THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
An Online Journal of Political Commentary & Analysis
Volume XI, Issue # 124, May 13, 2009
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
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ABSURD LIBERAL DEBATE ENDANGERS AMERICA
By Christopher G. Adamo
HOW LIBERAL DEMOCRATS ARE UNDERMINING AMERICA'S DEFENSES IN THE TERROR WAR: THE CLEAR LINK
BETWEEN THE INEPTITUDE OF THE LIBERAL LEFTIST DEMOCRATIC PARTY LEADERSHIP IN WASHINGTON, D.C., & AMERICA'S
WEAKNESS IN THE GLOBAL WAR THAT IS BEING WAGED AGAINST OUR COUNTRY BY THE ISLAMISTS -- THE MINDLESS
CONFUSION OF LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC POLITICIANS IN CONGRESS & THE PRESIDENCY & THEIR CONTINUING DECISIONS
TO PUT PARTISAN POLITICAL ADVANTAGE ABOVE THE SAFETY & WELL-BEING OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE -- UNDERMINING
THE MISSION OF U.S. MILITARY FORCES & INTELLIGENCE-GATHERING AGENCIES, WHILE BOOSTING THE MORALE OF
ISLAMIST TERRORISTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD -- INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD OF ANOTHER MAJOR JIHADIST TERROR
ASSAULT ON THE U.S.A.
FULL STORY:
In the days immediately following 9-11, the primary concern among American
Liberals was not how to prevent subsequent attacks, but how to avoid
becoming the objects of any recriminations. With the corruption and
malfeasance of the Bill Clinton years still fresh in the minds of Americans, few
doubted the link between Clinton administration ineptitude and the opening
it presented to America’s enemies. Liberal sensitivity on the topic was
extreme.
It was for this reason that, when Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson postulated
of the likelihood that disaster had befallen this nation since it had turned
its back on God (read: embraced Liberalism), the media immediately became
hysterical, castigating both men for daring to engage in such a discussion.
While the substance of the specific connection proffered by Falwell and
Robertson might not be provable among unbelievers, the events of the past
week give cause to reconsider their basic premise. A country that is weak
and chaotic within will be susceptible to enemies from without. And the
absurdities of America’s present discourse indicate that the mindless
confusion of the political Left and its continuing decisions to put
political interest above the well being of the country have permeated all
levels of the government.
Consequently, America’s defenses are disintegrating and the probability of a
strike from some evil adversary increases by the day. In light of the
vehement post 9-11 Liberal denials, and the unconscionable willingness of
individuals such as Sandy Berger to erase crucial evidence in order to
escape culpability, a clarion call sounded before the next terrorist
incident might be more effective than finger pointing after the fact. Sadly,
the twisted priorities among Liberals necessitate such a course.
The political Left is currently outraged over an incident involving U.S. House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi (Democrat - California), but not the fact that she has been caught flagrantly
lying about her knowledge and tacit approval of the “waterboarding” of
terrorists at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. Rather, they are incensed
that she was the butt of a bad joke made by CBS sportscaster David Feharty,
who sought to highlight her treacherous undermining of the United States
military.
Of course, the Feharty incident required immediate action, and resulted in
Liberal calls for an apology, along with the customary demands for his
removal from the airwaves. A bad joke, if told by somebody on the political Right and
aimed at a prominent Liberal Democrat, is certainly a matter of national
importance necessitating instant contrition, penitence, and blood atonement.
Meanwhile, the real issue of national consequence involving Nancy Pelosi, on
the rare occasions when it is even mentioned, is handled with extreme
delicacy by Democratic Party mouthpieces and their minions on the nightly news. Yet,
the significance of the affair, and, more specifically, the proof it
represents of Pelosi’s effort to rewrite the record of past events for the
specific purpose of gaining political advantage, is absolutely defining
among those who care about national security and the ability to wage the
still very real war on terror.
Pelosi misrepresented the facts, denying any knowledge of the intense
interrogation of terrorist prisoners, thereby assuming the moral “high
ground” on the issue. Her professed indignation, phony as is ever the case
among Liberals, was only intended to rally the Liberal Leftist anti-war base among
the electorate. In the process, she undermined the mission of America’s
military and intelligence gathering apparatus, while boosting the morale of
Islamists throughout the world who regard all of America, including Pelosi
and the people of her district, as their mortal enemies.
Pelosi is tap dancing now, having been caught in blatant fraud. Yet, neither
she nor those who joined in her duplicitous charade are receiving the
universal condemnation they deserve. Ultimately, this lack of denunciation
speaks volumes.
By their silence, all who refuse to decry her devious behavior identify
themselves as collaborators in it. The legions of pious Liberals, including
Barack Obama, who castigated the Bush administration over the whole
interrogation controversy, now identify themselves as fellow accomplices in
a seditious game in which the security of this nation is treated as purely
secondary to the real goal, which is political advancement.
In the process, they have gravely undermined a critical effort to gain vital
intelligence from America’s enemies. And, if the nation’s weakened ability to
gather such information means that terrorists can inflict more mayhem on our
homeland, it will merely amount to “collateral damage.” War is Hell.
Were the Pelosi controversy the only incident of dangerous mishandling of
the terror war effort, it would be bad enough. Sadly, much worse is
occurring at even higher levels of the government. The Obama administration
continues to seek political mileage from its vilification of the Bush White
House and its handling of the terror war.
The release of highly sensitive information regarding CIA interrogation
procedures constituted an act of betrayal, not only of that organization,
but also of the entire nation that has benefited from the intelligence
gained from captive terrorists. This was another calculated decision by
Obama, in which the possibility of a future terrorist incident was weighed
against the political mileage he might gain by making his predecessors look
bad on the nightly news. Again, the fate of innocent Americans has been
relegated to a distant second-place behind the political opportunism the
situation represents.
Recently, New Yorkers briefly relived the horror and fear that was visited
on them in September of 2001, as Air Force One made some unannounced low
altitude fly-bys of the Statue of Liberty and Ground Zero in order to shoot
a few White House publicity photos. Perhaps the citizens of the Big Apple,
along with the rest of the nation, ought to apply the episode as a grim
reminder of what once was their fate at the hands of Islamists consumed with
hatred and willing to stop at nothing to act on it.
The Washington circus being conducted by the Democrats over the past few
weeks should be viewed against last week’s terrifying moments in New York,
and the stark reality they recalled. The entire dispute over interrogation
techniques, release of information, and the willingness of Democrats to
thoroughly pervert the record of events revolves around people who, unlike
the pilots of Air Force One and its chase planes, took aim at those
buildings as a means of wreaking unimaginable havoc and slaughter on
Americans on that terrible day.
Pelosi and Obama want to remake terrorists into sympathetic characters.
America should demand something better from its leaders.
LINKS TO RELATED TOPICS:
Islamism & Jihadism -- The Threat of Radical Islam
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International Politics & World Disorder:
War, Peace, & Geopolitics in the Real World:
Foreign Affairs & U.S. National Security
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Islamist Terrorism & U.S. Homeland Security
U.S. Intelligence & America's National Security
The Fifth Column -- America's Internal Enemies:
Disloyalty, Subversion, Sedition, & Treason
The American Political & Cultural Left:
Liberals, Statists, Socialists, Marxists, & Other Leftists:
The Democratic Party, Academia, & the Mainstream Media
Christopher G. Adamo is a freelance writer and staff writer for the New
Media Alliance. He lives in southeastern Wyoming. He has been active in
local and state politics for many years and is a managing partner in Best
American Buy (www.bestamericanbuy.com), an e-commerce business that markets
products exclusively made in America. His contact information and archives
can be found at www.chrisadamo.com
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