Posted on 12/12/2005 8:53:27 AM PST by HopefulPatriot
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We have noted that Jeff Head has returned to the forum with the post of an excellent article regarding China's aggressive militaristic buildup. We are looking foreward to hearing Mr. Head's thoughts on how our two presently separate efforts might be coordinated or even integrated.
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Looking forward to seeing "The Rest of the Story".
Let's hope you have lots of company.
Not this conservative. I discuss it all the time. Actually, a point John Edwards made when he was running for office, is more accurate I believe, but not for the reasons he gave. There are TWO America's. One that believes in the America founded by the forefathers and based upon the original constitution, and another created by the left.
Amazingly, it's mostly people from the first group, who now fight in Iraq, defending the America of the second group.
As for the question you raise, I would take the position that the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence define America, and in turn the character of "Americans". Democrats and the people on the left are Constitutionally perverted and therefor by definition, unamerican. We will address a mechanism of how this division can be resolved peacefully in the Great Debate.
I would also suggest that you may have missed the point that I was actually trying to make. After seventy years of Democratic rule, the laws of our country have changed to the point that the United States as defined by the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence no longer exists. We live in perverted socialistic shell of our former self, that is approaching the brink that is the fate of all democracies that become socialistic enclaves, bankruptcy or hyperinflation that destroys the wealth of the country and its people. This has been the fate of democracies for three thousand years; the United States will not be the exception.
Thank you. It would be a pleasure to be included.
No. I understand your point and agree and have discussed it many, many times. Perhaps, I didn't make it clear in my post. The left who has been in control of the major institutions in the U.S. have made your point a reality.
I don't know that you understand my point. Most of the men who fight in Iraq, come from the group who still believes in the America founded by the forefathers (which no longer exists), and are defending the new America revolutionized by the left.
You are correct; I am not sure that I understand your comment about which America the men fighting in Iraq are defending.
Here is what I know:
My son, who has added considerable thought and editing to the material that forms the foundation of this series over the better part of the past decade and of whom I am very proud, is part of the US embassy guard in Baghdad. He and many of his comrades in arms are fighting for the America where freedom was born and protected by a Constitution. And as long as there is a chance to win the fight for freedom with ballots, he is on the same side that I am. If our side doesn't prevail with ballots and while it's true that I can't actualy speak for my son, I am certain that my son and many of the men with whom he works, are willing to defend freedom with bullets against any or all would-be tyrannts, even a tyranny of the majority if it came to that.
Since the "old" America, as you say no longer exists, they are defending the "new" America.
You are the one that made the point that the America founded by our forefather's no longer exists. I agree with you. It is a far different America.
I think the soldiers in most cases believe they are defending, the America founded by our forefather's, when in fact they aren't. However, the fact that this is a far different America (and I never used the term socialist utopia) doesn't mean I believe it shouldn't be defended. I was making an observation only.
Sounds good to me. I look forward to hearing your comments on future articles in the series.
Old old thread bump
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