THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
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Volume V, Issue # 20, January 25, 2003
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
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DEFENDING AMERICAN NATIONAL INTERESTS &
THE PROBLEM OF MAINTAINING WORLD PEACE:
INTERNATIONAL ANSWER IS NOT THE ANSWER
By Chuck Morse
Given the fact that Communism caused the liquidation over 100 million people world- wide, that National Socialism (Nazism) caused a Holocaust against the Jews, and that the other manifestations of radical collectivism and authoritarian state socialism have caused more poverty, suffering and death than the world has ever known, why should we listen to this Marxist/Leninist group called International ANSWER? These Communists and Socialists, along with an assortment of Islamic backers, organized the socalled "peace" rally this past weekend in Washington and elsewhere. Their advocacy of "peace" is about as genuine as a Nazi group advocating mercy and kindness for Jewish children or the KKK promoting civil rights for Black Americans.
In all the speeches and street theatre on the mall, conducted in the shadow of the U.S. Congress, the great hall of the elected representatives of the American people, not a word was said about the September 11, 2001, attack on America--an attack which was conducted in the name of Islam and which resulted in the loss of over 3,000 innocent lives on American soil. It should be obvious, in light of this unprovoked and dastardly attack and the subsequent attempts on the lives of American "infidels", that America is at war. What more evidence do we need? The question isn't whether we should go to war, but what is the appropriate means by which the war should be conducted so as to affect a swift and sure victory.
A brutal aggressor has visited war upon us. The only relevant question is whether or not we have the will and moral stamina to defend the lives and property of our citizens today and for posterity. Is it appropriate to open up a front against Iraq now, or would it be better to wait and hope that peace breaks out. What are the risks in waiting? How great is the danger that Iraq will develop an even more deadly arsenal if we wait? What about Iran and North Korea, the other two members of the Axis of Evil?
Second guessing the conduct of the war is like second guessing whether or not General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the supreme commander of the allied forces in Europe during World War II, should have commenced the D-Day invasion of France. At some point, we've got to trust the military strategists and hope that they have the competency to make the right decisions. I happen to think that, with President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and National Security Advisor Condoleesa Rice at the helm, we are blessed with an excellent team.
The moral parameters of this present conflict were best defined by Osama bin Laden himself when he pointed out that the American side loves life while his side loves death. My main concern is that our government will approach this conflict with the same set of strange and unproductive principles as were applied to both the Korean and Vietnamese conflicts. Rather than setting moral objectives in those two conflicts, the defense of freedom-loving populations from the brutal aggression of Leftwing, Communist invaders, we instead chose a policy of cynical amoral internationalism.
We had completely liberated the Korean peninsula from the Communist aggressors when it was decided that nothing would be done to stop the rapid buildup of an invading force on the Chinese side of the border. "Defeat was snatched from the jaws of victory," as General Douglas A. MacArthur said at the time. Red Chinese forces were allowed to swarm across the border unimpeded. The war ended with an inconclusive stalemate, after several years of attrition costing tens of thousands of American lives. Communist North Korea is now developing nuclear weapons and exporting their weapons to Iran and elsewhere.
In 1995, "The Rules of Engagement," American policy in the conduct of the Vietnam War, were declassified. They revealed a strange and inexplicable set of rules that virtually guaranteed that North Vietnam would not be defeated and the Communists would eventually win. The result was a total Communist victory in South Vietnam, hundreds of thousands of fleeing boat people, a Communist victory in Cambodia (with a Holocaust against millions of people), and the loss of almost 60,000 Americans.
Will America live up to the meaning of its creed and save Western civilization and con- stitutional democracy from the Axis of Evil, or will we play this bizarre internationalist game that guarantees defeat and perpetual war? Much more is at stake today, as the enemy increasingly has the capability of moving the war front into American cities and American homes. Will we defend our national interest and once again be a champion of liberty, or will we prove once again to be in the thrall of those who believe in a new world order? Will we allow the Marxist-Leninist philosophy of groups like International ANSWER to prevail, or will we stand up for life, liberty, and property? Only time will tell.
LINKS TO RELATED TOPICS:
The Middle East & the Problem of Iraq
The Problem of Rogue States:
Iraq as a Case History
The Middle East & the Arabs
The Threat of Radical Islam
More on the Threat of Radical Islam
War & Peace in the Real World
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Islamist Terrorist Attacks on the U.S.A.
Osama bin Laden & the Islamist Declaration of War
Against the U.S.A. & Western Civilization
Islamist International Terrorism &
U.S. Intelligence Agencies
U.S. National Security Strategy
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