It's Time For Action Against The Liberals
I sent the following message to a number of my friends and family members on December 15, 2005. It was also sent to two of the Washington DC newspapers. Since that time the Democratic Party has only reinforced my feelings.
It’s Time For Action Against The Liberals (Wake Up America)
I am writing this in the hope that each of you will at least pass it on to your friends and relatives. Your thoughts and feedback are welcome. The very public statements by Howard Dean, John Kerry, Edward Kennedy, and others in the Democratic Party leadership have so upset me that I feel the American people need to take action to silence them. Maybe if they lose votes or points in the polls, they will get the message.
The best way to achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East is to finish what we have started in Iraq and continue to push hard for solutions to the Israeli and Palestinian situation. Taking an isolationist approach to these issues will only make matters worse and cost even more American lives in the future. The world is shrinking every year. The isolationist approach will never work today.
There are many reasons why we must stay the course in Iraq and finish the job. Four major reasons that come to mind: 1. The United States of America gave its word to our Allies and the Iraqi people. 2. Not finishing the job will embolden the Islamic radicals.
3. The polices followed for 20 years or more prior to 9/11 failed completely. 4. The undermining of the administration.
We Gave Our Word!
We have given our word to a number of countries in the Middle East. Pulling out of Iraq prematurely would have a significant impact on national elections and the development of democracies in Iraq and Lebanon. The moderates who followed our lead in the Middle East would be targets for Islamic radicals more than they are today. We must not underestimate the value of maintaining a high level of influence in the Middle East. One of the major problems with the United States policy in the Middle East has been our inconsistency and our inability to keep our word. Not keeping our word will cause us to lose all credibility and would put us in a position of not being able to influence countries in that region of the world.
Not finishing the job will embolden the Islamic radicals!
Jihadists will be able to dramatically increase their ranks because they will see a premature pullout in Iraq as a defeat for the United States. This would also allow for more uncontrolled funding of terrorists organizations such as Al Qaeda.
The global struggle against Islamic radicalism would be set back years. We would lose credibility with all our allies in Eastern Europe, England, Australia and Japan. All progress in Iraq would be thrown away. This would mean that the sacrifices of our military men and women and their families would be totally wasted.
The policies followed for 20 years or more prior to 9/11 failed completely!
A premature pullout from Iraq would put the United States in a position worse than we were prior to 9/11. We would be viewed as returning to pre 9/11 tactics, which failed miserably for more than 20 years. The pre 9/11 tactic of firing a few cruise missiles and making of public statements against the terrorists had no significant impact on them. You can tell someone that his action is wrong but if there are no significant consequences for the bad action the behavior will not change. Had we taken stronger action following pre 9/11 terrorist attacks on our ships and embassies, 9/11 would not have occurred.
Undermining The Administration!
It’s a sad position we are in today, when the greatest aid given to the insurgency and terrorists in Iraq is coming from the Democratic Party Leadership in the United States. They have given verbal inspiration and hope to the insurgents and terrorists in Iraq since the pre 2004 election activities. That is when the Democratic Party started attacking the President and the administration without facts and in general doing everything possible to undermine America’s confidence in the President. Their goal seems to be to divide the country in order to gain votes.
Today how we got into the war in Iraq does not matter. Congress provided full support for the war. Once that was done, the only option is how best to win. And let there be no doubt we are winning and significant progress has been made in Iraq.
Our troops are winning the hearts of the Iraqi people. A good friend of mine serving in Iraq was leading a convoy when a group of Iraqi children waving their arms and hollering “bomb!” got their attention. The convoy stopped and a child pointed out where the insurgents had placed a roadside bomb. This, along with what my son has told me of his experiences in Iraq, indicates that we are making significant progress with the Iraqi people.
Our recruiting for the military this year will not meeting objectives. Some of this is due to the fact that the United States is at war, but a large contributing factor is the verbal attacks by the Democratic Party on the conduct of the war, our troops, and the President, and their desire to pullout of Iraq immediately. Their real goal is purely political. That is, to gain votes by discrediting the President and the administration regardless of the cost to America and our military.
The verbal attacks on the President and the administration’s handling of the war has not been based on facts, rather the attacks have been solely efforts by the Democratic Party leadership to strengthen their support with the extreme left and peace activists. They would like us to believe their efforts are in the best interest of our country, but the truth is that it is purely an effort to gain votes regardless of the cost to America and our military men and women. It is no different than John Kerry’s career, which had its foundation in lies and falsehoods about Vietnam.
It’s Time For Action Against The Liberals (Wake Up America)
I am writing this in the hope that each of you will at least pass it on to your friends and relatives. Your thoughts and feedback are welcome. The very public statements by Howard Dean, John Kerry, Edward Kennedy, and others in the Democratic Party leadership have so upset me that I feel the American people need to take action to silence them. Maybe if they lose votes or points in the polls, they will get the message.
The best way to achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East is to finish what we have started in Iraq and continue to push hard for solutions to the Israeli and Palestinian situation. Taking an isolationist approach to these issues will only make matters worse and cost even more American lives in the future. The world is shrinking every year. The isolationist approach will never work today.
There are many reasons why we must stay the course in Iraq and finish the job. Four major reasons that come to mind: 1. The United States of America gave its word to our Allies and the Iraqi people. 2. Not finishing the job will embolden the Islamic radicals.
3. The polices followed for 20 years or more prior to 9/11 failed completely. 4. The undermining of the administration.
We Gave Our Word!
We have given our word to a number of countries in the Middle East. Pulling out of Iraq prematurely would have a significant impact on national elections and the development of democracies in Iraq and Lebanon. The moderates who followed our lead in the Middle East would be targets for Islamic radicals more than they are today. We must not underestimate the value of maintaining a high level of influence in the Middle East. One of the major problems with the United States policy in the Middle East has been our inconsistency and our inability to keep our word. Not keeping our word will cause us to lose all credibility and would put us in a position of not being able to influence countries in that region of the world.
Not finishing the job will embolden the Islamic radicals!
Jihadists will be able to dramatically increase their ranks because they will see a premature pullout in Iraq as a defeat for the United States. This would also allow for more uncontrolled funding of terrorists organizations such as Al Qaeda.
The global struggle against Islamic radicalism would be set back years. We would lose credibility with all our allies in Eastern Europe, England, Australia and Japan. All progress in Iraq would be thrown away. This would mean that the sacrifices of our military men and women and their families would be totally wasted.
The policies followed for 20 years or more prior to 9/11 failed completely!
A premature pullout from Iraq would put the United States in a position worse than we were prior to 9/11. We would be viewed as returning to pre 9/11 tactics, which failed miserably for more than 20 years. The pre 9/11 tactic of firing a few cruise missiles and making of public statements against the terrorists had no significant impact on them. You can tell someone that his action is wrong but if there are no significant consequences for the bad action the behavior will not change. Had we taken stronger action following pre 9/11 terrorist attacks on our ships and embassies, 9/11 would not have occurred.
Undermining The Administration!
It’s a sad position we are in today, when the greatest aid given to the insurgency and terrorists in Iraq is coming from the Democratic Party Leadership in the United States. They have given verbal inspiration and hope to the insurgents and terrorists in Iraq since the pre 2004 election activities. That is when the Democratic Party started attacking the President and the administration without facts and in general doing everything possible to undermine America’s confidence in the President. Their goal seems to be to divide the country in order to gain votes.
Today how we got into the war in Iraq does not matter. Congress provided full support for the war. Once that was done, the only option is how best to win. And let there be no doubt we are winning and significant progress has been made in Iraq.
Our troops are winning the hearts of the Iraqi people. A good friend of mine serving in Iraq was leading a convoy when a group of Iraqi children waving their arms and hollering “bomb!” got their attention. The convoy stopped and a child pointed out where the insurgents had placed a roadside bomb. This, along with what my son has told me of his experiences in Iraq, indicates that we are making significant progress with the Iraqi people.
Our recruiting for the military this year will not meeting objectives. Some of this is due to the fact that the United States is at war, but a large contributing factor is the verbal attacks by the Democratic Party on the conduct of the war, our troops, and the President, and their desire to pullout of Iraq immediately. Their real goal is purely political. That is, to gain votes by discrediting the President and the administration regardless of the cost to America and our military.
The verbal attacks on the President and the administration’s handling of the war has not been based on facts, rather the attacks have been solely efforts by the Democratic Party leadership to strengthen their support with the extreme left and peace activists. They would like us to believe their efforts are in the best interest of our country, but the truth is that it is purely an effort to gain votes regardless of the cost to America and our military men and women. It is no different than John Kerry’s career, which had its foundation in lies and falsehoods about Vietnam.
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