Posted on 09/12/2006 10:01:28 AM PDT by Baconian
Liberal Democrats (and liberal Republicans) do not understand the nature of the threat that confronts America pursuant to the war on terror. They certainly do not understand the nature of the beasts we war against and they absolutely do not have a clue per the ramifications of America's ''cutting and running'' in Iraq as they advocate.
Steve McMahon, a top Democrat strategist and longtime advisor to Democrat Party Chairman Howard Dean, personifies this truth. During a recent appearance on Fox News Channel's ''Fox News Live,'' his comments revealed why it is paramount his kind be kept out of office, and those of his ilk that are in office be removed.
McMahon was asked: ''What do Democrats propose doing that Republicans haven't already thought of?'' His response was right out of a 6-year-old's primer – in fact his puerile answer was the equivalent to said child saying he wanted to be a fireman when he grew up.
''[Democrats],'' he responded ''would be about getting Osama bin Laden.'' He went on to say, ''Republicans haven't been very effective'' in catching bin Laden. He also used the phrase ''pinned down'' referring to our troops – a talking point he would use a total of five times in less than five minutes.
The problem with this liberal reasoning is that killing bin Laden, in and of itself, would accomplish nothing. His would simply be another bearded head, with a lice-infested beard, on a morgue slab. Liberals don't understand this war isn't about ''kill bin Laden and come home.'' This war is a battle between the forces right and the dark forces of Islamic evil.
Osama bin Laden has in reality long since ceased to be a central factor in this war. His top aides have been killed or captured. And there exists the very real possibility that he is either dead or in such poor health, even if he were an active potentate, his effectiveness would be significantly diminished.
McMahon's comments pursuant to our troops being ''pinned down'' show the contempt they have for our military. American and coalition forces are not pinned down – they are fighting valiantly and effectively. For these banausic insults to freedom to insinuate our men and women are unable and incapable of returning victorious is an insult to every active duty serviceman and veteran.
Then the well-to-do elitist liberal, whose assignment is to plot the way for a group of liberal, anti-military pathogens of cowardice to claim and/or retain seats in Congress, uttered the phrase that offends me most. He asserted that there was no ''exit strategy.''
What he and his kind refuse to recognize and acknowledge is that there is an ''exit strategy.'' To be blunt, it is called ''obliterate the enemy, stabilize the area, and then come home.'' That's a fairly simplistic formula, but when our military is daily bastardized by the liberal media and vilified by liberal Democrats, it gets complicated. It gets complicated because the president and the Pentagon then try to wage a war that doesn't upset the media and Muslim esprit de corps.
Such liberals are a one-trick pony (and a pathetic one at that). They raise the specter of defeat and quagmire in Iraq because they have nothing else to run on, save homosexual marriage, abortion on demand, race-baiting, and Bush is bad. Suffice it to say, none of which have been successful strategies in recent elections.
However, here again they are overlooking key factors in continuing to attack our military and advocating cut and run. They are overlooking the fact that military families and their friends, as well as the military personnel themselves vote. Having coiffed troubadours berate and castigate loved ones in harm's way does not ingratiate one's party to their families (Cindy Sheehan notwithstanding).
They perceive Americans to be like them, but they overlook that there exists a resolve in the being of Americans that makes us want to fight that which is wrong, and defend that which is right. That spirit embodied our forefathers and that same spirit exists in the hearts of Americans today.
The idea that our way of life isn't worth fighting for, may ingratiate those so persuaded to a George Soros or a Michael Moore – but it doesn't translate into support from the people that will decide whether or not they get into office or stay in office.
Good post. I always like what Mychal Massie has to say.
It is easy to attack an open and free society such as America. It is easy to use our freedoms to attack those freedoms. What is not easy, and has yet to be done, is defeating the American Spirit.
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