In just about a year, the two political parties of significance in the United States will effectively decide their candidates for the Presidential election of 2008. When that happens, a large part of the participation of regular people in the decision will end, and the remainder of the election campaign will devolve to no better than an artificial process - political Velveeta, so far as the results matter. There will be no way to redeem the quality of the remaining pair from which we must choose, so now is the time to press hard questions and for clear quality of character and integrity.
For some reason, the media seems intent on ignoring the fact that many enemies of America are becoming more dangerous. North Korea and Iran certainly have nuclear weapons to some degree, a number of terrorist groups have been chasing them, China is ramping up a strong renovation of its military, especially its ability to deliver ICBMs and SLBMs. Also, a number of countries which have claimed friendship with the United States have been discovered dealing with America's enemies for strategic resources and economic gain, usually personal gain. The scope and depth of the strategic international threat could scarcely be growing more quickly than it is now. Yet few media outlets seem interested in addressing this matter, and still fewer Presidential candidates.
The clock is running.
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You are absolutely correct ... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Jim Addison | March 4, 2007 2:08 AM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
You are absolutely correct that the threats are mounting from multiple sources. The lodestone of opinion on how to deal with them is Iraq, though.
There are no voices opposing the Iraq War who propose any rational strategy for dealing with any of the other threats. They propose "talks." "Talks" with people who have lied to us and the world repeatedly, who have a long history of deception and reneging on agreements, and none of truth and observing agreements. This approach approximates the Munich appeasement.
We will likely be presented with a stark choice of candidates in 2008. The Democrat will favor a quick withdrawal from Iraq without achieving our goals and "negotiating" our way through the other threats. The Republican will favor pursuing the Iraq War to realization of our goals, and aggressively confronting the other threats in the world.
All the talk of other issues, be it socialized medicine from the Democrats or fretting over abortion positions from the Republicans, matters not a whit. The choice will be simply between two opposite approaches to our security needs.
No, the media won't "get" that early on, but eventually they will be forced to bow to the reality: there is one choice of overriding importance to be made.
1. Posted by Jim Addison | March 4, 2007 2:08 AM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on March 4, 2007 02:08
2. Posted by Stew | March 5, 2007 1:29 AM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
You are right about the antique media. They have an agenda, and that is to get a democrat (preferably Obama, for now anyway) into the White House. They will excoriate the GOP candidates for any real or perceived faults, no matter how minor. The next 20 months will be awful.
2. Posted by Stew | March 5, 2007 1:29 AM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on March 5, 2007 01:29
3. Posted by Steve_in_Corona | March 5, 2007 6:38 PM | Score: -2 (2 votes cast)
All the talk of other issues...or fretting over abortion positions from the Republicans, matters not a whit. The choice will be simply between two opposite approaches to our security needs.
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By "our" I assume you only mean to include those like yourself who had the privilege of being born, because your flippant remark sure does not address the 'security needs' of those in the womb.
Someday, maybe, more in the Republican party will see the theme that connects the menace of Islamic terrorism and the infanticide that has killed far, FAR more Americans in this country in less than four decades than radical Islam has..or ever will even if they nuked the entire STATE of New York.
Either you value innocent life, or you don't. At least the people the radical Muslims kill occasionally have the chance to defend themselves and fight back.
If you want the GOP to survive in this country, please stop referencing abortion as if it was a discussion of marginal tax rates, or fuel efficiency standards.
3. Posted by Steve_in_Corona | March 5, 2007 6:38 PM |
Score: -2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on March 5, 2007 18:38