Limbaugh Letter Interview: Victor Davis Hanson - May 2003

EIB ^ | May 29, 2003 | Rush Limbaugh

[JudgeAmint]

GOOD STUFF!!

[JudgeAmint]

PING...

[JudgeAmint]

Ping...long read, but good stuff..

[onyx]

BTTT -- for reading tomorrow

[July 4th]

Great interview! I laughed out loud at this line:

Turns out that an American with sunglasses and listening to rock music, naming his tank “Anger Management” is a much, much deadlier guy than a suicide bomber.

[JudgeAmint]

Now, here is an even more interesting take on the Middle East Sit-Rep!!

Stay Tuned - The Action Is Just Beginning

Some believe the war on terrorism is coming to a climax with the air and ground war in Iraq coming to a close, discussions underway to form a new government, and American troops being pulled out.  However, believe me friends; this is just the beginning of what is to follow.

Some dear friends of ours that are natives of Iran stay in contact with their family members still living in Iran.  As you know, President Bush placed Iran on his “Axis of Evil” list.  According to Iranian sources seventy percent of the population is under 30 years of age. The majority of this group has privately stated that they would like to see America push out the Imam’s who are in charge of the government in Iran.  The country at one time was a pro-western nation and had a large population of Jews. That was until the fanatics laid hold of the nation and made it their headquarters.  Iran has backed terrorism against America and against Israel for over twenty four years. My friends indicate that Iran has many more chemical weapons that Saddam had and is developing nuclear capability.  Iran is now heading up the protest in Iraq to get the American troops out so that the Shiite Muslims can begin to take over the nation of Iraq.

The second nation, Syria, is the heart of the Islamic terrorism. There are over 150,000 radical anti-American and anti-Israeli fanatics who scream of a day when they can destroy the west.  Israeli intelligence has followed the trail of the weapons into Syria. According to these sources there are two biological trucks that Saddam brought over into Lebanon, through Syria, prior to the war. They are in the hands of the fanatics at the present.  The prophet Isaiah predicts that Damascus, Syria will be totally destroyed. Damascus is the oldest city in the world and it has never been destroyed in the manner seen by the Biblical prophet (Isaiah 17).  I personally believe that Israel will destroy Damascus because of a chemical or nuclear terrorist attack that will be traced back to the Syrians. Note that the Syrians, known as the Assyrians in the Bible, are not mentioned in the great war of Gog and Magog (Ezekiel 38 and 39). Has something happened to Syria before this war? Only time will tell.

Then there is terrorism on American shores.  Many people are beginning to feel a measure of security since it has been some time since a major attack within America.  Let me remind you that the terrorist hit the Trade Centers and failed to bring them down and waited about five years before the second attack.  The sleeper cells know that American intelligence is monitoring their moves, including many Mosques.  They are waiting until there is a “let up” in expectations.

One phase of the war has been won but the war continues.

Perry Stone, Jr.

[Reagan Man]

I enjoyed that. Thanks.

>>>Everybody knows that the Reagan Administration, the first Bush Administration, is where the whole military dynamism started again. Mr. Clinton cut a third of the forces. If we had to fight this Gulf War in the same way that we fought the first, we wouldn’t have been able to do it, because he’d cut so much of those traditional forces.

To be exact, defense spending under Clinton was cut 37%, from 1992 to 2000. Spending for DOD went from 4.8% of GDP in 1993, to 3.0% of GDP in 2000.
Stats come from OMB figures

[JudgeAmint]

BTTT

[College Repub]

That info is only avail to rush 24/7 subscribers. Are you allowed to post that? When I followed the link it asked me to subscribe.

[lainde]

I've had a terrible day with a friend in the hospital...This was wonderful therapy. Thanks for the post!!!!

[KayEyeDoubleDee]

BUMP

[2nd Bn, 11th Mar]

Hanson: No, for me the watershed event was when Carter allowed the Iranian hostage situation to go on. Then you had the Hezbollah bombings of the Marines in Khobar Towers...

I believe Dr. Hanson is mixing up Beirut with Saudi Arabia. The Beirut attack was against the Marine Battalion Headquarters at the airport in 1983. Khobar Towers was an attack against an Air Force barracks/dorm in Saudi Arabia in 1996.

Semper Fi,

[Molly Pitcher]

Wow!

[JudgeAmint]

Posted on the public side...I don't subscribe. Thanks for your police monitoring though.

[Sparta]

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[dennisw]

Hot stufffff!!! Right off a tha press!!

[SAMWolf]

Thanks for the ping Sparta.

[headsonpikes]

Good read. Thanks for the ping.

[JudgeAmint]

Check out the Perry Stone blip..very interesting...comments?

[MattinNJ]

That was great. Thanks for the Ping.