[b][i]When in danger or in doubt,
Run in circles,
Scream and shout.
When the battle is over and done,
Hoist the signal up;
Well done.[/b][/i]
The western democracies, primarily the US, are in a war to preserve our way of life. It is not a war of armies in uniform, marching to and fro, with the drums beating and the bands blaring and heros performing deeds of valour but rather its a war in the back alleys, sneak attacks by those we have permitted to come and live amongst us and whose weapons are booby traps and home made bombs.
They came to us primarily to escape the intolerance and persecution of the places they were living, to acquire freedom and prosperity and to become prosperous. If you walked down any street in the middle east or other third world nation, and talked to anyone you would find more than half dream of one day emmigrating to the west, again primarily, the US. Doubt my word??? Just take a drive along the US/Mexico border and actually see the numbers that try daily to gain entry, legally or illegally, to the US. Most come with ideas of gaining freedom and prosperity but unfortunately amongst them there are those who want to steal from us our freedoms and rights; to destroy our way of life; to take short cuts on the road to prosperity but worse than that, amongst them there are the fanatics of a religion set on the destuction of all other beliefs in an an attempt to submerge us under the rule of their religious laws; laws that are an anathema to our ways.
We lay out the welcome mat to these people and extend the protection of our laws, freedoms and civil rights to them but in place of any sense of gratitude they perceive us as weak and stupid, fit to be conquered and converted to [b]their belief system. They want to destroy us and they are perfectly willing to use our rights and freedoms against us.[/b] Why should we permit this and why do we stand idly by and allow this to happen??? Why do we extend our rights and freedoms to this scum of humanity??? Aside from abusing our welfare and legal systems, they don't pay any taxes and are ungrateful for the opportunities and freedoms truly available to them. Why do we extend the rights and freedoms of our system which we have strived, fought and paid for to this scum which is out to destroy us??? Hmmmmm??? Well you can ask the bleeding heart liberals the answer to that but as for me, I say forget civil rights for these people; no trials, just put them on the first available boat, plane or train and send them back to where they came from. Many will be and are repeat offenders. Most are harmless but how do we sort out the harmless from the nefarious ones, seeking to do us harm. The only solution,as I see it, is to bend the law or suspend it.[b] Note: I do not and will never say, eliminate it.[/b] Yes, the liberals will protest and beat their breasts but they will be protected despite their ignorance and stupidity. After all it's their right to be stupid and ignorant; isn't it???
We are at war with an unseen enemy. The enemy could be someone you work with, a neighbour, someone passing in the street. We don't and can't know or recognize who they are. So how do our leaders protect us??? If we were drowning, people like Ol' Chickenhawk would want to throw us an anchor.
The bottom line in any war is to win the damn thing and as anyone who has ever been to war can tell you, you use every means available to you to accomplish that end, even if you break some of the rules and regulations along the way. You will be held accountable, especially if you lose. Forget about all the pratting about the causes, either right or wrong, justified or unjustified, that has brought us to this. At this point they are useless. We can examine them later, if we win the war. If you are in a war you have to use anything and everything to win it. There is no second place and silver medals in war. It's either win or lose; survive or die. Chickenhawk should take a walk down to the lower west side of Manhattan and look into the pit. If he has a picture of the twin towers, so much the better. He would then be in a position to contemplate the enemy. The enemy was a tiny group of individuals that passed amongst us unknown. They were perfectly willing to sacrifice themselves for their cause. Four of these tiny groups passed through airport security unnoticed. Their aim or goal is/was the destruction not of the towers per se but the American way of life; the ideal of democracy. The towers weren't brought down by wrecking balls and demolition crews. They had already withstood one attack with explosives in 1993. What brought the Twin Towers down. Oh yes, you'll say planes flying into them but that just wasn't so. What brought the Towers down was the [b]simple little box cutter[/b], in the hands of self-destructive fanatics out to destroy the American way of life and by extension, democracy in the western world. Go to London and talk to the survivors of the bus bombings and ask them if they saw and recognized the enemy before the explosions went off. Have you ever noticed that [b]all[/b] people of Mediterranean, Iranian,Pakistani or even Mexican origins appear similar when dressed like us??? How many are there out there who we pass daily in our normal routines??? Which one could be an enemy in disguise??? How can you tell and if perchance you could tell, what would [b]you[/b] do about it??? Ever hear the taped conversation from the guy on Flight 93??? Would you be prepared to put your fat ass on the line like he and a few others tried to do??? Now that was a real American because he wasn't willing to give up without a fight but the saddest commentary was the discovery of many who remained strapped in their seats to be found amongst the wreakage. Chickenhawk would have probably been one of those. He would have gone to his death protesting the unfairness of the situation he was in but had been unwilling to stand up and fight. That is another enemy we are up against; [b]Apathy!!![/b] Sometimes our privacy and rights may get stepped on but as long as we and our way of life survives, I'll tolerate it. I won't like it but I will tolerate it and [b]if[/b] we win this war, I will be alive and free to b1tch as loud as any of them about it. That is the name of the game, survival; survival of our way of life. Anything less, anything else, is not an acceptable option.
So Chickenhawk, how would you fight this enemy??? it is a war totally unlike any that has gone before. Any constructive ideas or are you going to live the rest of your cowardly existence moaning and puking about your rights being stepped on. Those who are not prepared to fight for their rights don't deserve them. Your way is the traitors way because it gives aid and comfort to the enemy. You are a waste of resources. You aren't prepared to put up with some temporary restrictions to help defeat the enemy. You are as much the enemy as those who attack us and in some ways worse. Someone once said that the tree of freedom rquired watering with some blood, from time to time. I think whoever it was, was right but it is a bit of a b1tch when it's your own blood. Well as long as I don't bleed to death, I'm willing to give a pint or two.
[b][i]We have seen the enemy and he is us![/b] Walt Kelly - Pogo[/i]
You've got to be thankful for George Bush. You don't have to like him and I don't but I do respect him because he is willing to take the necessary, if unpopular, steps to win this war. He has made mistakes and he will make others but he is set on winning it. So, yeah, I'll tolerate my privacy being invaded a bit as long as I'm going to be alive at the end to protest that invasion.
[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)
