Comments on: Answering Reid: A Letter From a Marine

By: Rick Donaldson

Rick Donaldson — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:36:45 +0000

I don’t want to take the topic off subject, but Cpl. Neil Frustraglio mentioned something I thought you all might like to, or need to know.

He mentioned “Myspace”. DOD is blocking those sites now, as well as “personal email”. I work on an installation and MDA and DOD has mandated the blocking of personal email, Myspace and a lot of blog sites. I’m not sure why I can still get to this one from work.

I also know that my son was using personal email accounts a lot of the time to write to me and his mom when he was over there then he started having to use his .MIL account.

Some ISPs are blocking .mil accounts now.

Why is this kind of censorship going on? And how is it going to affect the troops?

Sorry, had to vent about that one

By: Tony737

Tony737 — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:56:21 +0000

Neil – “trendy coffee shops” Haha, right your are sir.

Thank you Neil, it’s because of guy like you that my wife and daughter will NEVER have to wear a burqa. I hope you were able to take out some jihadis before you got hurt. Don’t think for a minute that America doesn’t support the Troops. Forget the polls, I know it from seeing it at work almost everyday. I’m a flight attendant and everytime a G.I. gets on the plane I announce him/her and the whole plane erupts in thunderous applause! America loves her Protectors. God bless you Neil.

Entel – “just winning in 2008″ We can always count on you, Entel, to put the arrow right in the dead center of the bull’s eye! It’s all about gettin’ elected.

By: BobK

BobK — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:08:35 +0000

You can find your cowards (senators) address here.

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?OrderBy=party&Sort=ASC

By: lsutiger

lsutiger — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 02:03:58 +0000

Geez…I just emailed my senator…Ole Hurricane Mary (Landreiu). They wanted WAY too much info and most of it was required…like full address and email. Are all the senator’s websites like this when you want to contact them? I had to enter BS…I don’t have enough money to fight a politician(poli meaning many, ti meaning a bloodsucking insect)

By: Aylios

Aylios — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 01:50:03 +0000

Marine Cpl Neil Frustraglio,

Thank you Sir, and your brothers and sisters at arms, for your noble service and your great sacrifices. I and my family greatly appreciate it. We support our Troops and their Mission.

Soon the dem party is going to crack and shatter, exposing all that naked ugliness and America is going to see them for what they really are.

It can not happen soon enough.

techno_barbarian on April 26, 2007 at 7:57 PM

Well said techno! If only every family thought that way, but I think that there are far more that do than the MSM leads everyone to think.

By: Reaps

Reaps — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 01:16:50 +0000

Those who saw O’Reilly tonight should probably point Emails like this out to him. I was a bit puzzled that he seemed so intent on following ‘polls’ (that he didn’t actually cite) and merely interviewing a former ambassador as to whether or not the Iraqis ‘want us there’ or whether they’re pulling their weight etc etc. Most Emails from those on the ground appear to make it quite clear that the average Iraqi wants the coalition there, and judging from the queues of people still lining up to be IPs despite people bombing them in the queue, I think that is a good example of the desire they have for a stable country

By: techno_barbarian

techno_barbarian — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 23:57:38 +0000

Marine Cpl Neil Frustraglio,

Thank you Sir, and your brothers and sisters at arms, for your noble service and your great sacrifices. I and my family greatly appreciate it. We support our Troops and their Mission.

Soon the dem party is going to crack and shatter, exposing all that naked ugliness and America is going to see them for what they really are.

It can not happen soon enough.

By: Catie96706

Catie96706 — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 23:42:34 +0000

Great letter, what else is there to say? I wish the idiot politicians would get it.
Bones47, I feel so badly for you from the Viet Nam era. I read some stupid Op Ed yesterday where this idiot Prof from school in TX was self aggrandizing his “protest days” and happy to see others “following in his footsteps”. I mean this fool is still an idiot. Thank you for your service and all you had to come home too.

By: bones47

bones47 — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 23:16:24 +0000

Thanks Cpl Frustaglio for your detication and service to our country I know for one I stand behind all you guys and gals over there. Semper Fi, don’t let the political BS get any of you guys down, It happened back in ‘67 when I was in Nam and it was sickening to come home and see the same BS that the politicians are doing today. Hang in there we won’t let the same thing happen. I know most Americans are being fed the MSM BS way to much but most see through it. God Bless and stay low my man, thanks again.

By: doriangrey

doriangrey — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:37:55 +0000

Is there a way we can send this guy an e-mail to know that not all of us are at the mall and some of us really do know what is going on and appreciate the sacrifices these courageous individuals are making??? Rock on..............

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:27:27 +0000

Good letter. Consequently, I like Neil. I’d place more emphasis on the news media directing and restricting people’s perspective than America’s natural flippancy on the topic, but they may feed off of one another to some degree and his point is well taken.

Thanks, Bryan, for the etymology lesson re: in- (not) fant (speak), infant, infantry. It’s fascinating.

By: Entelechy

Entelechy — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:25:15 +0000

Let’s all listen. Why is that so hard?

Professor Blather on April 26, 2007 at 5:07 PM

…because of where the orders are coming from for the 2008 primaries. No convictions, no sense of right or wrong, just winning in 2008. By the middle of next year they’d sing a different tune, to win the middle over, but by then it will be too late for the Democrats. The middle will know what’s going on now. Someone from the right is keeping all these videos. Technology has its advantages.

By: The Machine

The Machine — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:22:54 +0000

SuperManGreenLantern on April 26, 2007 at 4:46 PM

DITTO!

Why are not the Republicans on the OFFENSIVE here?

By: Professor Blather

Professor Blather — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:07:22 +0000

Thank you, Bryan.

It is the one thing that has bothered me about the liberal response to Iraq more than any other: the incongruency of claiming to support the troops while completely ignoring the troops.

Let’s all listen to the troops.

Frankly, if a large majority of the men and women on the ground agreed with liberals like Reid – if they agreed the cause wasn’t worth it, that it was already lost – I’d agree with the Democrats. If that’s how those who actually know the facts feel – let’s bring them home.

But if the troops want to fight, if they see value in their mission, if they think what they’re doing matters … then why can’t we ALL support them, unconditionally?

Is this really such a radical idea?

I literally may vomit if I hear one more liberal who couldn’t find Iraq on a map and never served a day in uniform telling me they support the troops while undermining the war and loathing the commander.

Let’s all listen. Why is that so hard?

By: SuperManGreenLantern

SuperManGreenLantern — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:46:52 +0000

I hate to say it, but I blame my party for letting it get this far. If the Republicans had done what they said they were going to do, and keep after it, we wouldn’t have a cowardly Senator calling for retreat. Who is only doing it for political gain. The last few years, time and again, the Republicans have rolled over while the Democrats have walked over them.
I hate being the bad guy in this, but you know, it’s my party’s fault. That’s how I feel. Sure, the Democrats are the ones wanting a retreat, but the American people put them in power this last election for some reason. The Republicans just didn’t stand up to the Democrats. And sad to say, the Republicans are standing there, with their hands in their pockets, acting like “What? I didn’t do it. They did”.

By: infidel4life

infidel4life — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:45:03 +0000

Cpl Frustaglio,

Thank you for your service to our country, and know that there are still a great many of us who fully support what you guys are doing over there. God bless you and keep you safe.

By: moc23

moc23 — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:19:31 +0000

Frustaglio

Isn’t that Italian for ‘Frustrated’ ?

By: SPIFF1669

SPIFF1669 — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:17:54 +0000

From one veteran to all those still serving this great nation valiantly. Thank you. This nation is great does not survive because the likes of Murtha or Reid. It survives because of each man or woman who’s answered the call and donned a uniform.

SPIFF
MSG (RET), USA
78-01

By: Hening

Hening — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:01:04 +0000

I’ve lost track of how many terror attacks there have been against us here in the USA since we invaded Iraq and Afganistan?

Oh yeah, it’s NONE.

By: Romeo13

Romeo13 — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:01:03 +0000

USN (Ret)

By: abinitioadinfinitum

abinitioadinfinitum — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:50:10 +0000

Cpl Neil Frustraglio,
I, and I think I can speak for most of us here at Hot Air, not only hear you but we respect and appreciate what you and the other Marines, Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen do for our freedom and we are fed up with the politics being played out in Washington also. Please know that the left wing media does not speak for a large part of Americans whom are aware of what is really going on.
God Bless You

By: Kid from Brooklyn

Kid from Brooklyn — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:47:24 +0000

I wish that Senator Massengill cared enough to consider the troops’ opinion. It’s really up to the good people of the Silver State to regain their senses and remove this traitor from office.

By: Bad Candy

Bad Candy — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:47:17 +0000

Very good letter, thanks for posting it. I don’t really have anyhting to add, the guy did a pretty thorough job on his own.

By: liberty

liberty — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:42:45 +0000

As a twenty year veteran myself, I appreciate that most of the common sense written about our involvement in Iraq comes from military members.

By: frreal

frreal — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:36:33 +0000

Amen!