Dec. 13, 2005
Al Quaeda Is Watching Us
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We need to be very conscious of how much Al
Quaeda watches us as a nation. When less than 20 Army Rangers in
Somalia were killed, we pulled out. Independent of whether we
should have been there, we sent a clear message, “We will not
accept casualties.” The strongest most advanced military in the world
is useless if our politicians are afraid to fight. Seeing this, they
did not fear us anymore. We saw the results. It took about 3,000 Americans dead to bring us into decisive action against terrorism. Now that our battle casualties are over 2000, some in Washington want to give up. What does that say about us as a nation? I can tell you what I think it tells Al Quaeda. Kill under 3,000 civilians to avoid anything but cowering, complaining, and wasted cruise missile. Kill over 2,000 soldiers and they will give up no matter how well they are winning. We are also teaching them something else. We will tie ourselves up with our own legal system to protect enemy combatants while they kidnap and kill innocent civilians. War needs to be declared. Every prisoner in World War II did not stand trial to see if they really were fighting for the axis. They were held in camps until the war was over. We treated them humanely. We are a humane nation. However, we did not lose sight of the fact that they were prisoners of war. Another note to think about from WWII: more men died in flight training in WWII than have died in Iraq. Our men in uniform are ready. Some have sacrificed their lives. Now politicians are ready lay waste to their sacrifice for political expediency. If we allow them to, what lesson will we teach the enemy this time? |
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Posted by Jan. 22, 2007 - AMEN!
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