Question 1) ( and this is really the most important one)

What is the “noble cause” for which you sent our country to war?

Answer:

Because this:

...is better than this:

What’s the difference in the two pictures?

Well, the first picture shows Cindy Sheehan openly dissenting her Government’s policies. Notice the smiling faces? Notice the embraces of fellow Americans, arm-in-arm, joined in solodarity against a policy they feel is wrong. Most importantly, notice the lack of Government stormtroopers snatching her up, throwing her in prison, chopping off her hand and branding her forehead with a black cross? That’s what happened to the guys in the second picture, courtesy of Saddam Hussein. You see, the very existence of Sheehan’s protest is perhaps one of the best examples of why this cause is noble. Only in a free country can a person carry on as she has and receive absolutely no reprisal whatsoever from her Government. Is this not a principle worth defending? I think so.

“So why Iraq?”, you may ask.

It’s simple. There are people who want to make the world more like picture two and less like picture one. They have declared a Jihad against the people and principles of the Western World. These people do not represent a Government, rather, an ideology. They do not follow the rule of law as we know it, they follow the twisted teachings of so-called “clerics” and thier bastardized interpretation of the Muslim Holy Book. While they have no shortage of dedicated followers, they lack one very important element necessary to carry out thier Jihad: infrastructure.

To take on a country like the United States it takes years of planning, lots of money, and most importantly, a safe place from which to conduct training and weapons manufacturing. For years, the Taliban regime in Afghanistan provided such a haven for the Al Qaeda network. After 9-11, our President, along with dozens of countries decided that allowing such a situation to exist was not in the interest of the survival of the human race. Subsequently, the coalition removed the Taliban Regime and the safe haven status it afforded the Jihadists. The displaced Jihadists now needed a place in which to seek safe haven, which in fact, AL Zarqawi did, in Iraq. The fact that Saddam Hussein offered refuge to one of the leaders of the group that perpetrated the 9-11 attacks demanded that we ( the West) apply a certain amount of scrutiny to the country of Iraq as a possible threat. And scrutinize we did.

The international intelligence community told us that Hussein was in possession of Weapons of Mass destruction. They were mostly wrong it turns out, but not completely. After invading Iraq we discovered that there were no stockpiles of WMD’s, rather, an intricate network of facilities in which they were prepared to start production at a moment’s notice. Secret labs, hidden munitions in small quantities, dual use facilities were the norm rather than the exception. Still, the lack of stockpiles has been used to portray Bush as a “liar” about the WMD issue and subsequently the entire reason for war.

If one were to step back and look at the big picture, it seems clear to me that those factilities, coupled with the Jihadists network was a combination that could not be ignored. AL Qaeda had been ratcheting up thier attacks over the past decade until they finally hit us hard enough to get our attention. We ignored the first WTC bombing, we ignored the Embassy bombings, we ignored the bombing of the USS Cole. Quite simply the reality of the situation was that we could not ignore the increasing threat from the Jihadists any more. The fact that they were now seeking ( and aquiring) refuge from a country who had devoted so much effort into getting ready to prepare to produce WMD’s led rational people to the conclusion that a proactive approach to the issue was the only way of averting another 9-11. No, Iraq wasn’t directly involved in the terrorists acts prior to 9-11, but we simply couldn’t take the chance that they would continue to partner with the Jihadists in future attacks, given their extensive infrastruature, weapons capabilites, history of internal terrorism against it’s own people, lack of accountability to the international community, and very vocal hatred of the US and our allies.

So, we attacked and unseated Saddam Hussein.

Once we had boots on the ground ( and cameras too) the world began to really see Saddam Hussein for what kind of guy he was. He slaughtered thousands of his own citizens. He created a “kids prison” where children would be incarcerated as a means of punishing thier parents. He chopped off hands. He assasinated his detractors, including Al Sadr’s father and brothers. He stole whatever money was left over from the Oil-for-food program ( after Kofi Annan and his friends were finished looting it), not to feed his people, but to build palaces for himself while half a million children starved to death at his doorstep. His horrible sons created “rape rooms” for thier amusement. In short, Saddam Hussein has spent a lifetime committing crimes against humanity itself, and if not stopped, he could have been able to commit those crimes against us. 

I know it’s bad to answer a question with a question, but I’ll ask Sheehan and anyone else who disagrees with this war anyway.

How can we feel free here in the US, (and we are, as exhibited by the protestors) while a gathering storm looms a few thousand miles away with the sole intent of destroying us? Is the concept of defending freedom ( for ourselves and others) not a noble cause?

I have heard Sheehan say that “This country is not worth dying for”.  How sad. 

The soldiers of the coalition who have been killed by the Jihadists in Iraq made a commitment to themselves and the rest of us. To stop this threat, to stop the tyranny, and to export freedom for the good and the the survival of the planet.......or die trying.

If that’s not noble, Miss Sheehan, I honestly don’t know what is. Freedom is a good thing, Cindy. Your demostration is one of the finest examples we have as to why we must win this war. Personally, as much as I dislike you, I would myself die before I let our Government do this: 

.........to you.

I hate your protests, Cindy. I hate them with every fiber of my being. But they do serve as a constant reminder of why people are willing to die for the cause of freedom. I simply don’t want to live in a world where people are not free to make asses of themselves as you have done.

Question 2)

How many more lives are you willing to sacrifice?

Answer:  Nobody wants to see American troops die in their quest to unseat tyranny and introduce freedom to an oppressed people. However, given the stakes, the re-enlistment numbers of the troops serving in Iraq would indicate that they feel the sacrifice they are making is worth it. It’s not a number thing, it’s a success thing. Think of it like this; Your son Casey served in the military because he understood the stakes. I’m sure that he thought , as I did when I was in the Army, that it’s better for me to fight the enemy than to have my Mom try to defend herself against them. I’d rather die trying to defeat the people who intend harm on my family than to stand idly by as that horror played out before my eyes. The Military will stop fighting the enemy when they are defeated. If some of our troops are killed in action, at least they could go to the afterlife knowing that they did all they could to protect those back home. To put a number on the limit of what we can endure in losses of our troops is akin to handing the enemy a recipie for exactly how long it will take to defeat us. If we are determined to fight until we win, and the enemy knows that, then the chances are they will acknowledge our reslove and eventually abandon their quest of spreading their particular bizarre brand of Islam to every man, woman, and child of the planet.

Question 3)

What are you going to do to end the war?

Answer: Quite simply, we are going to win it.

When we win, the war will end. Even after the Iraq Army is ready to protect it’s own people from the forces of tyranny over there,and we bring our troops home, the war will not end. This war will last longer than George Bush’s tenure as President. It didn’t start with him and it will not end with him. He’s simply the first President to truly acknowledgde that we have had war declared upon us, and acted accordingly. Chances are, the next Presidential election will deliver a Democrat to the White House. I guarantee that whoever occupies 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue will be sending troops all over the world to fight the Jihadists for the next decade.

We didn’t start this war, but George Bush has taken the first steps towards ending it. The only thing slowing us down is the efforts of people like you who apparently intend to try to make us lose focus on what is really important right now. And right now, winning this war is the most important thing in the world. But go ahead and enjoy your right to protest, Cindy. It was bought and paid for in blood and sacrifice by people who do not agree with you and who you apparently do not support. They wouldn’t have it any other way. 

Next week we’ll no doubt be treated to hours of video of the devastastion to the property there along with all the “Blame Bush” commentary which naturally accompanies such footage. Luckily though, the people of Louisiana have recently presented a seminar on exactly what NOT to do while a CAT 5 Hurricane is bearing down on your coastline, which for the most part is being heeded by the folks down in Texas. I’m guessing that while the property damage will be as devastating as what Katrina delivered, the human suffering will be markedly less. That’s at least one good thing that came out of the Katrina debacle. The citizens of this country now know that our Government ( at all levels) is so big , so bloated, so bureaucratic, that we can no longer count on it to be able to act swiftly or smartly in situations like this. Heck, if our Government were a woman, she’d be that lady who was so fat that she actually got stuck to her couch. 

So now the people of Gulfcoast Texas are in cars, busses, and motorhomes and they are doing what the folks from New Orleans should have done, they are leaving.  Yes, even school busses and public transportation vehicles are being used to move the poor people out of harm’s way. What a concept! It looks like despite the certain damage to their homes and businesses, the folks in Texas are going to be just fine. Thank Goodness.

Still, a week from now, I can almost guarantee that I’ll start reading quotes from Michael Moore and his moonbats buddies about how Hurricane Rita is somehow George Bush’s fault.  I thought it might be fun to offer some predictions of what they will be saying after the storm. I’ll bet that no matter how radical our predictions are, they will somehow out-moobat us, but we can have fun with this anyway.

I’ll start with a few.

I predict a few quotes lke this:

“I can see right through Karl Rove. His decision to create and direct a storm bigger than Katrina towards Bush’s home state is such a transparent attempt to cover up the fact that the last Hurricane he created and sent towards the poor blacks of Louisiana was the mosts racist act of our time”

“How many more events like this will it take to finally convince the Bible thumping right that George Bush is specifically targeting minorities with his weather machine. First the black people of New Orleans, now the brown skinned people of Texas. I mean, c’mon, unless a hurricane hits Wisconsin, I’m convinced that these Hurricanes are an impeachable offense”.

“The successful evacuation of coastal Texas was completely insensitive to the people of New Orleans. It’s almost as if they were saying “We’re better than you” which is , you know, totally racist.”

“ Oh, Suuuuure!  When a Hurricane threatens his home state, I don’t see the President ordering FEMA and the National Guard to “not help those filthy, filthy people” like he did in Louisana. What a hypocrite”

“ If this misogynistic society of our would elect more female mayors like in Galveston, Texas, instead of insisting that only a man can run the show like in New Orleans, we probably wouldn’t have had all those deaths from Katrina”

I predict a quote from Sheehan that goes something like this:

“Presichimp Bushitler poopypants doorknob. Impeach dogwalk, cornstalk and furthermore, Iraq and cotton candy, silly string and moonwalking are not only known to Jewy Jewstein, but Kikey Kikerson as well. I lived in a ditch, hairbrush pig because toenail god damnit! We are CD PLAYER! My supporters pamcake, um..... pam- cake , did I just say pam cake? I meant pancake.......... Pannnnnn......... cake. Hetus dwonny drennswell druuunnn herk fruuuthsddoihfsfjpjasdrnopuit -BOOM! ( head explodes)”

Your turn.