There very are few things that disturb me more than someone who would do everything to win the presidency but nothing to win his nation’s wars, who would spend nearly a billion on a mere political campaign but vote to deny funds to our troops engaged within the greatest struggle of our lives. Barack Obama has no business running for commander-in-chief of our nation’s illustrious forces. He is carried aloft by those who complain of our poor economy when they have no idea of just how bad an economy could be and by those who are against the war against terror and in Iraq when the fact remains that more American soldiers have died under Democratic presidents since the Civil War than any Republican. Obviously, Barack Obama knows as little about the military as his followers understand about America. He does not deserve to be president of these United States.

    However, I will not disgrace our men and women serving proudly within the Armed Forces by writing about someone who seeks to buy his way into their leadership. This article is principally about the 1,194,895 Americans who died wearing the uniform while the United State was at war. It is about the 4,435 who died during the Revolutionary War. It is about the 2,260 who died during the brief War of 1812. It is about the approximately 1,000 soldiers who died during the lengthy Indian Wars of 1817 to 1898. It is about the 364,511 Unionists and 133,821 Confederates who died when our nation was engaged within the horribly brutal Civil War.

    This article is about the 2,446 citizens who perished during the period of the Spanish-American war. It is about the 116,516 who passed away during the “War to end all wars�? It is about the 405,399 Americans who died during the very next conflict, the Second World War. I further write this article about the 36,574 who died in uniform while we were engaged within the “Forgotten War�?on the Korean Peninsula. It is about the 90,209 who died during the infamous Vietnam conflict. It is about the 1,972 who died in uniform while our nation was engaged within the conflict to drive Saddam Hussein’s forces from tiny Kuwait. It is about the 4,797 or so Americans who have died while our nation battles against terrorists throughout the world and to establish democracy within Iraq.

    Last, but definitely not least, this article is about the ~ 23,532,000 living veterans (of whom about 17,484,000 served during time of war and 1,431,290 of them being wounded) who served their country but were not called upon to lay down the ultimate sacrifice.  This article is about every American who ever served and every man and woman who honorably wore the proud and distinguished uniform of the United States of America:

    As we head to the polls on Tuesday, amidst concerns of ACORN voter fraud, questionable absentee ballots, and 24/7 political panhandling, let us not forget those whose unquestionable loyalty and sacrifice to this great nation of ours provided us with this opportunity to choose their next commander-in-chief. They died and served so that we mere civilians could decide whom was best to place their own lives in care of. This is not an easy task to accept. We tend to be too anxious over the near-term to understand the implications of our “fifteen minutes of fame�? Let us vote with the same concern for our nation’s heritage and future, as had those who died to give us this right. Anything less would be dishonorable.