The Defeatocrats

10-23-06



Nationwide, Democrats are rallying against the War in Iraq. They wave their banners, chant their slogans, and do their best to re-hash the 1960's hippy-era. I keep expecting some flower covered, pot-head hippy like Bill Clinton to come around the corner any second. Democrats are hypocrites for protesting against the War. Most of their top leaders supported the war based on intelligence reports that the White House, Pentagon, Senate, and House of Representatives all shared. It was an accepted belief that Saddam Hussein either had, or was attempting to obtain, nuclear weapons. Chemical weapons stockpiles were already proven, as Hussein had actually used them on people in the past.

It's true that our forces have been unable to find a nuclear stockpile in Iraq. That doesn't negate the fact that Saddam Hussein was a grave threat to the entire middle east...and therefore to the security of the world oil supply. Hussein invaded Iran to take their oil resources in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution, hoping that the chaos in Iran would make it impossible for them to stop him. Hussein also invaded Kuwait in order to commandeer oil supplies and access to their ports. He was forcibly repelled by the elder President Bush. Hussein was also taking a long look at Saudi Arabia's rich oil fields.

Imagine a world where someone like Saddam Hussein controls almost all middle eastern oil supplies! The price of oil would sky-rocket, stagnating economies around the world and enriching a blood-stained tyrant.

Saddam Hussein was a threat to the world and we should all be glad he's out of power. Hussein knew that he could possibly be stripped of power by American might. That's why he set up terror cells around Iraq should the worst happen to him. The ongoing battle against insurgents in Iraq is a continuing stuggle against Saddam Hussein himself. Proof of this is the regular murders of family members of those sitting in judgement of him.

A withdrawal from Iraq before the Iraqi government is stable would be a disaster for the world. There are many scenarios that could emerge in such a case. Saddam Hussein might be released from jail should the trial fall apart in the face of insurgent opposition. Iranian Shi'ites might infiltrate the country even further and set up an Iranian-style revolutionary government just as radical as their own. Al Qaida might have a base of operations from which to launch attacks directly on the United States.

We must finish the War in Iraq and finish it on OUR TERMS, not Saddam Hussein's. Victory is a NECESSITY, not an option.