Happy Birthday America
by Big Dog on Jul 4, 2008 at 13:21 General
This great nation proclaimed its independence in 1776 and fought the British to gain just that. We became a nation in 1781 with the Articles of Confederation. Our new nation recognized that the form of government needed fine tuning and a Constitutional Convention was called for in 1787. Our Constitution went in effect March 4th 1789 and the Bill of Rights was ratified December 15th 1791.
It took from 1776 to 1791 to establish our government and ratify its governing documents. It took 15 years to get it right but that was time well spent. The United States has accomplished more in its short history than any other nation on this planet including those that have been around for thousands of years.
Keep this in mind when people complain about how long it is taking Iraq to form its government. Remember that it took us a long time to get established and we should not expect any other nation to move at any faster pace than our own country did. For what its worth, our government still moves at an extremely slow pace and we are not fighting a war on our soil.
I thank God for allowing me to be born in the USA thus giving me the gift of freedom.
I thank the US Military for keeping that gift from God safe.
God bless America. Happy birthday USA.
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UPDATE: This is from and article in the International Herald Tribune about the troops and the holiday:
For others, the day was a reminder of their duty to their country.
At Camp Victory outside Baghdad, 1,215 troops from the Army, Marines and other services re-enlisted in a mass swearing-in ceremony led by General David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq. At least two husband and wife couples were among those signing up for another military stint.
Before an immense American flag hung in the rotunda of the palace headquarters of the U.S. military in Iraq, the troops saluted Petraeus, then sang “God Bless America.”
What a great military we have. At least these folks believe in their mission. Too bad Obamabi was not there to see this.
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Very well said Big Dog! Happy Independence Day!
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I’ve added your post to “Christain Conservatives adopt statement of common values, Unify behind McCain” 4th of July post … Hope I got the commentlov to work right.
We have a great legacy that has been purchased with blood. We should never forget.
God Bless
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Have a great 4th of July Dog.
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amen Dog..well said! Happy Fourth of Jullllllllly my sweet friend! 🙂
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