My uncle watched his older brothers enter the military as World War II began. He wanted nothing more than to join them in serving his country, but he was too young. Once he was old enough, he joined the ROTC in high school, and as soon as he was able, he entered the U.S. Army. He was shipped overseas, and entered Europe in Normandy, not very long after D-Day.
He was in the Battle of the Bulge, was captured, and spent the remainder of the war in a German POW camp. Though he was not a prisoner for as long, or suffer the scars that you did, he emerged from the war still in his early 20s, yet quite changed. The labor and conditions he endured can be felt in his weakened back to this very day.
He became a professional, married, had children.
He is a “decent family man”--AND he is an Arab.
His parents came here from the Middle East around the turn of the century. All of their children, the boys and the girls, served their country in World War II, and some continued working for the government until their retirement.
I will not disclose his name, and I will not disclose mine, because I will allow him to be harassed by the darkest segment of society—the very same dark segment that you have courted, Sen. McCain, and worked to whip into a fury.
Perhaps one day you will understand, Sen. McCain, how you have demeaned my uncle, his siblings, and so any others like them during your campaign. Perhaps one day you will reflect upon what you have done and express regret.
May God have mercy on your soul for the evil you have done in this campaign, Sen. McCain. You have stoked the fires of ignorance, bigotry, and hatred in your quest for power. You have maligned an entire group of people and their contributions to this country, and in so doing, disgraced yourself.
May God have mercy on your soul.
And on Nov. 4, I hope all decent-minded people reject what your despicable tactics.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
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