I am a bit confused and would like some dialog. How is it that we charge those who are against the war as aiding and abetting the enemy and hurting the morale of the troops and putting them in harm’s way, yet when the cartoonists published the cartoons you call it "embracing our freedoms and liberties". Why is not giving into terrorism when some citizens speak out against the war in Iraq?
Love My ND - 07:02am on 02/19/2006
I’m a little confused as to your question, but I’ll try to answer.
Not all dissent against the war aids our enemies. Questioning whether or not the war has made us safer from terrorism, or questioning the expense, are valid criticisms. However, people who are simply reciting the same sorts of things we’d find in propaganda from our enemy are aiding the enemy. Also, the people who are overly negative about how we’re doing in Iraq, who refuse to admit that we’ve made any sort of progress in the country, hurt our mission in the middle east and by extension help our enemies.
I should also add that I don’t believe any, or at least not many, of these people support terrorism. I think the vast majority of them are probably just as opposed to it as I am, but that doesn’t change the fact that they make themselves useful idiots for the jihadists with their disconnect from reality and over-the-top rhetoric.
Rob - 07:02am on 02/19/2006
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I am a bit confused and would like some dialog. How is it that we charge those who are against the war as aiding and abetting the enemy and hurting the morale of the troops and putting them in harm’s way, yet when the cartoonists published the cartoons you call it "embracing our freedoms and liberties". Why is not giving into terrorism when some citizens speak out against the war in Iraq?
I’m a little confused as to your question, but I’ll try to answer.
Not all dissent against the war aids our enemies. Questioning whether or not the war has made us safer from terrorism, or questioning the expense, are valid criticisms. However, people who are simply reciting the same sorts of things we’d find in propaganda from our enemy are aiding the enemy. Also, the people who are overly negative about how we’re doing in Iraq, who refuse to admit that we’ve made any sort of progress in the country, hurt our mission in the middle east and by extension help our enemies.
I should also add that I don’t believe any, or at least not many, of these people support terrorism. I think the vast majority of them are probably just as opposed to it as I am, but that doesn’t change the fact that they make themselves useful idiots for the jihadists with their disconnect from reality and over-the-top rhetoric.
All Things Beautiful TrackBack <a xhref="http://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/02/a_dangerous_pre.html">A Dangerous Precedent</a>: