We’re Losing World War IV ... How to get back to the road to victory.

National Review ^ | August 4, 2006 | By Barbara Lerner

[budwiesest]

Without hijacking this thread, I'm inclined to agree with the original post, that we ought not wait until attacked again to assert our role as lone super-power.

That said, the seperation and recognition of individual rights from the state is a good thing, and would pay healthy dividends to all, especially in the Mid East, were they to employ them. Religion won't allow it. The state resists it. A free people demand it.

What brought me here initially was a desire to 'roll back' excessive powers that accrued to the state/fed that seemed to negate protections guaranteed to individuals by our constitution. If liberty and freedom are the yardstick by which we must measure our bravery, then God help us. Cowardice abounds. Collective cowardice may appeal to those clinging to the hope that tyranny may be averted-- given a certain strength in numbers, but it too will fail.

The only thing that has true lasting power is freedom. Dictatorships, oligarchies, communal societies, all fail as they are built upon a false premise. None accept freedom and individual liberty as a necessary foundation for a lasting society. Lacking a solid foundation, whatever one choses to build above it remains at risk.

[attiladhun2]

I'd stuff that baby with pork chops and Ginny smoked hams. I doubt if the ole 12th Imam would make it into the Muslim whorehouse heaven stinkin' of hog.

[FreedomNeocon]

Hell, we can't even get MOST democrats to even admit the War on Terror is a "Real War"

They think the WoT was 9/11 and Afganistan. They hate Bush so much that they have to SO want Iraq to be something different.. so much so that they are now having to ignore the issues in Spain, Bali, India, Lebanon, Iran, Syria, everywhere...

Obviously there is a very real "World War" going on, but quite literally the entire democrat establishment and grass roots not only is not on board or on our side, or even taking a back seat, but are FIRMLY with our enemy, willingly and happily being exploited to the detriment of the USA.

Add in the MSM is on their side, and its 3 on 1. We are holding our own, but tragically, it look like it will take ALOT more people dying on our side (within the USA) before that 47% will even ALLOW us to do what needs to be done. To say nothing of actually contributing.