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Friday, April 06, 2007
Phil Harris :: Townhall.com Columnist
America Victorious in Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq
by Phil Harris
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This victory in Iraq is real, because winning the peace, and defending a schizophrenic fledgling government in that country is secondary to what we are accomplishing there. I am not saying that a stable, pseudo-democratic government is not a worthy goal, and I resist any suggestion that we should abandon those who truly are grateful for our efforts, to be slaughtered in our departing shadow. We already have that shame to haunt us, and there is no rational argument, in good conscience, which could justify a repeat performance.

Sure, there is tough resistance in Iraq. There are many ambushes, bombings, shootings, and who knows what else. Radical elements are at each other's throats, and they are tearing at ours. Radical Islamic elements have been pouring into the country, aiding and participating in the battle against the Jew loving Americans.

We are suffering casualties, as happens in warfare. In addition to the blood of our sons and daughters, we are also spending enormous sums. Nevertheless, I say to you, that we are, have been, and continue to be victorious. Islamic forces are focused on Iraq and Afghanistan, and the fact that these lunatics are spending there own blood and treasure there, means that they cannot spend that capital attacking us here. Can you imagine what they could have accomplished by now, if they were not engaged in a war with the "great Satan?"

We have not been on any egotistical military adventures in these wars, and especially not in Iraq. We are engaged in a very real defensive action, and the longer it goes on over there, the better off we are over here. It would be better for the local elements if we could simply take a deep breath and finish the job with the sterile conscience of pure military force, and perhaps at some point that should be the finishing touch.

You see, this is definitely a war of attrition. We are a great, strong nation. A super power in the world, both militarily and economically. The terrorist lunatics simply are not, and as long as they are engaging our troops in Iraq, they are unable to engage our homeland to any significant degree. So no matter how long we are there, the fact remains that we have placed a significant speed bump in the radical Islamic expressway, just as we did to the communists in Korea and Vietnam.

The homicidal lunatics may get a few licks in here and there, but the most important fact remains, that they are unable to accomplish what they otherwise would be capable of accomplishing. In addition, we engaged them in a nation that was a hotbed for trouble anyway. Two birds for the price of one stone, is not a bad deal.

We will continue to spend money, and we will continue to take gut-wrenching casualties amongst our brave loved ones. Yet, in every battle with the insurgents and terrorists, we always win, and we always will. These moronic agents of evil will continue to spend their filthy money, and for every casualty we suffer, they will lose twenty or a hundred. Thank God for our very competent proud soldiers, and grateful kudos for their ongoing victory against this virulent evil plague.

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Phil Harris is a software engineer, author of Cry for the Shadows and blogs at Citizen Phil.

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terrorist magnet
Since the get go, I've considered the sucking in and spitting out of countless terrorists an important part of this whole thing. What havoc would Zarqawi be wreaking had he not perished in Iraq?

Trevor: lengthy post, but interesting angle. I hadn't considered the crucial role the Dems are playing for this military strategy to succeed.

Playing devil's advocate though, I wonder if we could have played pied piper in Afghanistan, without engaging Iraq. I guess that's where the other reasons for going into Iraq, like the 24 listed on the war resolution, come to play.

What if Goldwater had beaten LBJ in 1964
If anyone is a fan of the "alternate history" type of science fiction, I recommend the short story "Fellow Americans" by Eileen Gunn. It depicts what American history would have been like if Barry Goldwater had beaten Lyndon Johnson in the 1964 election and become President for two terms. (In her scenario, LBJ is unhorsed by a major Texas scandal.)

Goldwater would have handled Vietnam very differently. And without the Great Society social programs, America would have turned out differently too.

It's in the anthology "Alternate Presidents."
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