The Shock of Truth Is Blowing Minds

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

[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.

[KSCITYBOY]

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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.