"We Shall Not Weaken or Tire"
There are blogs and blogs. One of the best of the best is the Patriot Post by Mark Alexander http://patriotpost.us/. Sometimes it's too detailed for my tastes, but reading its commentary on the war against terrorism always adds fuel to the fire of my support for our troops.
A recent posting compared America's current cause to our efforts to stop evil in its tracks back in World War II.
"As for Operation Iraqi Freedom, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld noted in congressional testimony this week, 'The enemy has called Iraq the central front in the war on terrorism.'
Rumsfeld continued: 'If we left Iraq prematurely—as the terrorists demand—the enemy would tell us to leave Afghanistan and then withdraw from the Middle East. And if we left the Middle East, they'd order us—and all those who don't share their militant ideology—to leave what they call occupied Muslim lands, from Spain to the Philippines, and then we would face not only the evil ideology of these violent extremists, but an enemy that will have grown accustomed to succeeding in telling free people everywhere what to do. We can persevere in Iraq or we can withdraw prematurely, until they force us to make a stand nearer home. But make no mistake: They are not going to give up, whether we acquiesce in their immediate demands or not.'
In 1940, British PM Neville Chamberlain attempted to opt out of WWII by ignoring the Third Reich. The day after Germany invaded the France, Belgium and the Netherlands, Chamberlain resigned and was replaced by Winston Churchill, who confronted Hitler head on, and preserved Great Britain's charter." (Patriot Post, August 2006)
You hit the mark on that one!
No, we cannot give up the fight against terrorism. Too much is at stake. Our troops need our support.
Sir Winston Churchill, speaking in a radio broadcast February 9, 1941, said "We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job."
To our beloved U.S. and Allied troops: You are doing your utmost to root out terrorists and protect emerging democratic governments. You can and will finish the job if we help you, support you, and as always, thank you.
A recent posting compared America's current cause to our efforts to stop evil in its tracks back in World War II.
"As for Operation Iraqi Freedom, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld noted in congressional testimony this week, 'The enemy has called Iraq the central front in the war on terrorism.'
Rumsfeld continued: 'If we left Iraq prematurely—as the terrorists demand—the enemy would tell us to leave Afghanistan and then withdraw from the Middle East. And if we left the Middle East, they'd order us—and all those who don't share their militant ideology—to leave what they call occupied Muslim lands, from Spain to the Philippines, and then we would face not only the evil ideology of these violent extremists, but an enemy that will have grown accustomed to succeeding in telling free people everywhere what to do. We can persevere in Iraq or we can withdraw prematurely, until they force us to make a stand nearer home. But make no mistake: They are not going to give up, whether we acquiesce in their immediate demands or not.'
In 1940, British PM Neville Chamberlain attempted to opt out of WWII by ignoring the Third Reich. The day after Germany invaded the France, Belgium and the Netherlands, Chamberlain resigned and was replaced by Winston Churchill, who confronted Hitler head on, and preserved Great Britain's charter." (Patriot Post, August 2006)
You hit the mark on that one!
No, we cannot give up the fight against terrorism. Too much is at stake. Our troops need our support.
Sir Winston Churchill, speaking in a radio broadcast February 9, 1941, said "We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job."
To our beloved U.S. and Allied troops: You are doing your utmost to root out terrorists and protect emerging democratic governments. You can and will finish the job if we help you, support you, and as always, thank you.
posted by Unknown | 9:17 AM
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