California Conservative

The President made two great speeches last week on the war on terror and Iraq. One speech was to the Reserve Officers Association in Washington, DC, the other to the Bob Riley for Governor Luncheon.

With this excellent commentary from the President of the United States, there are several points to expound briefly upon:

First, the war in Iraq did not create terrorism. This is obvious. Are some terrorists inspired by the cause of fighting the West and Israel? No doubt, but terrorists are not being provoked by anything new. Their hatred for us predates out involvement in Iraq, predates the Clinton Administration, and predates the Reagan Administration. However, it is important to note that America is not less safe because some terrorists may have joined the cause to fight against us. Have faith in your country, Democrats, because the Pat Tillman’s of America have stepped up to the plate to counterbalance any increase in terrorists. If hatred inspires some terrorists to join the fight against us, let them know that patriotism and love creates young Americans who will defend Her and Her citizens. This is valor, honor, duty, and love of country. No enemy can rival this.

Living on a basic training post affords me to see THOUSANDS of new, young recruits entering the Army every single week. These are those patriots of which I speak. It could be argued that soldiers enlisting after 9/11 didn’t know they’d be going to war in Iraq, but this is clearly no longer the case. Every soldier who enlists today knows he will likely be going to either Iraq or Afghanistan, and certainly going to fight this enemy in one form or another.

Recruiting and re-enlistment rates in the military in the past 2 years have been consistently above the goal in every branch. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines have been enjoying 100%+ rate of recruiting and soldiers, yes even soldiers in IRAQ and AFGHANISTAN, have been consistently re-enlisting. My husband is one such soldier. He re-enlisted in Baghdad in 2003 at the height of the battle in Iraq.

Democrats feign concern about the safety of America because they don’t know America, or that we are full to the brim with good, honest, brave patriots who won’t let America be attacked again. Democrats underestimate our character, because they have only their own as a reference. “Cut and run” certainly doesn’t instill courage, except for enemies like Osama Bin Laden.

Secondly, the information exploited by a National Intelligence Estimate leak concludes that if terrorism loses and freedom and democracy wins in Iraq, terrorists will not be inspired to continue on in their fight. The President is right; Democrats cannot have it both ways. To say more terrorists are being created on one hand and that we should leave Iraq on the other is a double negative for the United States. If indeed there is inspiration for terrorists now, that inspirtation would quadruple if we left Iraq. Think Somalia, think Osama bin Laden, think USS Cole…..

Thirdly, the idea that Saddam Hussein left in power would be better for the world, let alone Iraq, is a gaping hole of ignorance. Even Democrats supported the invasion in 2002-2003 not based on “faulty intelligence” (which turns out to not be so faulty), but based on what we know about his past accomplishments and future hopes. Need a reminder? Watch the Democrats in this video.

Finally, the National Intelligence Estimate also states a very important fact that America needs to capitalize on and understand. That is that the terrorists’ greatest vulnerability is that their ideology is “unpopular with the vast majority of Muslims.” This is absolutely true. If American can respect moderate Muslims, particularly those who publicly reject the violence and acts of terrorism, we are on the fast track to winning this war on terror.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said when he visited the Congress in July 2006:

I know that some of you here question whether Iraq is part of the war on terror. Let me be very clear: This is a battle between true Islam, for which a person’s liberty and rights constitute essential cornerstones, and terrorism, which wraps itself in a fake Islamic cloak; in reality, waging a war on Islam and Muslims and values.

The truth is that terrorism has no religion. Our faith says that who kills an innocent, as if they have killed all mankind.

He is absolutely right. Islam may be a religion many of us do not yet fully understand, nor may we ever fully understand it, but the key to victory over terrorism is unifying with moderate Muslims who reject the hijacking of their religion by terrorists.

Finally, the President’s comment that “Five years after 9/11, the worst attack on American homeland in our history, the Democrats offer nothing but criticism and obstruction, and endless second-guessing. The party of FDR and the party of Harry Truman has become the party of cut-and-run,” hits the nail on the head. If anyone can offer any positive solution that the Democrats have proposed or enacted about Iraq, the war on terror or homeland security, please feel free to share it.

Cross-posted at Amy’s Blog: Bottom Line Up Front

This entry was posted on Sunday, October 1st, 2006 at 2:53 pm and is filed under Author: Amy Proctor, Iraq, Terrorism. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.