I wanted to fight in the Iraq war because I felt like I had an obligation as a human being to help free people from oppression.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I had fought for my independence and fought for my freedom to do as I chose.
I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons taught us we were entitled to, no matter what the sacrifice.
I fight, and have fought, for political freedom, for justice and for fairness and freedom of speech.
One of the things my service in Iraq did give me was this freedom from fear of failure or any kind of expectations that I had to take a standard path.
We must provide all kinds of freedom, personal and economic, to all Iraqis. I will fight for that.
In the past I have defended the right of the IRA to engage in armed struggle. I did so because there was no alternative for those who would not bend the knee, or turn a blind eye to oppression, or for those who wanted a national republic.
But if I thought on it, I would like to be remembered as a brother who loved his people and did everything that I knew to fight for them, the liberation of our people.
I considered myself engaged in a war from Day One. And my objective was to force the federal government - the Kennedy administration at that time - into a position where they would have to use the United States military force to enforce my rights as a citizen.
I wanted to have a free life.
I believe I was sent to Washington to fight for and defend our traditional values of smaller government, lower taxes, a strong national defense, and the lives of the unborn.