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2007-01-08 Home Front: WoT

W's deputy assistant of Strategic Initiatives writes of The War Against Global Jihadism

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Posted by Sherry 2007-01-08 13:20|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 W and his people can tell the truth until the sun goes down but if the people lack the will to fight it's just words. I'm afraid W has blown his chance to motivate the people; unless he has a drastic change of direction, he and his administration are just going to kick the can down the road and let the next administration pick it up, and hope the people are finally up to the task of supporting a long war. And I'm very, very pessimistic about that.

Posted by Jonathan">Jonathan 2007-01-08 14:42|| 2007-01-08 14:42|| Front Page Top

#2 " Our enemies have declared war on us, and their hatreds cannot be sated. We will either defeat them, or they will come after us with the unsheathed sword."

Finanly someone in Bush's circle that sees the situation. When you are attacked you don't get to choose when the fight stops your only option is victory or accept the enemies terms of surrender.

9-11 was not the first attack but it was the straw that broke the camels back so to say. Their is no path no but victory or accept the Jihadi/radical islamist terms.

I think Bush should make it clear to the people in his speech we only have two choices

1) Fight until we win NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES

2) Accept the enemies terms: that means adobtion of Sharia followed by stoning of all Gays, unwed mothers, aitheist, ect... Dimmini taxes for all Jews & Christians who refuse to convert. Maybe then we will finally win the Radical Islamist "hearts & minds".

When the people understand our choices the decision becomes a no brainer. Our goal after 9-11 was to stop the attacks there is only two ways to do that option 1 or 2.

Damm I wish I could write just one of Bush's speeches. Bush has the right idea but his lack of ability to communicate to the people is horrific. There is just no reason why a war of survival should have moral problems at home.

Posted by C-Low 2007-01-08 15:05|| 2007-01-08 15:05|| Front Page Top

#3 What people keep avoiding is that morale problems back home are directly due to the influence of the MSM and the opportunistic Dems. The MSM has shown itself to be corrupt and venal {paying off Saddam by not reporting bad things, hiring known Baathists as stringers, etc}; and a large number of Democrats have proven themselves to be political opportunists of the worst stripe - voting for and against the war, blowing up the guard problem in AG, NOT voting for new body armor when it came up and then screaming at the Bush Admin when questions about body armor came up, etc.
As long as certain Dems can ride their anti-American, anti-war, and BDS attitudes into office, they will keep it up. They have demonstrated that the only thing they are concerned with is gaining political office and feathering their nest while in that office. Not that this sort of activity should be a shock to anyone who know history, just look at what the Dems did during the Civil War.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2007-01-08 15:45|| 2007-01-08 15:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Yes, it's blog pimping (a bit), but here's the speech I think W should make for the SOTU address, or any big speech, for that matter:

Posted by Jonathan">Jonathan 2007-01-08 16:04|| 2007-01-08 16:04|| Front Page Top

#5 Bugger. HERE's the link: http://workaround.blogspot.com/2006/12/speech.html

Posted by Jonathan">Jonathan 2007-01-08 16:05|| 2007-01-08 16:05|| Front Page Top

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