Finish Our Job in Iraq

There has never been a time when our country has needed more to be united, yet it has never been more divided. We are morally, ideologically, culturally and politically divided on everything from abortion to the war on terrorism. The division is ugly, angry and damaging. It seems that the old adage, “United We Stand, divided we fall” has become a moot point with us; especially where the war is concerned.

The majority of the Democratic Party, a few Republicans and 90/% of mainstream media, like Pied Pipers, keep chanting “bring our troops home” and much of our population follows like sheep. When you ask some people why they think we should quit and quit now, they frequently can’t offer anything more definitive than “Well, they should just bring our boys home” or “The war is costing too much”. They’ve soaked up the left wing hysteria and aren’t considering the consequences of leaving prematurely.

We aren’t in Iraq to control oil as some believe. If we’re so much in control, how come gas costs, on average, more than $4.00 a gallon; why did President Bush go to Saudi Arabia, hat in hand, to plead with the Saudi’s to increase their monthly crude oil allotment to us? The only oil being controlled is our own; by the environmental nitwits in tandem with congress, especially the democrats in congress. We have more than enough crude oil, natural gas, coal and nuclear potential to become totally independent. We are the only country on the planet locking down our own resources. That’s insane!

Other people believe we are at war for the sole purpose of bailing out the Iraqis. They spout “let the Iraqis take care of themselves”. What isn’t being considered here is that the Mid East is a hotbed of terrorism, with Israel being our only Mid East ally at present. Hopefully, once Iraq is truly liberated with the freedom afforded by a democratic government, they too will become an ally in the fight against terrorism. Once people get a taste of freedom, they don’t want to give it up. Why are allies important? Because Islamic Terrorists hate Israel and the United States; both countries are in their crosshairs. The USA comprises only 6% of the planets total population. As mighty as we are, we can’t stand invincible against 94% of the world forever; we need allies!

Additionally, there are complex moral issues to consider; if we leave prematurely, Iran will sweep into Iraq and commit mass murder of the Iraqi Nationals who have joined us in fighting terrorism. The world will view us as turncoats; as quitters; as paper tigers just as Osama Bin Laden did when he and his ilk planned and carried out the World Trade Center mass murder. We can’t afford to be seen as paper tigers; as quitters. Every nation on the planet is waiting and watching to see if we have the political will and the integrity to see this war through to a positive end or if we will wimp out. We need to remember that 4,000 plus American troops have laid down their lives in this war. We should never, ever consider rendering their supreme sacrifice moot by tucking our tails and running. Our population of 6% didn’t become the world’s greatest superpower by being quitters.

It’s as if those insisting that we pull out of Iraq before our job is finished have forgotten 9/11. The viciously insane murderers that made missiles of our own planes, downing the twin towers, aren’t finished with us. They are simply waiting for their next opportunity. So far they haven’t attacked us again, but make no mistake, they will. It is so much better for us to fight them over there now than to fight them here later. But the anti-war people don’t seem to realize that.

Neither do they seem to realize, remember, take seriously or appreciate that multiple terrorist plots have been uncovered and stopped since 9/11. Unlike Great Britain, Spain and others, we have escaped further terrorist attacks. That isn’t due to dumb luck or coincidence. It’s because we have been on acute, never ending guard; not because Islamic radicals have given up. They are just watching and waiting; like vultures.

Iran is right next door to Iraq. They have been competitive, combative, adversarial rivals for decades. Iran is foaming at the mouth, just waiting for the opportunity to assassinate the whole of the Iraqi population. Iran’s President, the maniacal Ahmedjinedad, makes no bones about it; he is determined to wipe both Israel and the United states off the map.

Iran, under his direction, is racing to develop atomic weapons. If we exit Iraq prematurely, he will demolish Iraq and blow Israel away. The other Arab countries will fall in lock step behind him and we will have them to deal with as one terrorist block; a block emboldened by our own political weakness. We will have quit one war only to have to engage in another bigger, harder to win, war; enduring more loss of life and treasure; possibly everything. 

It would behoove us as thinking Americans to realize that these are terrorists we are dealing with; they want to kill us. We can’t afford to expose our backs to them; they will cut off our collective heads. Or nuke us. We can’t play patty-cake with them as Obama and far left groups seem to want us to do. They won’t become our friends; they will kill us first chance they get, if we let them.

Ahmedjinedad has stated that the quickest way to cripple us is to cripple our economy. If we let the anti-war groups convince us to wimp out in Iraq and he becomes the Mid East authority, all he has to do is freeze oil sales to the United States. Chavez of Venezuela would follow suit for sure, and who knows how many others.

Since we’ve been so stupid for so long and allowed ourselves to be dependent on enemy countries to supply our oil, they can render us impotent economically. We can’t drill enough oil overnight to adequately supply our needs. Neither can we come up with overnight alternative energy supplies like the democrats are suggesting. So we’d best get with it and start drilling now. Our lives might depend on it.

Our enemies have us by the tail and they know it. Just try to imagine all the critical services that we take for granted that would be paralyzed without oil; transportation, law enforcement, manufacturing, product sales, employment, schools, hospitals, our military and so on.

So while oil is not our purpose for being in Iraq, it certainly is a critical issue; especially for our economy and for our national security. Keeping a lock on our own resources is keeping us at the center of the enemy’s bull’s eye. It is potentially fatal foolhardiness: especially if we pull out of Iraq before we’ve completed our job there. Our national security, maybe our very survival is at risk here. Even though we hear every day that this is an unwarranted war, it isn’t. We’ve actually accomplished a lot over there; let’s finish what we started while we can. Later may be too late.

Finish Our Job in Iraq

There has never been a time when our country has needed more to be united, yet it has never been more divided. We are morally, ideologically, culturally and politically divided on everything from abortion to the war on terrorism. The division is ugly, angry and damaging. It seems that the old adage, “United We Stand, divided we fall” has become a moot point with us; especially where the war is concerned.

The majority of the Democratic Party, a few Republicans and 90/% of mainstream media, like Pied Pipers, keep chanting “bring our troops home” and much of our population follows like sheep. When you ask some people why they think we should quit and quit now, they frequently can’t offer anything more definitive than “Well, they should just bring our boys home” or “The war is costing too much”. They’ve soaked up the left wing hysteria and aren’t considering the consequences of leaving prematurely.

We aren’t in Iraq to control oil as some believe. If we’re so much in control, how come gas costs, on average, more than $4.00 a gallon; why did President Bush go to Saudi Arabia, hat in hand, to plead with the Saudi’s to increase their monthly crude oil allotment to us? The only oil being controlled is our own; by the environmental nitwits in tandem with congress, especially the democrats in congress. We have more than enough crude oil, natural gas, coal and nuclear potential to become totally independent. We are the only country on the planet locking down our own resources. That’s insane!

Other people believe we are at war for the sole purpose of bailing out the Iraqis. They spout “let the Iraqis take care of themselves”. What isn’t being considered here is that the Mid East is a hotbed of terrorism, with Israel being our only Mid East ally at present. Hopefully, once Iraq is truly liberated with the freedom afforded by a democratic government, they too will become an ally in the fight against terrorism. Once people get a taste of freedom, they don’t want to give it up. Why are allies important? Because Islamic Terrorists hate Israel and the United States; both countries are in their crosshairs. The USA comprises only 6% of the planets total population. As mighty as we are, we can’t stand invincible against 94% of the world forever; we need allies!

Additionally, there are complex moral issues to consider; if we leave prematurely, Iran will sweep into Iraq and commit mass murder of the Iraqi Nationals who have joined us in fighting terrorism. The world will view us as turncoats; as quitters; as paper tigers just as Osama Bin Laden did when he and his ilk planned and carried out the World Trade Center mass murder. We can’t afford to be seen as paper tigers; as quitters. Every nation on the planet is waiting and watching to see if we have the political will and the integrity to see this war through to a positive end or if we will wimp out. We need to remember that 4,000 plus American troops have laid down their lives in this war. We should never, ever consider rendering their supreme sacrifice moot by tucking our tails and running. Our population of 6% didn’t become the world’s greatest superpower by being quitters.

It’s as if those insisting that we pull out of Iraq before our job is finished have forgotten 9/11. The viciously insane murderers that made missiles of our own planes, downing the twin towers, aren’t finished with us. They are simply waiting for their next opportunity. So far they haven’t attacked us again, but make no mistake, they will. It is so much better for us to fight them over there now than to fight them here later. But the anti-war people don’t seem to realize that.

Neither do they seem to realize, remember, take seriously or appreciate that multiple terrorist plots have been uncovered and stopped since 9/11. Unlike Great Britain, Spain and others, we have escaped further terrorist attacks. That isn’t due to dumb luck or coincidence. It’s because we have been on acute, never ending guard; not because Islamic radicals have given up. They are just watching and waiting; like vultures.

Iran is right next door to Iraq. They have been competitive, combative, adversarial rivals for decades. Iran is foaming at the mouth, just waiting for the opportunity to assassinate the whole of the Iraqi population. Iran’s President, the maniacal Ahmedjinedad, makes no bones about it; he is determined to wipe both Israel and the United states off the map.

Iran, under his direction, is racing to develop atomic weapons. If we exit Iraq prematurely, he will demolish Iraq and blow Israel away. The other Arab countries will fall in lock step behind him and we will have them to deal with as one terrorist block; a block emboldened by our own political weakness. We will have quit one war only to have to engage in another bigger, harder to win, war; enduring more loss of life and treasure; possibly everything. 

It would behoove us as thinking Americans to realize that these are terrorists we are dealing with; they want to kill us. We can’t afford to expose our backs to them; they will cut off our collective heads. Or nuke us. We can’t play patty-cake with them as Obama and far left groups seem to want us to do. They won’t become our friends; they will kill us first chance they get, if we let them.

Ahmedjinedad has stated that the quickest way to cripple us is to cripple our economy. If we let the anti-war groups convince us to wimp out in Iraq and he becomes the Mid East authority, all he has to do is freeze oil sales to the United States. Chavez of Venezuela would follow suit for sure, and who knows how many others.

Since we’ve been so stupid for so long and allowed ourselves to be dependent on enemy countries to supply our oil, they can render us impotent economically. We can’t drill enough oil overnight to adequately supply our needs. Neither can we come up with overnight alternative energy supplies like the democrats are suggesting. So we’d best get with it and start drilling now. Our lives might depend on it.

Our enemies have us by the tail and they know it. Just try to imagine all the critical services that we take for granted that would be paralyzed without oil; transportation, law enforcement, manufacturing, product sales, employment, schools, hospitals, our military and so on.

So while oil is not our purpose for being in Iraq, it certainly is a critical issue; especially for our economy and for our national security. Keeping a lock on our own resources is keeping us at the center of the enemy’s bull’s eye. It is potentially fatal foolhardiness: especially if we pull out of Iraq before we’ve completed our job there. Our national security, maybe our very survival is at risk here. Even though we hear every day that this is an unwarranted war, it isn’t. We’ve actually accomplished a lot over there; let’s finish what we started while we can. Later may be too late.

Bobbie Kelley

http://blog.maurythinks.com