Whine and complain -- is that all ya got?

I don't normally do this kind of post--I'm a pretty happy girl who tries to have a positive attitude about things. But this morning, I woke up to whining and complaining AGAIN.

I turn on the news like I do every morning, and once again, the news people are running the same stories into the ground. Lately, of course, it's been anything and everything they can cover regarding the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. And as always, they must interview the Americans who are waiting to get out of these countries. Here's where the whining and complaining begin...…

"It's been two days, and we're still here!" screams one woman at the top of her lungs while she continues her rampage to the cameraman. "I'm so sick of this. Who do they think they are that they can treat us like this!" "What's wrong with our government!?"

What's wrong with our government? What's wrong with you, lady! There are over one thousand Americans waiting to get out of Lebanon alone. Wait, not only a country, A WAR ZONE! There are bombs and missiles flying overhead. But yes, let's just land a few DOZEN planes so we can get you whiners out of there within the hour. Do you have shelter? Do you have food? Do you have HOPE that you will be returned to your families safe and sound? Do you? Do you? Yeah--that's what I thought!

You few hundred American national complainers have it infinitely better than all those poor innocent Lebanese and Israeli people who see now way out and who are at the mercy of their respective governments. They don't have any political agendas, or any ties to terrorist organizations. They are just honest families trying to find a way in a very hostile environment. You people think you have something to complain about? You have U.S. Marines coming to rescue your sorry, ungrateful butts in a matter of days, and yet instead of thanking GOD that you are citizens of a country who cares about the well-being of every one of its citizens, you are all too busy whining about how your country doesn't care fast enough. Imbeciles.

There was one man on the broadcast I was watching who, when the Marines came ashore and were carrying children back to their amphibious landing boats said to the camera "I thank the Lord above that these heroic men and women came to save us, and that I am a citizen of a country who would send them."

Amen! That's what I'm talking about!