It seems the Republicrats in Washington D.C. have proven capable of outdoing themselves. They are unquestionably the epitome of dishonesty in a proverbiably dishonest capitol city. Rather than allow a vote on Rep. Murtha's proposal for a somewhat controlled withdrawal from Iraq, they chose to play the dirtiest of political games, defame an honorable and patriotic veteran, and offer an entirely unacceptable solution so that they could claim "victory." Their idea of victory in this instance may perhaps shed some light on their hopes for a victory in Iraq.
It is time to ask the real questions, people. Is withdrawal from Iraq necessarily "cutting and running?" What exactly is "staying the course" supposed to imply?
Vice President Cheney says, "The terrorists . . . have contempt for our values, they doubt our strength and they believe that America will lose its nerve and let down our guard. But this nation's made a decision: We will not retreat in the face of brutality, and we will never live at the mercy of tyrants or terrorists."
Did you hear that? The terrorists have contempt for our values? Imagine that! Perhaps if we had some values left they would respect them a little more. Not only that, but ... horror of horrors ... they doubt our strength! Why? Because our soldiers aren't allowed to win, that's why. Even worse, they believe we will lose our nerve and let down our guard! Impossible! Look at our borders, please? We have no guard left to let down. We are a nation of ostriches with our heads in the sand. But we will not retreat, no siree! We will never live at the mercy of tyrants. That is for the folks at Guatanamo, not us. We couldn't afford to have a tyrant over us, the economy might go south! (Or east ... waay east ... all-the-way-to-China east!)
Can we cut the politics for a moment? Mr. Veep, just what do you call the current situation in Iraq? Can anyone say Viet Nam? If we are really committed to defeating the threat of Islamic terrorism, for God's sake do it! Let's have a declaration of war on a tangible threat, let's commit our entire national resources to the elimination of that threat, let's get the job done and move on!
There is no way to occupy or even stabilize a nation the size of Iraq with the forces we have committed. We are not on unfamiliar ground here, people. We've been through this more times in the last 50 years than I care to think about. We've seen what happens when our military is throttled by international red tape, when our soldiers are sent into a foreign country without the resources or the permission to win, when their lives are wasted for the reprehensible purpose of "imposing the will of the international community" on some third world country. Korea, Viet Nam, Cuba, Somalia, does anyone see a pattern? We have no business sending Americans to die for the United Nations and their twisted plans for the world.
The men who landed in the Ia Drang valley in Viet Nam on Nov. 14, 1965 were fighting for the freedom of the South Vietnamese people. Or so they thought. Only in hindsight, thousands of dead buddies later, would it become apparent that no sacrifice on their part would be sufficient, that they were never supposed to win, that they were there solely to die on the altar of the "brave new world" that was to emerge from their ashes. Our soldiers are being sacrificed just as cruelly today. I believe we have no business in Iraq. They have never posed a legitimate threat to this country, and their personal problems have only been exacerbated by our invasion and continued presence. Be that as it may, the continued refusal of our leaders to end the conflict, either by committing a sufficient force to do so on our terms, or by acknowledging our error and withdrawing, leaves only one conclusion: they have something to gain by the continued bloodshed of our boys.
To the leaders of our nation and representatives of the American people: the course we are on is clear. You say a withdrawal would destabilize the region. Hello? The region is currently destabilized. You say the threat of terrorism is one we must stop. Hello again? It is unquestionably thriving as a direct result of the Shiite Islamic State your laughable imposition of "democracy" has instituted. You say we must not retreat. That leaves us two choices. We can "stay the course" or we can win. The course we are on does not involve any perceptible success. To vow your intention to stay that course is proof of your utter disregard for the lives of the men you so lightly jeapordize.
If the American people do not begin seriously asking themselves what the international power brokers have to gain by a state of perpetual war, they will find themselves in a totalitarian society without ever knowing how they got there. Time is running out.
2 comments:
I think you are right in saying that we were mistaken in going to war in Iraq. But I also believe that it would be a grave mistake to "cut and run" as many of the spineless liberals and moderates have been tossing around lately. I can't say that I have the best answer but I do have some ideas. First we need to determine what would constitute a sucess, and then what needs to be done in order to be sucessful(maybe not necessarily being the same way in which the administration determins "winning"). I determin it as at least giving the Iraqi people a fighting chance. An imediate pull out would cause the country to fall into civil war with thousands of deaths. The only people to benefit from such a situation would be radical islamists, terrorist and Iran. All of which would like nothing more than to spread their evil lies and do Americans and Christians harm. So first we need to be honest to our people about the sitiuation and commit fully to the war. So whatever the comanders in he field need more troops, weapons and control without politically correct politicians interfearing. Once the borders are sealed and the endless supply Homicide Bombers comes to a stop we can concentrate on building up the Iraqi security forces enough, to were they are capable of defending themselves. At that point we can leave with dignity and our brave soldiers not have died in vein.
Well I would like to go on, but I've got to run. I will check back another time.
Put on the full armor of God. Eph. 6:11
Anonymous,
I appreciate your comment and share your concern. But I would also point out two things.
One: if our invasion of Iraq was indeed an unjust act then continuing our course to save face is inexcusable.
Two: the country is already in a state of civil war with thousands of deaths, and will remain that way for this reason: democracy requires a certain level of unity among the members of society as well as limits to prevent it from becoming anarchy of the majority. Our forefathers understood this concept, that is why they established a constitutional democratic republic rather than a pure democracy. They also understood that a people that "will not be ruled by God will be ruled by tyrants," to quote W. Penn. Our current breed of politicians are not ignorant of the historical evidence for this, but they refuse to acknowledge it because they are more interested in using perpetual conflict to establish their own vision for the future, which includes neither God nor freedom. The Iraqi people are without the principles of self government that pervaded our society when this country was founded, and for that reason democracy will not work in Iraq.
In addition, Iraq is not a nation any longer by any valid definition. It is nothing but a war zone with three major ethnic groups united only in their common hatred of one another. Such a society is doomed from the start. The only way, I repeat, the only way for America to benefit Iraq at this point is to stop providing free live fire military training to the terrorist organizations that operate there, at the expense of American lives.
Freedom, like any other truth, can only be spread by example. It cannot be spread by force. Period. Misguided efforts to force freedom on other cultures results in the cheapening of the freedom we have, not to mention the opportunities provided by war for the erosion of those liberties.
Sorry if that was a load of blahblahblah, I do appreciate your comments and hope you will be back.
Have a great thanksgiving.
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