The Shock of Truth Is Blowing Minds

Washington Dispatch ^ | 4/7/03 | Patrick Rooney

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The Shock of Truth Is Blowing Minds

Exclusive commentary by Patrick Rooney

Apr 7, 2003

George Bush has done something remarkable—his relentless prosecution of the war on terrorism has had the effect of a hand grenade, tossed into the collective minds of the world’s doubters.

Some conservatives like myself have had our assumptions challenged. I once looked at the world as kind of a losing proposition. I saw the corruption and billowing federalism in America. Though I could see improvements on a small scale around me, our Founding Fathers’ vision of a shining beacon on a hill was slipping away: government and internationalists’ power constantly growing; social problems continuing to worsen. In short, victory on a worldwide scale for the forces of good seemed impossible.

I no longer believe that.

For the greatest force for good in the world is embodied in the United States of America. We have the wisest leader; and the strongest, best equipped military in the world. Most important of all, we have the American people, much more resilient and powerful than their enemies—or even they themselves—may have previously realized.

A spiritual equation has been proven—good is stronger than evil, and will always win when it is fully employed.

The forces of evil in this world have likewise been hit by the same concussive blast. They are disoriented and shocked. Saddam Hussein and his wicked cohorts are receiving their just desserts.

Enemies like North Korea, Iran, Syria, China, and others have now straightened up and taken notice—Bush don’t play.

Our most dangerous foe, the morally inferior enemy within, is in shock too—the rules of the game have changed and no one’s told them! The Hollywood left, for instance, used to routinely viciously attack conservatives or the president without penalty. That was then.

Now ask the Dixie Chicks what’s happened to their careers when they downgraded our president on foreign soil. Ask Susan Sarandon, whose kooky activism lost her a United Way gig.

Ask Peter Arnett, the Goebbels of Baghdad. After his recent traitorous comments which aided and abetted the enemy, NBC, facing viewer heat, fired him as quick as the networks used to dump politically incorrect folks like Jimmy the Greek.

Fox News Channel has been responsible for a lot of this—God Bless ‘em! The truth is finally being broadcast. Bill O’Reilly—a real journalist—is number one now, not “Mr. Softball” Larry King. There is a God!

Some of these media people still don’t get it. The anti-Bush Katie Couric still thinks we’re buying her phony “sweet as pie” persona. She’s going to be in for a rude awakening. Even the idiotic Michael Moore, he of Oscar’s speech infamy, will see his comeuppance. So will Madonna, who recently had to pull back her video showing the aging entertainer tossing a grenade into the lap of a President Bush look-alike. The negative blowback from this outrageous and desperate act will likely catch her unawares and unprepared.

The wholly unprincipled Democratic contenders have had their minds blown as well. First there was Tom Daschle’s ill-timed and partisan remarks against the president; now John Kerry has felt the wrath of the American people. What kind of man, himself in government, would make a statement in the whitest heat of wartime saying that we need a “regime change” in America, thereby likening our president to Saddam Hussein?!

Once upon a time, competing politicians at least had the decency and humanity to close ranks once we were engaged in foreign warfare. No longer. We are now in the age of classless ex-presidents like Carter and Clinton. The American people, and history, will not be kind to these fools.

The college knee-jerk anti-war crowd is shocked too. They had the Vietnam playbook, and merely plugged it in thinking it was a cookbook which would produce predictable results. Knock, knock, guys: Iraq ain’t Vietnam, pass it on!

The black community too is undergoing an upheaval of interesting proportions. The daily images of Secretary of State Colin Powell and Brigadier General Vincent Brooks, both handling their jobs with class, has had a positive effect on blacks viewers. I’ve even seen (gasp!) black preachers like Eddie Long voice support for the war effort.

There is truly a war within a war playing out now. A war in the homes…schools… media…Hollywood…music business…churches…in black and Hispanic America too. It’s a war for our hearts and minds, and it’s on!

An era is ending—the era of dominant evil. It has held power for so long. Too long. But alas, the light of day is coming. The old order and the emperor’s new clothes have been exposed. Yes, he is naked, and is he ugly!

This is why we see so much desperation worldwide. It is actually a good thing to witness because it has brought all of our enemies out into the cold light.

Everything the president has said about the Iraqi regime is showing itself to be true. These are brutal, wicked beings. There is no difference between Adolph Hitler and Saddam Hussein. Hitler just built himself more military means and public relations power and succeeded in murdering more human beings than Hussein. The only difference of note here is that George Bush is not Neville Chamberlain.

The minds of our one-time allies France and Germany, and even neighbors Canada and Mexico, have blown too. Where can they credibly position themselves after their public betrayal and our subsequent victory?

And what of the United Nations? The collective mind of the U.N. is in shock. The president has shown the world we don’t need them, that they are dead weight—or worse. I pray their days are numbered.

The shock of truth is blowing minds and changing the face of the world. It is bringing our friends closer, and scaring the hell out of our enemies. Here’s to it, and to a president who understands its necessity.

Patrick Rooney is the Director of Special Projects at BOND, the Brotherhood Organization of A New Destiny, a nonprofit organization dedicated to “Rebuilding the Family By Rebuilding the Man.”

For more information, please visit www.bondinfo.org , call 1-800-411-BOND (2663), or write to feedback@washingtondispatch.com.

[Salvation]

**George Bush has done something remarkable—his relentless prosecution of the war on terrorism has had the effect of a hand grenade, tossed into the collective minds of the world’s doubters.**

Especially the Dysfunctional Doubting Democrats le Daschle.

[speekinout]

It seems to contradict President Bush who have said:
I’m not sure the role of the United States is to go around the world and say this is the way it’s got to be. I want to empower people.

And Bush has been remarkably consistent, hasn't he? He's said on many occasions that Iraq will be governed by Iraqis, and they will choose their leaders and form of gov't.
That drives the UN nuts, of course, but he's determined that Iraq will be governed by Iraqis, not the US, and not the UN.

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[cinFLA]

But as Rush always points out, the reason conservatives lost after Reagan was that we thought our job was done and that people had finally seen the light. I mean, we defeated the evil empire so what credibility could the left have? Enter Willie the Slickmeister Ross Perot.

[Victoria Delsoul]

For the greatest force for good in the world is embodied in the United States of America. We have the wisest leader; and the strongest, best equipped military in the world. Most important of all, we have the American people, much more resilient and powerful than their enemies—or even they themselves—may have previously realized.

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[abigail2]

For the greatest force for good in the world is embodied in the United States of America. We have the wisest leader; and the strongest, best equipped military in the world. Most important of all, we have the American people, much more resilient and powerful than their enemies—or even they themselves—may have previously realized.

A timely re-bump.

[abigail2]

I think this needs a few more bumps in light of todays events!!

[abigail2]

Bumpin' for the day after...

[abigail2]

Another bump for those who didn't see it yesterday..

[strela]

For the greatest force for good in the world is embodied in the United States of America. We have the wisest leader; and the strongest, best equipped military in the world. Most important of all, we have the American people, much more resilient and powerful than their enemies—or even they themselves—may have previously realized.

Brilliant.

(Damn, I'm glad I'm on our side).

[abigail2]

This article rings more true today than yesterday...

[nutmeg]

bttt

[abigail2]

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[abigail2]

Great article, in a great country by the grace of God.

[abigail2]

Everyone is so shocked....arabs, syrians, UN, Hollywood! What does it mean.

[Spruce]

Iraqi boys in a village near the city of Najaf in Central Iraq appear glad to be back in school April 4, for the first time since the war started. U.S. Army soldiers from the 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion helped clean up the school that was damaged by artillery fire. The soldiers also took money out of their own pockets to pay the teacher several months salary in advance. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin P. Bell

A soldier from the 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion speaks with a boy while bags of rice and wheat are delivered to a village near the city of Najaf in central Iraq on April 4. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin P. Bell

An Iraqi girl attends to her lessons April 4 in a village school near the city of Najaf. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin P. Bell

An Iraqi boy offers a flower to a British solider during patrols in Basra, April 8, 2003. Photo by Mark Richards, Pool/Reuters

Young girls hold hands as they walk with their father down a street on the outskirts of the town of Al Hillah south of Baghdad, April 9, 2003.

A smiling Iraqi woman holds her baby as a column of U.S. vehicles from the 2nd Battalion, 70 Armor passes through the town of Kerbala south west of Baghdad, April 7, 2003.

A member of 21 Squadron in Britain's 3 Regular Army Air Corps, 16 Air Assault Brigade, walks beside an Iraqi boy near the city of Basra in southern Iraq, April 7, 2003.

Iraqi women and children dance with joy as they see soldiers from Britain's 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment enter their village, north of the city of Basra in southern Iraq, April 7, 2003

British Soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade throw chocolate bars from their ration packs to Iraqi children, in the village of Qaryat Nasr north of of the city of Basra, in southern Iraq, April 7, 2003.

Baby W!

Regimental Combat Team 1 gives medical attention to Iraqi civilians who led the Marines to a weapons cache in Aziz, Iraq

An Iraqi boy flashes a victory sign as he walks with U.S. soldiers shortly after they entered central Baghdad, April 9, 2003.

Residents wave at U.S. Marines of India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Regiment as they drive by while clearing an area of potential threats, about ten miles east of downtown Baghdad on Wednesday, April 9, 2003. (AP Photo/The Baltimore Sun, John Makely)

No captions for these next photos. But they are My Favorites!

[cavtrooper21]

Very good piece... I think this guy has hit the nail on the head.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the heads up!

[Luis Gonzalez]

Got this in an e-mail today.

Sandstorms

I am sure that all of you heard about the sandstorm in Iraq Tuesday and Wednesday (the worst in 100 years some say) and the drenching rain that followed the next day. Our troops were bogged down and couldn't move effectively.The media was already wondering if the troops were in a "quagmire" and dire predictions of gloom and doom came from the left wing media.

What they didn't report was that yesterday, after the weather had cleared, the Marine group that was mired the worst looked out at the plain they were just about to cross.
What did they see?
Hundreds if not thousands of antitank and antipersonnel mines had been uncovered by the wind and then washed off by the rain.

If they had proceeded as planned, many lives would have undoubtedly been lost.As it was, they simply drove around them and let the demolition teams destroy them. Thank you G-d, for protecting our young men!

One person once asked George Washington if he thought G-d was on his side.
His reply is reported to be, "It is not that G-d should be on our side, but that we be on His."

G-d Bless Our Troops !!!!

[abigail2]

Thank you!! That was beautiful and a keeper, just for those wonderful pictures.