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I was born in Middle East
I left to escape terror
My family came to America
To make our lives better
Mom and Dad worked
I got an education
Joined the Army
to show my appreciation
Now the region suffers
Worse than when we lived there
An evil man is charge
The horror's too much to bear
Let's go free the people
Who live in those lands
We're their other hope
In Iraq and Iran
Put down your signs
Come join our team
You have been lied to
War is not what it seems
I know you want peace
But your ideals are misguided
The world is not safe
Your views are one-sided
Let me go fight
Let me go win
Let my people be free
Now tell me: Are you in?
Matthew Guilanians
CPT, U.S. Army
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“Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of (another)… There are just some kind of men who – who’re so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results.” - To Kill A Mockingbird (Atticus Finch)
“Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.” - Robert Heinlein
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