Democratic Policies / The End of America

He rots the soul of a nation. He works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of a city. He infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A Murderer Is Less To Be Feared."

Cicero, 42 B.C.

10-28-06

Campaigns all over the country are in full swing. The mud can be seen flying all over the land in amounts never seen before. The great majority of the slinging is being done by Democrats. Democrats are attacking their own nation before a very watchful world...and very watchful Islamic Fascists.

Terrorists in Iraq have purposely increased the level of violence prior to the November elections. It should be of great concern that they seem to have such an interest in the internal politics of the United States. Doesn't it stand to reason that terrorists, for some reason, WANT Democrats in power on Capitol Hill? Do they see Democrats as a weak link? At the same time, do they see them as a possible saving grace after being pummeled by President Bush? They live in fear of President Bush and American Conservatives, in general. Why? Because people who have held Conservative values in the classic American sense of the word, regardless of what political party has held those views at certain points in time, are naturally inclined to fight evil regimes and liberate the oppressed.

Democrats have been wanting a specified timetable for a withdrawal from Iraq for years. Just give the Iraqis a date, and 'that will be that'...right? Iraqi police and army personnel are dying in droves for their country. In fact, they are dying for freedom just as American colonists died during the Revolutionary War. We didn't do it alone. We had the assistance of other nations such as France. We borrowed money, recieved military training from France and Germany...and finally succeeded. Who are we now to say that the Iraqis are not entitled to some assistance in creating a viable Democracy in the face of overwhelming odds?

It's very easy to be a comfortable American and glance overseas and say, "They can do it themselves. We fought for our own freedom, so they can fight for theirs." This is an incorrect and naive viewpoint. As previously stated, we had assistance from nations opposed to the British Crown. The battle is also not just overseas...it's right here in our own back yard. We've been attacked before, and we will probably be attacked again if Democrat policies are put in place. Terrorist cells are, in all likelihood, planted all over the country just waiting for the right moment to strike. Many of these cells have already been taken down by U.S. and international security forces using methods like wiretapping and listening into their phone conversations... methods Democrats criticize. They are more concerned about the civil rights of terrorists than their fellow Americans.

Suppose the Democrats take control of the House and Senate. Suppose they cut funding for the war and force President Bush to bring the troops home. Then we'd be forced to give the Iraqis a timetable. The date would be the same date the money runs out...as determined by the new Democratic Congress (Let's pretend it's 1 year). The enemy would jump for joy. They would think to themselves, "One more year of this and we can overthrow the government and install our own." Should that scenario happen, the United States would be seen as a dismal failure. The consistent spread of Democracy in the aftermath of the Cold War, brought about by freedom-loving, hard-working Americans will have ended. Militant Islam will have been given the green light to start overthrowing moderate nations worldwide.

The effect of a military and political failure in Iraq is not an option. Should we fail, our time as the world's leading proponent of Democracy will have come to a close. The entire world would sink into chaos over a number of years or decades. Eventually, we would have to retreat to our own borders, fearing everything outside of it because we failed to make the world safe for freedom. Nations in eastern Europe would be at risk. Indonesian Islamists, who are now waiting in the wings observing the situation in the Middle East, would spring forth with a ferocity not seen up to this point. Even East Asia is under threat...with Thailand being a prime example.

Democrats would take the United States to a premature plateau of prestige and power worldwide. Once we reach such a plateau, there is only one way to go from there...down.