were one of the elitist children in
Hawaii.
After
High School, we each chose very different paths. You were able to
attend America's finest Ivy League schools, while I pursued a career in
the military, in hopes of earning a degree. What we have in life as
children usually helps to set the tone for how we acheive success later
in life. I worked to get where I am today, while it was HANDED TO
YOU….Mr. Inequality.
I volunteered to go to Iraq on both of my
deployments, and the second time I begged to go even after I wasn’t
selected. During that second deployment, I was ultimately placed on the
team where I would lose both legs and my dominant arm. Even though
many Americans were against the war in Iraq, I’ve never asked myself if
it was worth it after losing 3 of my limbs.
I am frequently reminded of the many young
Iraqi children who would beg me for water, food, and toys while I was
stationed in Iraq. Children, who in all aspects made the poorest of
poor American children look rich. You have no idea what it really means
to be poor. It’s laughable that you, who would have no idea what it
means to be poor would so frequently play the inequality card.
While I was in Iraq, our mission was to
liberate the Iraqi citizens from a tyrant and that’s what we did. Never
forget, it was your people who sent us there, like the Clintons, John
Kerry, Nancy Pelosi & Carl Levin. However, since the day you busted
onto the scene you’ve been talking about ending the war and pulling the
troops out, not understanding the blood sweat and tears that so many
Americans and Iraqi’s invested. And with complete disregard for every
life sacrificed, every limb lost, and every broken family, you bailed on
our mission to pursue an agenda that was completely centered on your
re-election in 2012. If you didn’t bail on Iraq you were worried that
you may not get re-elected and that’s a fact. Just before elections on
Oct 11, 2012 you said “Al Qaeda is on the run and Osama bin Laden is
dead.” Look at Iraq now, they are in shambles and the Al Qaeda flag is
flying freely. Clearly, you’re unfit for duty as a Commander in Chief.
You put your own agenda ahead of America’s agenda, and now you have
single handedly ruined and destroyed nearly everything we gained in
Iraq. It clearly means nothing to you, because the only thing that
you’ve personally invested in that country was a promise to bail on
them. However, people like me gave limbs, friends have died, and we’ve
watched families destroyed by war’s aftermath.
I’m not placing blame on you for the war, I’m
placing blame on you for destroying what we’ve worked so hard to build.
You’re not a leader, you’re a community organizer. A leader would have
stood up regardless of the situation and put America’s agenda first and
that is ensuring a secure Iraq even after 10 years of war. But, you
placed Barack first, just as Robert Gates confirmed in his new book. I
can’t help but think of those poor kids who I gave water and toys to 11
years ago. They’re probably 15 or 16 years old now, and I can only
imagine what it’s like for them to have their nation being torn apart
yet again; all because of your poor leadership qualities. Regardless of
why we went to Iraq, its water under the bridge. We went there, we waged
war, and we not only owed it to our KIA’s but we owed it to the
citizens of Iraq. We invaded their country and turned it upside down,
and you bailed on them. You bailed on our soldiers and you’ve wasted
every death and every limb, it’s all for nothing. And to make matters
worse you blame others for your failures
You’re just another elitist rich thug who’s
pretended to live the rough life growing up in the inner-city. You’re
only worried about your own agenda and furthering your party instead of
taking care of Americans. Your inability to be a leader at some of the
most critical points has caused both of our wars to fail. You’ve been a
joke to most of our veteran community and we have no faith in your
ability to lead.
Senior Airman Ret Brian Kolfage USAF
“The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it."
— Lou Holtz
Read more at http://eaglerising.com/6087/triple-amputee-soldier-hero-destroys-president-obama-open-letter/#vsoOJfBwmMtOSW5t.99
Triple Amputee Soldier and Hero Destroys President Obama in Open Letter
Senior Airman
Ret. Brian Kolfage is a real American hero. He has earned the right to
speak out against the incompetence of the Obama administration... and so
he does. Please take the time to read his open letter to President Obama which he released through 100 percent fed up.
Dear President Obama,
My name is Brian Kolfage, I’m a triple
amputee and retired Air Force veteran who was severely wounded on
September 11, 2004 in Iraq.
I nearly died in a war that most of your
colleagues supported overwhelmingly, including the two presidents who
came before you. Many citizens may not agree with waging war in Iraq to
free the oppressed Iraqi citizens, but it’s something that warriors like
myself have no control over. I joined to serve my country and to better
my life. I’ve seen things that you could never imagine, and they have
made me the person I am today.
Mr. Obama, even though we have extreme
opposite views, we have one thing in common, we both attended school in
Hawaii. However, that’s where the similarities end. You see, as you
attended your exclusive, private school, I would ride my bike to Kaimuki
High School in one of the roughest areas in Hawaii. Every morning I
would ride past Punahou, the exclusive private school you attended and I
would notice all of the Bentleys, Maseratis, and fancy foreign cars
that all the kids were dropped off in; wow it must have been extremely
rough in Hawaii living that life, right? I could only imagine what it
was like to have that kind of money. Fortunately for you, not many
people are aware of the school that you and the upper class citizens of
Hawaii attended. The tuition to attend your exclusive, private school
was more than it cost me to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture
from the University of Arizona. You talk a big game when it comes to
financial inequality, yet I’m quite sure you have no idea what it’s
truly like to have to sacrifice. You were one of the elitist children in
Hawaii.
After
High School, we each chose very different paths. You were able to
attend America's finest Ivy League schools, while I pursued a career in
the military, in hopes of earning a degree. What we have in life as
children usually helps to set the tone for how we acheive success later
in life. I worked to get where I am today, while it was HANDED TO
YOU….Mr. Inequality.
I volunteered to go to Iraq on both of my
deployments, and the second time I begged to go even after I wasn’t
selected. During that second deployment, I was ultimately placed on the
team where I would lose both legs and my dominant arm. Even though
many Americans were against the war in Iraq, I’ve never asked myself if
it was worth it after losing 3 of my limbs.
I am frequently reminded of the many young
Iraqi children who would beg me for water, food, and toys while I was
stationed in Iraq. Children, who in all aspects made the poorest of
poor American children look rich. You have no idea what it really means
to be poor. It’s laughable that you, who would have no idea what it
means to be poor would so frequently play the inequality card.
While I was in Iraq, our mission was to
liberate the Iraqi citizens from a tyrant and that’s what we did. Never
forget, it was your people who sent us there, like the Clintons, John
Kerry, Nancy Pelosi & Carl Levin. However, since the day you busted
onto the scene you’ve been talking about ending the war and pulling the
troops out, not understanding the blood sweat and tears that so many
Americans and Iraqi’s invested. And with complete disregard for every
life sacrificed, every limb lost, and every broken family, you bailed on
our mission to pursue an agenda that was completely centered on your
re-election in 2012. If you didn’t bail on Iraq you were worried that
you may not get re-elected and that’s a fact. Just before elections on
Oct 11, 2012 you said “Al Qaeda is on the run and Osama bin Laden is
dead.” Look at Iraq now, they are in shambles and the Al Qaeda flag is
flying freely. Clearly, you’re unfit for duty as a Commander in Chief.
You put your own agenda ahead of America’s agenda, and now you have
single handedly ruined and destroyed nearly everything we gained in
Iraq. It clearly means nothing to you, because the only thing that
you’ve personally invested in that country was a promise to bail on
them. However, people like me gave limbs, friends have died, and we’ve
watched families destroyed by war’s aftermath.
I’m not placing blame on you for the war, I’m
placing blame on you for destroying what we’ve worked so hard to build.
You’re not a leader, you’re a community organizer. A leader would have
stood up regardless of the situation and put America’s agenda first and
that is ensuring a secure Iraq even after 10 years of war. But, you
placed Barack first, just as Robert Gates confirmed in his new book. I
can’t help but think of those poor kids who I gave water and toys to 11
years ago. They’re probably 15 or 16 years old now, and I can only
imagine what it’s like for them to have their nation being torn apart
yet again; all because of your poor leadership qualities. Regardless of
why we went to Iraq, its water under the bridge. We went there, we waged
war, and we not only owed it to our KIA’s but we owed it to the
citizens of Iraq. We invaded their country and turned it upside down,
and you bailed on them. You bailed on our soldiers and you’ve wasted
every death and every limb, it’s all for nothing. And to make matters
worse you blame others for your failures
You’re just another elitist rich thug who’s
pretended to live the rough life growing up in the inner-city. You’re
only worried about your own agenda and furthering your party instead of
taking care of Americans. Your inability to be a leader at some of the
most critical points has caused both of our wars to fail. You’ve been a
joke to most of our veteran community and we have no faith in your
ability to lead.
Senior Airman Ret Brian Kolfage USAF
“The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it."
— Lou Holtz
Read more at http://eaglerising.com/6087/triple-amputee-soldier-hero-destroys-president-obama-open-letter/#vsoOJfBwmMtOSW5t.99
Triple Amputee Soldier and Hero Destroys President Obama in Open Letter
Senior Airman
Ret. Brian Kolfage is a real American hero. He has earned the right to
speak out against the incompetence of the Obama administration... and so
he does. Please take the time to read his open letter to President Obama which he released through 100 percent fed up.
Dear President Obama,
My name is Brian Kolfage, I’m a triple
amputee and retired Air Force veteran who was severely wounded on
September 11, 2004 in Iraq.
I nearly died in a war that most of your
colleagues supported overwhelmingly, including the two presidents who
came before you. Many citizens may not agree with waging war in Iraq to
free the oppressed Iraqi citizens, but it’s something that warriors like
myself have no control over. I joined to serve my country and to better
my life. I’ve seen things that you could never imagine, and they have
made me the person I am today.
Mr. Obama, even though we have extreme
opposite views, we have one thing in common, we both attended school in
Hawaii. However, that’s where the similarities end. You see, as you
attended your exclusive, private school, I would ride my bike to Kaimuki
High School in one of the roughest areas in Hawaii. Every morning I
would ride past Punahou, the exclusive private school you attended and I
would notice all of the Bentleys, Maseratis, and fancy foreign cars
that all the kids were dropped off in; wow it must have been extremely
rough in Hawaii living that life, right? I could only imagine what it
was like to have that kind of money. Fortunately for you, not many
people are aware of the school that you and the upper class citizens of
Hawaii attended. The tuition to attend your exclusive, private school
was more than it cost me to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture
from the University of Arizona. You talk a big game when it comes to
financial inequality, yet I’m quite sure you have no idea what it’s
truly like to have to sacrifice. You were one of the elitist children in
Hawaii.
After
High School, we each chose very different paths. You were able to
attend America's finest Ivy League schools, while I pursued a career in
the military, in hopes of earning a degree. What we have in life as
children usually helps to set the tone for how we acheive success later
in life. I worked to get where I am today, while it was HANDED TO
YOU….Mr. Inequality.
I volunteered to go to Iraq on both of my
deployments, and the second time I begged to go even after I wasn’t
selected. During that second deployment, I was ultimately placed on the
team where I would lose both legs and my dominant arm. Even though
many Americans were against the war in Iraq, I’ve never asked myself if
it was worth it after losing 3 of my limbs.
I am frequently reminded of the many young
Iraqi children who would beg me for water, food, and toys while I was
stationed in Iraq. Children, who in all aspects made the poorest of
poor American children look rich. You have no idea what it really means
to be poor. It’s laughable that you, who would have no idea what it
means to be poor would so frequently play the inequality card.
While I was in Iraq, our mission was to
liberate the Iraqi citizens from a tyrant and that’s what we did. Never
forget, it was your people who sent us there, like the Clintons, John
Kerry, Nancy Pelosi & Carl Levin. However, since the day you busted
onto the scene you’ve been talking about ending the war and pulling the
troops out, not understanding the blood sweat and tears that so many
Americans and Iraqi’s invested. And with complete disregard for every
life sacrificed, every limb lost, and every broken family, you bailed on
our mission to pursue an agenda that was completely centered on your
re-election in 2012. If you didn’t bail on Iraq you were worried that
you may not get re-elected and that’s a fact. Just before elections on
Oct 11, 2012 you said “Al Qaeda is on the run and Osama bin Laden is
dead.” Look at Iraq now, they are in shambles and the Al Qaeda flag is
flying freely. Clearly, you’re unfit for duty as a Commander in Chief.
You put your own agenda ahead of America’s agenda, and now you have
single handedly ruined and destroyed nearly everything we gained in
Iraq. It clearly means nothing to you, because the only thing that
you’ve personally invested in that country was a promise to bail on
them. However, people like me gave limbs, friends have died, and we’ve
watched families destroyed by war’s aftermath.
I’m not placing blame on you for the war, I’m
placing blame on you for destroying what we’ve worked so hard to build.
You’re not a leader, you’re a community organizer. A leader would have
stood up regardless of the situation and put America’s agenda first and
that is ensuring a secure Iraq even after 10 years of war. But, you
placed Barack first, just as Robert Gates confirmed in his new book. I
can’t help but think of those poor kids who I gave water and toys to 11
years ago. They’re probably 15 or 16 years old now, and I can only
imagine what it’s like for them to have their nation being torn apart
yet again; all because of your poor leadership qualities. Regardless of
why we went to Iraq, its water under the bridge. We went there, we waged
war, and we not only owed it to our KIA’s but we owed it to the
citizens of Iraq. We invaded their country and turned it upside down,
and you bailed on them. You bailed on our soldiers and you’ve wasted
every death and every limb, it’s all for nothing. And to make matters
worse you blame others for your failures
You’re just another elitist rich thug who’s
pretended to live the rough life growing up in the inner-city. You’re
only worried about your own agenda and furthering your party instead of
taking care of Americans. Your inability to be a leader at some of the
most critical points has caused both of our wars to fail. You’ve been a
joke to most of our veteran community and we have no faith in your
ability to lead.
Senior Airman Ret Brian Kolfage USAF
“The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it."
— Lou Holtz
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