Have a little respect or the remainder of the world won't either...

As a Captain in the USAF who served and defended our country in Desert Storm,  I know a little about how the military works and it is based on a chain of command and respect.  Disrespect for our superiors can be devestating because our ability to defend ourselves will fall into chaos.

This is not to say we can't disagree...I completely understand that we don't all agree with our president on many issues.  No one has ever agreed completely with any president.  But it is very important we maintain respect for the office.  When we openly disrespect his office the rest of the world, including our enemies see this and they begin to lose respect for us as well.  These are the seeds to their boldness to challenge us and to terrorists to believe there are kinks in our armor.

I fought for demorcracy and totally  believe in it, and not agreeing with our president is our right as Americans.  But lets take care NOT to do it openly for the rest of the world and our enemies to see. 

Our "Unitedness" has always been our strength.  Our perceived strength to our enemies and the rest of the world has protected us more than all our actual military strength ever has or will.

I am dissapointed that this site is not fair in that it disrespects our president with all the silly images of our president and obvious slant against him.  If you really want unbiased opinions, then be unbiased yourselves.  Be neutral so your attempt to see how the American people really feel is sincere and genuine.

I'm not very political, I just know that we live in a global world now more than ever; our country and our very lives are under the watchful eyes of our enemies.  The more weakness we show through open disrespect as done by Joe Wilson to our president, the more the world loses respect for his office and us as a country.  We ourselves will create greater possibilities of terrorist attacks and possible wars which ultimately lead to the loss of American lives.   I survived my service to my country and thus am able to speak for those who have served and now cannot.   

Joe Wilson himself has four children in the military.  I am sure he would not condone his children openly disrespecting their superiors.  Joe Wilson has the right like any other American to disagree with our president, but as a member of congress who openly calls our president a liar, he needs to realize that our enemies may see such acts as a sign of discord and weakness in our government that for all we know may lead to Mr. Wilson actually endangering his own children without realizing it.

Disagree if you must, but lets's show our enemies that we are still and forever will be "United"  and our democratic system does work and does not require demeaning or disrespecting our country's leaders.  If it does, then we will no longer be seen as an example to the rest of the world.  Remember disrespecting our leaders may be our right...but it does not necessarily make it right.

Let's not jeopardize more American lives by openly disrespecting the president...any president.  If you disagree in any aspect of how this country is run, we have a system in place for voicing it.  It may not be perfect by a great stretch, but it is the great system I and others fought for.  Honor it.

Tony Alvarez

Captain, USAF