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Anchoress: "Sometimes the warrior must have his day, or all the poems will be lost."
Ignoring the fact that much good news in Iraq goes unreported by a press that even the Iraqis call biased, the Democrats keep talking about redeploying the troops, which is a nicer way of saying pull out of Iraq
Because the Iraqi people havent been let down enough we only told them once before that if theyd rise up, wed be there for them, and then we skeedaddled. That certainly worked out well for everyone, didnt it? Was honorable, too, right? Embellished the reputation of the United States, indeed! Just like pulling out of Vietnam did. The Democrats keep telling us retreat is the only course of action, pulling out is the sensible thing to do. Our troops who are actually doing the WORK, say differently. . . . And what are we supposed to do, once weve pulled out? Our troops go to Okinawa, to sit helplessly while Iraqis are slaughtered by insurrectionists and terrorists and tyrants? How do we then, as a nation, ever hold our heads upright again how do we - a country that has ever-disdained empire but has routinely spilled her blood for the freedom of others - ever look at other struggling peoples and say we will help you, and expect them to believe us? If we pull out of Iraq, now, how does a visionary ever find the nerve to even make such an offer to another country, knowing that the leadership of this nation hasnt the testicular fortitude to carry a mission through, to keep on when keeping on means some rough slogging? How will we ever look at ourselves in a mirror again, or tell our children to respect us, to respect their flag, their nation, their leaders? If we pull out of Iraq, how do we remain the nation we have always been? How does America continue to stand for something great and unique and age-defining? How do we prevent ourselves from slipping into the same suicidal-and-cowardly mindset which is very quickly disabling France and Germany and Belgium and Spain and Italy? If we pull out of Iraq, as the Democrats want us so desperately to do, then America throws away her greatness with both hands. She simply becomes one more dis-spirited country unable to rouse herself to anything beyond a sluggard and blearily-asked question: whats in it for me? A country with no faith in the human spirit, a country which is unwilling to sacrifice, to work hard to do anything, really, beyond writing a check for this disaster or that. . . . There is a vision in place. Its difficult, and it is fraught with peril, pain, loss, doubt and heart-clutching fear. But it is the stark and single vision which can shift the Sharia momentum. The vision is simply this: Help people find their liberty. If you can help them find that - and help them to learn to manage the messy business of freedom - they can begin to chart their own courses. Once they are free, they can enter the marketplace of ideas and industry and find means of movement that have nothing to do with a sword or martyrdom, and everything to do with creativity and human potential and hope. That is a bold vision. It is a vision rooted in faith, both of the supernatural and natural sort. Faith in God. Faith in mankind. And for some, particularly those who have long-since forgotten how to dream, who look at the world with grounded, earthbound eyes, it is a vision that seems utterly mad and impossible and futile. How sad for those who can no longer dream - who can no longer look at America and imagine the greatness within, and how that greatness might be shared - how the visions of the founders might be spread. How sad it is to realize that some of the people currently in leadership positions in this nation would look at General Washington and Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, and they would say this was a bad idea its getting difficult. We should just quit. . . . Go read it all. If you have any doubt about why your vote matters, if you have any inclination to stay home, go read it all, and then get thee to a polling place. Posted by: Mike 2006-11-07 |
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