5000 to go

Just a quick note to let everyone know that Truth for Troops is up and ready to accept our contributions. The money raised will be used for the purachase and shipping of copies of FahrenHYPE 9/11 to the troops in Iraq. For those of you not familiar with the film, it is a thorough debunking of Moore’s film, which should help neutralize some of the self doubt Fahrenheit9/11 has imposed upon our troops. Don’t expect it to make you laugh like Moore’s film did. It treats the subject matter seriously and the troops with respect.

We are hoping to raise enough to send an additional 5000 DVD’s to the troops. Click on the links above for more details. The troops deserve the rest of the story.

This quote from Army Spc Joe Roche is what we’re trying to counter.

Michael Moore’s film, Fahrenheit 9/11, is making the rounds here at U.S. bases in Kuwait. Some soldiers have received it already and are passing is around. The impact is devastating.

Here we are, soldiers of the 1st Armored Division, just days from finally returning home after over a year serving in Iraq, and Moore’s film is shocking and crushing soldiers, making them feel ashamed. Moore has abused the First Amendment and is hurting us worse than the enemy has.
There are the young and impressionable soldiers, like those who joined the Army right out of high school. They aren’t familiar w/ the college-type political debate environment, and they haven’t been schooled in the full range of issues involved. They are vulnerable to being hurt by a vicious film like Moore’s.

There are others who joined for reasons of money and other benefits, and never gave full thought to the issues. For them, seeing this film has jolted them grievously because they never even knew where some of these countries were that we have been serving in. Imagine the impact this film has on them.

And there are those who are hurting from being away from family and loved ones. They are burnt out, already hurting inside from 15 months of duty out here, and now to be hit w/ this film.. it is devastating.