Posted on 07/03/2005 12:37:13 PM PDT by SmithL
DANG! That was good.!!
what do we do about it?
Can that story about Christopher possibly be true?
I thought on 9/11/01, at about 11:00 am that we would never again in my lifetime see a democrat in the White House. I certainly hope history will prove me correct.
Let's never forget how many times we were hit while Bill "BJ" Clinton was in office. From the first attack on the trade center to the USS Cole. And Bush did nothing either until 9/11, but after that, he did a lot. But there's a hell of a lot more to be done. And we can't do it all, some of the rest of the world's "infidels" will also have to start getting seriously series about stopping the jihadis.
And by that, Mr. Christopher, et al, I mean we need to start killing a whole lot more of them. More publicly, and scare the heck out of their little medieval minds by burying them in pig skin, etc. Even Bush is all in the "hearts and minds" mode, the heck with that, their "hearts and minds" should be nothing more than targets to us.
Quote of the Week.
Walter Cronkite made his famous report declaring the war lost — and what do you know, overnight, the war was lost.
And the libs have been pounding on that same button ever since 9/11, hoping to work that old black magic.
That would make a great tagline!
He was too busy doing the work of the American people.
ping
What an awful way to treat one's friends.
Bruce Herschensohn wrote this five years ago, and it's as true now as it was then:
"Unlike the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month or V-E Day or V-J Day, the end of the Cold War has no date. Even with all its witnesses, no one is sure exactly when it ended. For that matter, no one could say for certain the exact date it began. So the Cold War ended in the same fuzzy way in which it started.
"Maybe it was July 6, 1990, when NATO announced that the Soviet Union was no longer an adversary. Maybe it was one of those days in late August 1990, when one republic of the USSR after another declared independence. Maybe it was March 31, 1991, when the Warsaw Pact military alliance disbanded. Maybe it was Dec. 18, 1991, when the Commonwealth of Independent States was inaugurated. Maybe it was Dec. 26, 1991, when the USSR was formally dissolved. However, because of the drama in the destruction of the symbol of the Soviet Empire, the date that has become recognized is Nov. 9, 1989, when the Berlin Wall crumbled.
"Since that event 10 years ago, there has been an absence of public dialogue regarding the role of U.S. liberals and conservatives during the post-Khrushchev period. That absence of dialogue has left young people with the mistaken belief that the United States was united in its quest to end the expansion of the Soviet system. It's a lie.
"It was the conservatives who wanted to build U.S. military forces to a position so strong that the Soviet Union would go broke trying to keep up. Opposing those efforts were Leonid Brezhnev, Yuri V. Andropov, Konstantin U. Chernenko and the leadership of the liberals in the U.S.
"It was the conservatives in the U.S. who opposed a nuclear moratorium that would have guaranteed superiority of nuclear forces by the Soviet Union. Endorsing a nuclear moratorium were Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko and the leadership of the liberals.
"It was the conservatives who wanted the neutron warhead deployed in Western Europe to deter a potential invasion by Soviet tanks. Opposing were Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko and the leadership of the liberals.
"It was the conservatives who supported the liberation of Grenada that brought about free elections in that island-nation. Opposing the liberation were Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko and the leadership of the liberals.
"It was the conservatives who advocated the deployment of Pershing missiles for the protection of Western Europe. Endorsing a nuclear freeze that would have prevented that were Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko and the leadership of the liberals.
"It was the conservatives who backed a Strategic Defense Initiative to make an enemy's intercontinental ballistic missiles worthless. Opposing such a defensive system for the United States were Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko and the leadership of the liberals.
"It was the conservatives who accused the Soviet Union of violating arms treaties. Denying the violations were Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko and the leadership of the liberals.
"It was the conservatives who wanted to bring down the Sandinistas of Nicaragua. Embracing Daniel Ortega and opposing the Nicaraguan resistance were Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko and the leadership of the liberals.
"And it was a conservative president, Ronald Reagan, who accurately described the Soviet Union and its satellite states as an "evil empire." Ridiculing Reagan were Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko and the leadership of the liberals.
"Important chapters of the history of the Cold War have been quickly eliminated, misinforming the new generation. Such misinformation is a common quest after battles have been won. Traveling through Europe shortly after World War II, it was difficult to find anyone who did not claim that they spent the war years as members of the underground. Some of them were telling the truth. Many of them were lying. During the first decade after the Berlin Wall fell, it has become common for older Americans to tell the new generation that they supported those who fought against Soviet communism. Some of them are telling the truth. Many are lying. The only difference in the years after the end of World War II and the years after the destruction of the Berlin Wall is that the delete key on computers has replaced the old red erasers."
It needs to be emphasized that this war is quite different from Vietnam. American withdrawal from Vietnam did end that war, at least for America. Premature withdrawal from Iraq and/or Afghanistan will only make the war worse - much worse - for America. That is the lesson of 9/11, if it wasn't already clear.
ELECTION 2004
Ed Koch: I'm voting for Bush
New York Democrat: Kerry doesn't have stomach to go after terrorists
That was an excellent read. I do disagree with this, though:
"Liberals simply have not got the will to kill our mortal enemies. They just want to shoot them in the shoulder."
I don't think they would even go that far. And they certainly would never do the "dirty work" themselves.
Awwwwww yeeeeeeeah!
"nails the 'weak America' crowd"
YES HE DOES! AND SPENDLY!!
I only take exception to one event - the NK soldiers did not ENTER INTO THE EMBASSY. They were killed outside the embassy.
'Take them out,' Colonel?"Col. Beckwith: "Yes, Mister Deputy. We're going to double-tap 'em. Shoot 'em each in the head — twice."
Christopher protested: "Couldn't you just shoot them in the shoulder or something?"
Ed Koch, a righteous Jew!
OK, that's four. Now name another one.
/crickets
I thought so.
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