VietNam...... take two!

It sure looks like the Neo-Dem's are actually correct, for a change. For months I've been hearing the Neo-Dem's telling us that the war on terror is nothing but "Bush's Vietnam" and there is NO way we can possibly win. I have to admit that the Neo-Dem's seem to be accurate on both counts.

Much like Nixon, President Bush inherited an armed conflict. While Eisenhower had sent advisers to Vietnam it was Kennedy who ramped things up and started sending combat troops. (A minor fact that brother Teddy always seems to forget) In the current situation Bush 43 had the war passed through President Clinton (largely untouched). Bush 41 had success at the start of the war but had a limited mandate which crippled the military and prevented us from taking Saddam out in the early nineties. What the Neo-Dem's always forget to mention is that the initial conflict ended in a cease-fire rather than any sort of genuine capitulation by Iraq. A cease-fire means exactly that. The warring parties agree to stop shooting at each other. THE WAR DOES NOT STOP AND IS NOT OVER!!! The "bad guys" kept shooting at our aircraft for the next dozen or so years while ignoring sanction after sanction by the United Nations. Bottom line, President Bush did not START the war. It was ongoing when he took office. He simply elected to resume military action after Iraq's own actions and stated intentions left no other viable option.

Also, much like Nixon, the mood of the congress and senate changed when Nixon was elected. Kennedy and Johnson had opposition but it was minor and mostly on college campi. Politically the Dem's of the day fell in line behind their presidents and didn't make waves. They wanted a successful outcome BUT they started thinking they were qualified to be Generals. They started trying to run the war from Washington. When Nixon took power the Dem's of the day turned rabid and suddenly opposed everything Nixon tried to accomplish. It would not look good for them if a Republican had success with the war when the two Democrats prior had not been able to gain victory. The arm-chair generals in the House and Senate kept imposing themselves on the conflict effectively tying the hands of the troops on the ground behind their backs. Before I left country it was bad enough that we were expected to hold position while under fire, radio back to HQ and get permission to return fire in defense of our own lives!! This is the same tact that they are trying to put in place in Iraq. Finally they defunded the war and we had no choice but to get out fast leaving hundreds of millions of dollars worth of equipment behind. The result of that myopic decision was over 250,000 Vietnamese murdered and over 2,000,000 Cambodians slaughtered. Some victory. Kennedy keeps asking "Did we learn nothing from Viet Naaaaam? My reply to him would be "No, you didn't!"

Why, after seeing what happen there due to their lack of spine and commitment, do they want so badly to repeat that failure? The lesson of Vietnam is crystal clear. Leave the fighting to the commander-in-chief and the generals on the ground. The House and Senate have NO business sticking their collective noses anywhere near the conflict unless they want to put on body armor and go at it shoulder to shoulder with the troops at the front. Just as in Vietnam the Neo-Dem's of today want to divide the nation down political lines because they think it serves their ends. They hobble the troops on the ground and undermine both them and their CIC. Their myopic view does not permit them to see past their own political goals into the future of the region.

Here is how failure in Iraq will play out for the region and America: Because the fledgling Iraqi government has not been given the time to ensure that it is stable and has the necessary military strength to protect itself, it will fall in short order under a combination of the terrorist activities and active military intervention from Iran. This places the worlds 2nd and 3rd largest oil reserves under the control of a lunatic bent upon starting WWIII to bring back the 12th Imam. Afghanistan, although it has almost nothing to offer, will become the next hot spot. The reason for this is simply to defeat the Americans and run them out. With about 1/3 of the worlds oil under the control of Iran and it's President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, terrorist organizations around the world will now have an almost unlimited amount of money to fund their destructive activities. Iran will press forward with it's desire for nuclear weapons. The Sunni sect of Islam comes into power and the roughly 14,000,000 Shi'i are either slaughtered outright or dealt with piecemeal as Saddam did. Any hope these people might have held for living a free and peaceful life is over. Ahmadinejad either builds or buys the nuclear weapons he wants. Next news headline reads something like "Nuclear device detonates in Tel Aviv! Millions believed dead!" This will be followed by video of Muslim nations where people are "dancing in the streets" in disgusting joy as they "celebrate" the "victory" over the Jews. (Much as they celebrated at the attack on the World Trade Center) At this point the fuse of the bomb will just have been lit. Israel will not take this in stride. They will arm all warheads and take Tehran off the face of the earth along with it's 7.1 million people. This will, of course, "stun the civilized world" and the UN will want to have Israel dealt with for it's aggression. (never mind they were hit first) There will be a rift between members that will divide along ideological lines..... although if the Neo-Dems are in charge at the time there won't be that much difference between their goals and those of the Chinese or the Russians. That aside, the words of the old CCR tune, Run through the jungle, come to mind...... "two hundred million guns are loaded and Satan cries free game." Needless to say the result of following the Neo-Dem's tuck tail and run like hell strategy is nothing short of a global disaster. Unfortunately they are too short sighted to see any farther than their next political stick in President Bush's eye. Political power is ALL that they care about.

Here's to the next Vietnam!!! Neo-Dem's and their blind Stalinist followers are trying to relive the glory days when they were able to defeat America without firing a shot. They live for the defeat and humiliation of America. Their loyalty is to PARTY and not country.

Sometimes I wish there were the two America's that John Edwards talks about. I want one America (Amerika?) where the Neo-Dem's are in charge and all their brainless followers are with them in wonderful bliss. (Ignorance is bliss..... remember?) I want them to have taxes that are right through the roof.... just like they want. I want unions in charge of everything from education their children (Although I think they really ought not breed) to caring for their sick and elderly. (Provided those segments of society are permitted to live at all) I want them all to drive Neo-Dem approved ecologically safe vehicles. I want them all protected by government from cradle to grave. (Provided they are allowed to make it to the cradle) I want them all housed in their little government approved cookie cutter houses made out of 100% recycled whatever. I want them eating what big government says to eat, exercising when big government says to, separating their trash into neat little containers for recycling and making sure that they have the smallest possible carbon footprint. I want all of them to line up for government approved health care too! And all pay for government mandated health insurance. I want them all to be taxed more to cover the cost of caring for all the illegal immigrants who want to live there for free. Pure socialist joy and harmony.

In the other America I want all true Americans, conservatives and patriots. I want federal government limited to what the Constitution spells out. Protect our borders, maintain a strong national defense and regulate inter-state commerce. All power not specifically given to Federal government rests with the states. Education of our children is the responsibility of the local communities. We'll have independent school districts once again. Our America trusts in the power of the people to get things done. Rugged individualism has merit and value again. We do not need unions for anything in this America. They are a concept whose time has come and gone. We'll probably need a tax too but we'll opt for either a flat tax or a national sales tax. I actually prefer the latter. This America understands that conservation is necessary but we don't make it a religion and don't jam it down peoples throats. Simply be responsible about how you do things and take responsibility for what you do. If this America wants to drive little eco-friendly cars then that is what will win in the market place. If we want big honkin' SUV's then those will also win in the market place. Neither will be forced upon us and they might well park side by side in our parking lots and garages. We will drill for what we need where we find it and refine what we need on our own shores. But ours is also a country open to new ideas and new options so expect to see giant wind farms harvesting energy where practical. Not because government says so.... but because there is a market for that sort of thing and it makes sense. Our America has a respect for the rule of law again. We turn our values clock back to the 50's where you could leave your house unlocked and never worry about it. Where you could put that refrigerator out by the road with the sign on the door that says "Eggs.... 50 cents a dozen" and know that at the end of the day the number of eggs left and the money in the cigar box would balance. A time when if you saw several kids walking through town carrying guns you didn't give it a second thought because you knew that (A) they were responsible and (B) they were heading to the woods or river to do some "plinking" and have a bit of fun together. I remember walking right down main street with my 22 bolt action..... even taking it into the hardware store to buy ammo...... and NO ONE even looked twice at me for doing either. People in my America don't fear guns or the responsible ownership of them. We honor the flag and pay tribute to our veterans. The contrast between the two countries is striking. Anyone care to make a wager on which would be doing better after 10 years..... 100 years?? If you're a Neo-Dem.... put your money where your rhetoric is!