Thursday, June 16, 2005
On The Menu
The Discerning Texan: quotes from a National Review article "more time has passed since 9/11 than transpired between Pearl Harbor and the surrender of the Japanese empire, "
One of the 3 MSM news reports mentioned American casualties in Iraq today at 1,700. I would note that that number is less than the number killed in the 9/11 attack and fewer than those killed in the war in the Pacific. Iraq is not Vietnam, but neither is it WWII. But I digress.
The gist of the article quoted by the DiscTex is that not enough is being done with regard to Iran and Syria -- that the Bush administration is keeping the rhetoric and saber rattling muted on these two nations who support terrorism, harbor our enemies and suppress and torture those who speak out for liberty.
While the point has some validity, I have to argue that long term success in Iraq is more beneficial than immediate action against these other states. Iraq could prove to be the base from which freedom can spread in the middle east. If we can't do it in Iraq on a long term basis, what makes anyone think we can do it in the entire region on a short term basis. If the elephant goes down, it must be one bite at a time.
One of the 3 MSM news reports mentioned American casualties in Iraq today at 1,700. I would note that that number is less than the number killed in the 9/11 attack and fewer than those killed in the war in the Pacific. Iraq is not Vietnam, but neither is it WWII. But I digress.
The gist of the article quoted by the DiscTex is that not enough is being done with regard to Iran and Syria -- that the Bush administration is keeping the rhetoric and saber rattling muted on these two nations who support terrorism, harbor our enemies and suppress and torture those who speak out for liberty.
While the point has some validity, I have to argue that long term success in Iraq is more beneficial than immediate action against these other states. Iraq could prove to be the base from which freedom can spread in the middle east. If we can't do it in Iraq on a long term basis, what makes anyone think we can do it in the entire region on a short term basis. If the elephant goes down, it must be one bite at a time.
// posted by Zerin Hood @ 10:19 AM 
