The photo at left depicts woman marching against the Vietnam War. For those who were too young to remember that period of American history, women protesters turned the tide by marching in a united front against the war, eventually forcing its end. I'm not implying that men didn't demonstrate and make a difference. My point is that women escalated the protest, and many of them were mothers who had lost their children and/or their spouses in that abomination, which never should have happened in the first place.
I'm fed up with men sending young people to the front lines of war under the auspices of "helping" the nation in question and failing to accomplish that aim. We have but to consider the Gulf War started under George H. W. Bush. The Untied States certainly helped Kuwait, but did not kill or capture Saddam Hussein. So, in 2003, Bush's son started the Iraq War, ostensibly because Iraq had WMD's, which never really existed. Hussein was captured and executed, but the country has devolved into chaos.
The war in Afghanistan started the October following 9/11 with the goal of dismantling Al Qaeda and freeing the Afghans from the terror that dominate that country under Taliban rule. Now, protesters want us to leave for a variety of reasons, so let's go. They can determine their own destiny.
I haven't tallied the total number of lives lost in those four wars, nor have I documented how many wounded men and women returned from the wars with permanent physical and mental impairments. However, I can state that whatever the number, it was not worth the cost to humanity or to our country, and it is far past time to get out of Iraq and Afghanistan permanently. They don't want us there, and I don't want us there either.
So, women of America, it's time for us to unite in an effort to elect a qualified, intellectually curious, talented woman as President of the United States, and I do not mean Sarah Palin. I shudder at the thought of her at a G8 conference, sitting next to Angela Merkel. In a time of global economic, cultural, and governmental strife, we must have someone with the experience and ability to handle complex issues that faces anyone who occupies the office. Men have had well over 200 years to "get it", and they haven't done so. Sorry, President Obama. You have tried and certainly gained ground, but we need a woman as President after you.
Since the election process started several months ago, it's clear that we must wait until 2016 to find the right woman for the job. She's out there somewhere, so let's start organizing locally, regionally, and nationally to elect a woman in four years. No more discussion about birth control. Florida Representative. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Davie) recently stated,"Contraception is an important part of women's preventive health care. It not only prevents unwanted pregnancies, but also allows couples to limit family size, increase the interval between pregnancies, and reduces infant, child and maternal deaths in women whom, either because of age or health, should not become pregnant." That statement sums up the important of keeping contraceptives in health plans.
Take that, Rick Santorum and anyone else who thinks insurance companies shouldn't provide birth control. No one forces women to use it. They do it for the reasons Representative Wasserman listed. Santorum and his supporters call themselves conservatives, but they fail to comprehend that unwanted children often wind up as a drain on society because they don't receive proper care at best, and are neglected, abused, or killed at worst. We don't care for these children now and would only add to the burden by eliminating birth control. If birth control goes, so should Viagra, Cialis, and all the similar drugs used for ED!
Let's take action, instead of just talking about it. If you're tired of men who use social issues as a political platform and lack the wisdom to understand governing priorities, gather some of your friends and write to Congress about something that adversely affects those you love. Do it now, before we engage in battle yet again.
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