tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post2964506746984092754..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Caroline Glick Hammers BushGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-22445623850934395122007-02-07T13:36:00.000-06:002007-02-07T13:36:00.000-06:00On the bright side, such as it is....
To borrow a...On the bright side, such as it is....<br /><br />To borrow a metaphor from Bush: We are addicted to self-immolation. <br /><br />As this travesty wears on, this REAL cause of the symptoms, our impending failure, can become better apparent with the aid of some intelligent debate, making our society that much closer to recovery.<br /><br />Admitting a problem, in this case, that we failed to wage a war with its only proper objective -- our self-defense -- is half the battle.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-1130556845512143772007-02-07T13:24:00.000-06:002007-02-07T13:24:00.000-06:00I came away from reading this excellent article wi...I came away from reading this excellent article with an extreme loathing for Bush and especially Rice. Bush is the very definition of weakness and Rice, well in a more rational era she would be tried for treason. <br /><br />I know the Left is worse and that they are on the side of the Jihadists. But Bush is a Christian abomination.<br /><br />We are truly stuck between a rock and a hard place. I am very depressed.<br /><br />Bill ViscontiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-77225481497010421912007-02-07T10:05:00.000-06:002007-02-07T10:05:00.000-06:00The biggest impediment in this war (which Galileo ...The biggest impediment in this war (which Galileo points out) -- and the biggest danger -- are both ideological. The biggest danger is that what we have been doing ends up being mistaken for fighting the war. This will make it harder to correct the error we have made so far.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-19921949099812749282007-02-07T09:28:00.000-06:002007-02-07T09:28:00.000-06:00I'll add a couple more paragraphs from that superb...I'll add a couple more paragraphs from that superb article:<br /><br />"THE US policy of appeasing jihadists in the Horn of Africa is just one example of the recent turn that US policy has taken regarding the war against the global jihad. On every major front, and particularly in its dealings with Israel, Iraq and Iran, the Bush administration is implementing policies that undermine its allies, strengthen its enemies and consequently harm US national security interests. While the administration and the new Democratic Congress argue over troop levels and funding for the US military in Iraq, as former CIA analyst Robert Baer wrote last week in Time magazine, Iran has effectively taken control of Basra, Iraq's port city and oil hub. The Iranian toman rather than the Iraqi dinar is the currency of trade in the city. The Shi'ite holy city of Najaf is also veering toward becoming a protectorate of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards."<br /><br />On how we finance terrorists:<br /><br />"Fatah forces make no attempt to hide their involvement in terror attacks against Israel. They wear their Aksa Martyr Brigades T-shirts beneath their official uniforms. And yet, this week it was revealed that some $76.4 million of the $86.4 million that the US plans to give to Fatah will go to training 13,500 terror forces. That is, the US is now openly involved in training and equipping Palestinian terrorists who, as Abbas makes clear, are seeking to expand their operations to kill Israelis."<br /><br />***<br /><br />That is one of the best articles I have read on Bush's war against terrorism. Thank you for linking to it.<br /><br />Bush is so Christian in his approach to this war. With an altruist moral base, he cannot countenance acting with selfish authority to defeat the enemy, especially if that enemy is a sincere believer in their own religion.<br /><br />It is leading to an ugly Vietnam-style defeat in Iraq, and perhaps much worse.<br /><br />As for pessimism, I can't be too pessimistic either. Our nation has been through horrible times in the past, such as the burning of the White House in the War of 1812, or the attack on Pearl Harbor. But, it looks like we are headed near-term into more of a hell before it could get any better.<br /><br />One big difference, though, between then and now, is that we did not act altruistically in facing the enemy. Ironically, in relative military terms we are far stronger today than at any point in our history (or even world history for that matter). Yet we are as vulnerable as ever because the ideas that guide us cause us to turn the other cheek.Galileo Blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02592692929747610846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-52797493688249491752007-02-07T09:02:00.000-06:002007-02-07T09:02:00.000-06:00No, don't worry I get that a lot.
However in my...No, don't worry I get that a lot. <br /><br />However in my defense I try to consider not only what is ideal, but also what is likely. If I sound the pessimist, it is because things don't look good at least from where I'm standing. <br /><br />Yet no matter how bad, I don't view it as a reason to surrender or compromise my values. <br /><br />I understand the philosophical and cultural battle that is raging, and hope for the best, even as I prepare for the worst.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-44226690873008960402007-02-07T07:59:00.000-06:002007-02-07T07:59:00.000-06:00This may sound funny coming after this post, but I...This may sound funny coming after this post, but I mean it: You're being too pessimistic.<br /><br />The real battle behind both of the goals you support is a philosophical and cultural one. That battle is very difficult, but not impossible, and we do know how to fight it.<br /><br />In any case, it's good to see you here. Thank you for stopping by.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-37910652189027032332007-02-07T07:43:00.000-06:002007-02-07T07:43:00.000-06:00Thanks for that one, its nice to see that sort of ...Thanks for that one, its nice to see that sort of thing in print, Ms. Glick has had his number for a while now, and hasn't let up.<br /><br />Advocating victory? Of course, although I don't expect one. Same way I advocate capitalism, but don't expect to get any of <i>that</i> either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com