Boy Scout Troop 989

Big Kudos to Eagle Scout Candidate Carl J. Todd and Boy Scout Troop 989. They recently sent 14 boxes of school supplies for Iraqi children. The postage alone was almost $400!

The Boy Scouts of America are an organization worthy of the nation's continued support. The
efforts of the ACLU to have military support withdrawn from the Scouts is embarrassing. There are a number of reasons why the Scouts have been under attack by the Far Left and other unsavory characters:

1. Belief in God is anachronistic and odious to "progressive" thinkers. (There are no athiests in Iraq, my friends. Get shot at and have friends die, and you will acknowledge both God and the Devil. It might be good for the ACLU to spend some time over here and find out first hand why every branch of the service has a Chaplain Corps.)
2. "Morally Straight" is much too restrictive---you should allow "gay" scoutmasters! (shudder)
3. Principled children might grow up some day and allow the 10 Commandments back in the classrooms. Perish the thought.

Good luck on your Eagle Scout project, Todd--and keep up the great work, Troop 989.

-- GT
Mosul, Iraq