Standing Up to the Bullies

The Iraq War has become an essential issue for Democrats, in that for the first time in decades they finally have an issue to rally their base around. For America, winning the Conflict is vital, as the first big test in what some are calling the Long War: the Global War on Terror. How this struggle is won or lost will be the template over who will be victorious in the end, democracy or tyranny.

A positive outcome for the US will have repercussions in the present day. North Korea, Iran, and other oppressive regimes are emboldened by what they perceive is a weakness in our resolve in Iraq. This attitude along with comparing the war to Vietnam, have been eagerly fed by the sensation seeking Media and liberal Democrats in their “get out the vote” campaign for 2006. For this, they must be forgiven for they do not know what they do. One would hope the Democrats are not eager to see our country “cut and run” before the perpetrators of 9/11, who it is obvious we are fighting there.

So, the choice remains between finishing the job in Iraq or withdrawal. Will America continue to stand up for the world’s poor against the bullies, or will we give in to self-serving liberalism and allow others to fight out battles? The problem with this latter solution is no one seems eager to take up the mantle once we cast it aside.