Re: [RC] [RC] complicated politics in Iraq and the carribean and 3rd world countries - Mary Ann Spencer
Thank you Howard. I appreciate your
words. One of the great things about USA is that we can discuss and
disagree but still have the freedom to do so. The people of Iraq as well
as many other countries is that is not possible. ALSO, Howard, Sorry about
your rainy season. FL ahd had a tough yr. TX has not had those
storms but does ocassionally get them. There was plenty of rain here an
the humidity was awful until this month. Hang in there. Mary
Ann
Subject: Re: [RC] complicated politics in
Iraq and the carribean and 3rd world countries
As much as I adore Frank, I do think one should be able to say
just about whatever they wish (as long as it's not a personal attack,
haha) on Ridecamp. To me, endurance equals life. Living with
horses encompasses everything, including this ugly mess we have gotten
ourselves into over there in the Middle East. After Vietnam I really
did believe the experience made us smarter and we learned not to ever
repeat this sort of thing again. I think I was deluding myself
because we certainly have traded in the jungle for the desert and don't
seem to be doing much better in the sand.
When you attend an endurance
ride, which really is a close quarters, snuggle with your neighbor (not
literally, although that does sometimes occur), trailer park, just about
anything can happen and often does. This is why endurance equals
life. Life with a horse attached. And, sometimes, when we're all
talking, around the campfire, before or after the ride, about our horses
and our dogs and our spouses, other subjects do tend to come up.
This is one of them.
Please vote this year. Please get
involved. Get informed. I won't try and sell you a bill of
goods for either side but I do think this is not the year where you drive
by the polling place without stopping in on Nov 2nd. We owe it to
our troops over there to at least cast a ballot defining how we feel.
We actually owe them a great deal more than that but, at the very least,
we must make a choice when it comes to their future and
ours.
cya, Howard (please stop raining here in Florida, please, stop
the rain)
----Original Message Follows---- From: "Mary Ann
Spencer" <maryann.spencer@xxxxxxxxxxx> To:
<pamnetus@xxxxxxx> CC: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject:
Re: [RC] complicated politics in Iraq and the carribean and 3rd
world countries Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 11:53:33 -0500
An
interesting side effect of being in the Reserves, is that if you did not
have a full time time when you left, you can't get one when you return as
all are subject to being returned. I had been working 13 week
contracts as travel nurse and now have to reorganize all of my life.
Also, as my unit goes back within the next year, will have to make some
decisions about horses. Next time I am hoping to find a horse to buy
for all of Army 'horse' folks to work with, ride, etc. It was so
awful seeing some obviously beautiful and probably stolen Arabian horses
pulling work carts. Unfortunately, the lack of security of in Iraq
has EVERYTHING SLOWLY DOWN. As I am in Army Reserves I can't do much
but perhaps others can write their congressmen to get Rumsfeld to send
more for security. I REALLY HATE THAT THIS IS BECOMING A POLITICALLY
RUN WAR WHICH IS TOO REMINISCENT OF VIET NAM. I was in college
during VN. The job in Iraq needs to be completed and we need
more security to do
it.
thanks for listening, Mary Ann ----- Original Message
----- From: pamnetus@xxxxxxx To: Mary
Ann Spencer Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 10:58
PM Subject: Re: [RC] complicated politics in Iraq and the
carribean and 3rd world countries
RIGHT ON MARY
ANN !!!!! Thank you so much for speaking out and
educating. I thank you for your service to this
country. Thank God there are people like you.
Pam
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