I am an American Soldier.
I am a Warrior and a member of a team.
I serve the people of the United States, and live the Army Values.
I will always place the mission first.
I will never accept defeat.
I will never quit.
I will never leave a fallen comrade.
I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough,
Trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills.
I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself.
I am an expert and I am a professional.
I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy, the enemies of the United States of America in close combat.
I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life.
I am an American Soldier.
Perhaps before Fouad Ajami likens Scooter Libby to an American Soldier, he should actually review the Soldiers Creed.
I am an American Soldier.
I am a Warrior and a member of a team.
Scooter Libby is no Warrior. He is another member of this administration who asked brave men and women to die in combat, without having ever volunteered to do so himself.
I serve the people of the United States, and live the Army Values.
Values. In the mid- to late 1990s, the Army officially adopted what have come to be known as "The 7 Army Values." The Army began to instill the values into soldiers. The seven army values are as follows:
- Loyalty - Bear true faith and allegiance to the U.S. Constitution, the Army, your unit, and other Soldiers.
- Duty - Fulfill your obligations, even if it calls for sacrifice.
- Respect - Treat people as you would like to be treated.
- Selfless Service - Sacrifice your welfare, and your life if need be, for that of the Republic, the Army, and your subordinates.
- Honor - Live up to the code of a U.S. Army Soldier.
- Integrity - Do what's right, legally and morally.
- Personal Courage - Face danger, adversity or death with steadfast bravery.
Scooter Libby is not loyal. He helped this administration circumvent the Constitution misplan an unnecessary war where American Soldiers needlessly have laid their lives down every day.
Scooter Libby has no sense of duty; not to anyone other than the corrupt cronies he serves. He has sacrificed nothing while asking others to sacrifice everything.
Scooter Libby gives respect where it is convenient. He clearly has no respect for the Constitution, the laws that govern our nation, the families of American Soldiers, or the Iraqi people.
Scooter Libby has never served in any manner other than selfishly. He has never sacrificed his welfare for anything other than the corrupt officials he serves. He has never served in uniform, or volunteered to lay down his life for the Republic, the military or its Soldiers. This never stopped him from asking others to do the same.
Scooter Libby has no honor.
The Soldier’s Code
• I am an American Soldier, a protector of the greatest nation on Earth, sworn to uphold the Constitution of the United States.
• I will treat others with dignity and respect and expect others to do the same.
• I will honor my Country, the Army, my unit and my fellow soldiers by living the Army values.
• No matter what situation I am in, I will never do anything for pleasure, profit, or personal safety which will disgrace my uniform, my unit or my country.
• Lastly, I am proud of my country and it's flag. I want to look back and say that I am proud to have served my Country as a soldier.
Scooter Libby has never been an American Soldier. He has repeatedly assisted in the circumvention of the Constitution. He has not respected or honored the dignity of the American Soldier, nor the American or Iraqi people. He has dishonored his country, the military and the Soldiers that serve it. He was an integral part of an administration that has repeatedly engaged in dishonorable actions for pleasure profit an personal safety, which has disgraced his country. He has never served his country as a Soldier, and will never be able to look back and say he served honorably.
Scooter Libby has no integrity. He has been convicted in federal court of doing what is wrong, legally and morally.
Scooter Libby has no Personal Courage. He has never faced danger, death or adversity with anything that could be misconstrued as bravery. The closest thing to adversity he has faced is taking a fall so that others can continue their immoral deeds.
I will always place the mission first.
I will never accept defeat.
I will never quit.
I will never leave a fallen comrade.
Scooter Libby didn’t place the mission first. He assisted in the planning of a war in Iraq that distracted us from a clear mission fighting the Taliban and Al-Queda in Afghanistan. Because of this, I am we are still in Afghanistan fighting a third world shadow government today. Scooter Libby quit and accepted defeat by allowing himself to fall rather than, honoring is country with his integrity by testifying to the illegal and immoral actions of others. Scooter Libby left a fallen comrade. When Valerie Plame was outed as a covert agent, Scooter Libby could have cooperated to see that those responsible (if it wasn’t himself) were brought to justice. Instead, Scooter Libby lied to investigators and obstructed the very justice he could have insured was served. This is why Scooter Libby will be sitting in prison for 30 months.
I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough,
Trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills.
I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself.
I am an expert and I am a professional.
Scooter Libby is not disciplined or mentally tough. Rather than doing the honorable deed of owning up to his missteps, he lied to prosecutors and other investigators. One can only speculate as to the physical toughness of an official who sits in an air conditioned office while sending others off to war.
Scooter Libby is not trained or proficient in warrior tasks and drills. He has never served his country in uniform, and has never received any military training. He does not maintain any arms, equipment, nor himself for battle.
Scooter Libby is no expert. As an Attorney, one would expect Scooter Libby to know, understand, and abide by the laws that govern our nation. Clearly, Scooter Libby is no expert.
Scooter Libby displayed blatant disregard for professionalism in outing a covert agent and lying to protect him and those who instructed him to do as such.
I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy, the enemies of the United States of America in close combat.
Scooter Libby has never deployed, engaged, destroyed or even fought in any manner the enemies of the United States of America in close combat. He has asked American Soldiers to sacrifice their families and their lives to do as such. What has Scooter Libby sacrificed?
I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life.
Scooter Libby is no guardian of freedom, or the American way of life. He is part of an Administration that has repeatedly sought to strip Americans of the freedoms that are the cornerstone of the American way of life.
I am an American Soldier.
Clearly, Scooter Libby is no American Soldier.