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>> > Subject: Would you close the blinds?

>> >

>> > This was shared by a Gold Star Mom

>> >

>> > Don't close your blinds . . .

>> > The other day, my nine year old son wanted to know why we

>> > were at war...My husband looked at our son and then looked

>> > at me. My husband and I were in the Army during the Gulf War

>> > and we would be honored to serve and defend our Country

>> > again today. I knew that my husband would give him a good

>> > explanation.

>> >

>> > My husband thought for a few minutes and then told my son to

>> > go stand in our front living room window. He said " Son,

>> > stand there and tell me what you see? "

>> >

>> > " I see trees and cars and our neighbor's houses. " he replied.

>> >

>> > " OK, now I want you to pretend that our house and our yard

>> > is the United States of America and you are President Bush. "

>> >

>> > Our son giggled and said " OK. "

>> >

>> > " Now son, I want you to look out the window and pretend that

>> > every house and yard on this block is a different country "

>> > my husband said.

>> >

>> > " OK Dad, I'm pretending. "

>> >

>> > " Now I want you to stand there and look out the window and

>> > pretend you see Saddam come out of his house with his wife,

>> > he has her by the hair and is hitting her. You see her

>> > bleeding and crying. He hits her in the face, he throws her

>> > on the ground, then he starts to kick her to death. Their

>> > children run out and are afraid to stop him, they are

>> > screaming and crying, they are watching this but do nothing

>> > because they are kids and they are afraid of their father.

>> > You see all of this, son....what do you do? "

>> >

>> > " Dad? "

>> >

>> > What do you do son? "

>> >

>> > " I'd call the police, Dad. "

>> >

>> > " OK. Pretend that the police are the United Nations. They

>> > take your call. They listen to what you know and saw but

>> > they refuse to help. What do you do then son? "

>> >

>> > " Dad.......... but the police are supposed to help! " My son

>> > starts to whine.

>> >

>> > " They don't want to son, because they say that it is not

>> > their place or your place to get involved and that you

>> > should stay out of it, " my husband says.

>> >

>> > " But Dad...he killed her!! " my son exclaims.

>> >

>> > " I know he did...but the police tell you to stay out of it.

>> > Now I want you to look out that window and pretend you see

>> > our neighbor who you're pretending is Saddam turn around and

>> > do the same thing to his children. "

>> >

>> > " Daddy...he kills them? "

>> >

>> > " Yes son, he does. What do you do? "

>> >

>> > " Well, if the police don't want to help, I will go and ask

>> > my next door neighbor to help me stop him. " our son says.

>> >

>> > " Son, our next door neighbor sees what is happening and

>> > refuses to get involved as well. He refuses to open the door

>> > and help you stop him, " my husband says.

>> >

>> > " But Dad, I NEED help!!! I can't stop him by myself!! "

>> >

>> > " WHAT DO YOU DO SON? " Our son starts to cry.

>> >

>> > " OK, no one wants to help you, the man across the street saw

>> > you ask for help and saw that no one would help you stop

>> > him. He stands taller and puffs out his chest. Guess what he

>> > does next son? "

>> >

>> > " What Daddy? "

>> >

>> > " He walks across the street to the old ladies house and

>> > breaks down her door and drags her out, steals all her stuff

>> > and sets her house on fire and then...he kills her. He turns

>> > around and sees you standing in the window and laughs at

>> > you. WHAT DO YOU DO? "

>> >

>> > " Daddy... "

>> >

>> > " WHAT DO YOU DO? " Our son is crying and he looks down and he

>> > whispers,

>> >

>> > " I'd close the blinds, Daddy. "

>> >

>> > My husband looks at our son with tears in his eyes and asks

>> > him. " Why? "

>> >

>> > " Because Daddy.....the police are supposed to help people

>> > who needs them...and they won't help.... You always say that

>> > neighbors are supposed to HELP neighbors, but they won't

>> > help either...they won't help me stop him...I'm afraid....I

>> > can't do it by myself Daddy.....I can't look out my window

>> > and just watch him do all these terrible things

>> > and...and.....do nothing...so...I'm just going to close the

>> > blinds.... so I can't see what he's doing.......and I'm

>> > going to pretend that it is not happening. "

>> >

>> > I start to cry. My husband looks at our nine year old son

>> > standing in the window, looking pitiful and ashamed at his

>> > answers to my husband's questions and he says...

>> >

>> > " Son "

>> >

>> > " Yes, Daddy. "

>> >

>> > " Open the blinds because that man.... he's at your front

>> > door... " WHAT DO YOU DO? "

>> >

>> > My son looks at his father, anger and defiance in his eyes.

>> > He balls up his tiny fists and looks his father square in

>> > the eyes, without hesitation he says:

>> >

>> > " I DEFEND MY FAMILY DAD!! I'M NOT GONNA LET HIM HURT MOMMY

>> > OR MY SISTER,DAD!!! I'M GONNA FIGHT HIM, DAD, I'M GONNA

>> > FIGHT HIM!!!!! "

>> >

>> > I see a tear roll down my husband's cheek and he grabs our

>> > son to his chest and hugs him tight, and says... " It's too

>> > late to fight him, he's too strong and he's already at YOUR

>> > front door son.....you should have stopped him BEFORE he

>> > killed his wife, and his children and the old lady across

>> > the way. You have to do what's right, even if you have to do

>> > it alone, before it's too late. " my husband whispers. THAT

>> > scenario I just gave you is WHY we are at war with Iraq.

>> > When good men stand by and let evil happen, Son, THAT is

>> > because the greatest atrocities in the world won't affect

>> > him. " YOU MUST NEVER BE AFRAID TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT! EVEN IF

>> > YOU HAVE TO DO IT ALONE! " BE PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN! BE

>> > PROUD OF OUR TROOPS!! SUPPORT THEM!!! SUPPORT AMERICA SO

>> > THAT IN THE FUTURE OUR CHILDREN WILL NEVER HAVE TO CLOSE

>> > THEIR BLINDS... "

>> >

>> > This should be printed in every newspaper and posted in

>> > every school in America. Of course that won't happen so

>> > we'll use the internet. If your blinds are closed do nothing

>> > with this email. If they are open I do not need to tell you

>> > what to do.

>> >

>> > GOD BLESS !!!!!!!!!!

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