Defend John Hatley

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Why does it seem that our country is putting the “enemy” ahead of our own service members?  Why do we allow our service members to be prosecuted vigorously, whilst allowing our enemies to flourish and to claim their so-called rights?  Is this rampant political correctness?  What about the ROE, rules of engagement?  What about the “detainee catch & release policy”?  As you read below, keep in your thoughts, the plight of MSG John E. Hatley, SFC Joseph P. Mayo, SGT Michael P. Leahy Jr., 1LT Michael Behenna, our 3 Navy Seals and the other service members that you may not know about, that are incarcerated in prison (Leavenworth) for so-called war-crimes….  Also, keep in your thoughts the service members already in the war zones, Iraq and Afghanistan…………………………….  

Ladies and Gentlmen, there exists an awful trend combination of;  political correctness, flawed ROE and the flawed policy of “detainee catch and release”.

Please read and share: 

[First, below is a message from Mrs. Marijane Green - Proud Army/Marine Mother]

What I thought I heard Mullen say was that even one Afghan civilian dies in a mission our troops may be conducting, an otherwise “successful” mission would be considered a “failure”.

[Now read this message from Admiral Mike Mullen, submitted by Marijane Green:]

We are not winning, which means we are losing and as we are losing, the message traffic out there to (insurgency) recruits keeps getting better and better and more keep coming,” Mullen said.

http://rr.com/news/topic/article/rr/9000/9711502/Mullen_expects_casualties_to_rise_in_Afghanistan

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[Ok.....  Now read this.... Correspondence from Senator Sam Brownback, which was sent to Marijane Green, as of today, December 7th, 2009]

This letter is being posted so that readers will know what he says the plan is for Afghanitan:  protect the population, etc.   Mrs. Green wrote to him yesterday by e-mail and he responded today. Mrs. Marijane Green received this from her Kansas Senator Sam Brownback in response to her concerns about the Afghanistan war.

-Copy of correspondence from Senator Sam Brownback:

Dear Mrs. Green:    Thank you for taking the time to contact me concerning U.S. military activities in Afghanistan. I always appreciate hearing from my fellow Kansans.    During my time as chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, I held numerous hearings on Central Asia, including the situation in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. A decade ago, we knew the Taliban could be replaced with moderate Afghan leaders who would not terrorize and repress their own people. No one predicted, however, that such changes would come so quickly or dramatically.    The defeat of al Qaeda and Taliban forces in 2001 and 2002 marked a great achievement for U.S. forces in the war on terrorism. Since that time, however, we have seen the re-emergence of terrorist threats in the region, related in no small part to instability across the Afghan border in Pakistan. We cannot allow Afghanistan to revert to Taliban or al Qaeda control, so we must work to stabilize Afghanistan from the inside out, while addressing cross border threats that jeopardize long term success.    I am pleased that General David Petraeus, who oversaw the implementation of a successful counterinsurgency strategy in Iraq, has been promoted to lead U.S. Central Command. In this position, he will command U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, and he has indicated he will implement counterinsurgency tactics and techniques similar to those used in Iraq. Though there are vast differences between the threats we face in Iraq and those emerging in Afghanistan, the principles of protecting the local population and taking advantage of security to strengthen the local economy will hold constant.    Our military commanders recommended that additional U.S. forces were necessary to achieve our goal in Afghanistan. I am pleased that President Obama followed this advice and ordered such an increase. Though the nature and scope of an “Afghan surge” may differ from the surge into Iraq, I believe that this is a critical theater in the war on terror that will require some increase in our presence. I am concerned by President’s Obama’s announcement of an eighteen month withdrawal deadline. I am, however, encouraged by statements by Secretary of Defense Gates indicating the timing and pace of withdrawal may be flexible depending on conditions on the ground. I hope the Administration will caref! ully evaluate those conditions on the ground before making further adjustments to our deployment levels.    I also strongly urge our NATO allies to surge forces into Afghanistan and eliminate the restrictions on their use. The international community stands to benefit greatly from a stable and democratic Afghanistan but will bear severe consequences if Afghanistan fails. Symbolic deployments that add little or nothing to NATO’s combat power will not defeat the Taliban, stabilize Afghanistan or accelerate the defeat of Islamist extremism in the region.    Again, thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with me. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of assistance in the future. For more information on the issues I am working on, please visit   brownback.senate.gov  .
	Sincerely,
	Sam Brownback United States Senator