The Peace Crowd
The war in Iraq is often compared to the war in Vietnam. This is a poor comparison. There were “good guys” in Vietnam. The South Vietnamese opposed Communist rule. These people were deserted by the “peace” crowd in the United States and subsequently slaughtered by the communists in North Vietnam and Cambodia. All of the players in Iraq, and all of the Middle East (except for Israel) for that matter, are tyrants or their sympathizers. There are no good guys in the Middle East.
The peace crowd wants the United States out of Iraq. Why? Giving them every benefit of the doubt in regard to intention, here is what one can conclude: “Bring the troops home” is a popular slogan. But what do the peace activists mean by it? There isn’t a draft anymore. Everyone fighting in Iraq is a volunteer. Many have re-enlisted since the war began. The rate of violent death per capita is less in Iraq than it is in Washington DC, Miami or Detroit since the war began. Is the peace crowd suddenly concerned about the military? If one listens to John Kerry, Charles Rangel or recalls Bill Clinton’s letter where he describes those who “loathe the military”, it is difficult to believe.
Maybe the peace crowd is concerned about the spending. However, this would be the first time that left-leaning people were concerned about government spending. The war has indeed created jobs for security forces, infrastructure rebuilders and defense contractors. Maybe these are the wrong things to spend government money on? However, mis-allocation of government resources is no reason to get frantic. If it were, the whole country might actually vote conservative some day.
If it isn’t money or soldiers, why do the peace activists care so much? It is either because they do not believe in the cause or they want to experience the consequences of failure.
Many peace activists are leftovers from the Cold War and still think that communism is a viable political system. Anything the United States does to combat any enemy, is therefore wrong. The United States represents capitalism and freedom. Enemies of the United States are friends of communists, even if those enemies abhor the communists who give them support. The Islamic Fascists absolutely abhor the communists. In every country where the Islamists rule, communists die.
The only remaining reason for protesters of the war is that some people want to see the United States suffer the consequences of failure. The Islamic Fascists want to kill us. They proved that on September 11th and they say that every day. I started this essay with the intent to give the peace crowd every benefit of the doubt, so I cannot continue this line of thought. I will save it for another day.
The peace-loving “patriots” of this country only want to spare the lives of American soldiers, keep spending to a minimum and ensure that freedom and capitalism are promoted throughout the world. Yeah right.
The peace crowd wants the United States out of Iraq. Why? Giving them every benefit of the doubt in regard to intention, here is what one can conclude: “Bring the troops home” is a popular slogan. But what do the peace activists mean by it? There isn’t a draft anymore. Everyone fighting in Iraq is a volunteer. Many have re-enlisted since the war began. The rate of violent death per capita is less in Iraq than it is in Washington DC, Miami or Detroit since the war began. Is the peace crowd suddenly concerned about the military? If one listens to John Kerry, Charles Rangel or recalls Bill Clinton’s letter where he describes those who “loathe the military”, it is difficult to believe.
Maybe the peace crowd is concerned about the spending. However, this would be the first time that left-leaning people were concerned about government spending. The war has indeed created jobs for security forces, infrastructure rebuilders and defense contractors. Maybe these are the wrong things to spend government money on? However, mis-allocation of government resources is no reason to get frantic. If it were, the whole country might actually vote conservative some day.
If it isn’t money or soldiers, why do the peace activists care so much? It is either because they do not believe in the cause or they want to experience the consequences of failure.
Many peace activists are leftovers from the Cold War and still think that communism is a viable political system. Anything the United States does to combat any enemy, is therefore wrong. The United States represents capitalism and freedom. Enemies of the United States are friends of communists, even if those enemies abhor the communists who give them support. The Islamic Fascists absolutely abhor the communists. In every country where the Islamists rule, communists die.
The only remaining reason for protesters of the war is that some people want to see the United States suffer the consequences of failure. The Islamic Fascists want to kill us. They proved that on September 11th and they say that every day. I started this essay with the intent to give the peace crowd every benefit of the doubt, so I cannot continue this line of thought. I will save it for another day.
The peace-loving “patriots” of this country only want to spare the lives of American soldiers, keep spending to a minimum and ensure that freedom and capitalism are promoted throughout the world. Yeah right.
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