JaxInCalifornia@aol.com wrote:
> As a non-citizen I can understand how you might not notice how America has
> changed and how our daily routines have been greatly affected.
Rest assured that it HAS had an effect on us; but like our British
allies did in WWII during the Blitz, we are determined to press on with
our lives regardless. We are fighting back with a military response
against those responsible as we find them, and our President has asked
us all to try and go about our lives in as normal a manner as we are
able. And so in that regard, our response is a part of the war effort-
maybe not with guns and bombs, but in this kind of war, the homefront is
also a battlefield, and the enemy's objective is to disrupt our lives
and make us cower in fear. Our refusal to do this is our part in
fighting this hidden enemy.
> We also know they are seeking such a weapon as is
> their friend, Saddam Hussein who is offering a billion dollars for one
> nuclear device.
A billion dollars, huh? If he continues to supply terrorists with
access to his stockpile of bioweapons, I have a feeling we'll send him
one or two nukes for free. Hell, I'll even send him a baseball glove,
so he can have a way to personally "recieve" it when we send it to
him... ;-)
> The short sighted
> leftist student rhetoric we've come to expect, has been replaced by a
> consensus approval rating of 90% in favor of the president!
Well, my personal experience at my own "leftist" university is that the
hardcore lefties are still out there spurting their nonsense. The
difference is that the majority of the student body, who used to
apathetically go along with them, are now outspoken against the "lunatic
fringe". The one exception to this are the neo-hippie-wannabes, who
seem to think that this is supposed to be THEIR generation's "Vietnam"
to protest against. The problem is that Ho Chi Mihn never attacked New
York City. And even Crosby, Stils and Nash came out in support of this
war's goal. It's a different war, and a different time. The problem
is, these kids weren't even alive during Vietnam, and therefore they
don't understand WHY the "hippies" of that era were protesting. They
just see it as a good excuse to get high, get laid, and wear ugly
clothes while complaining about "the establishment". They are out
there, but they are DEFINITELY in the minority- even on liberal college
campuses.
> I never thought
> I would see the day when 90% of us would agree on anything, let alone for a
> president who received a razor slim majority of the vote last election. This
> is our level of unity!
Even Al Gore himself showed a bit of class, coming out to support Bush
in the war effort. I was, to say the least, surprised.
> Our "idea" says in essence, everyone should be
> entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, that these are
> inalienable rights. They believe in purifying the world by killing those who
> do not hold to their perverted and fanatical ideas of Islam. We believe in
> dying to protect our freedoms, they believe in killing us for what they
> believe and wish to impose on us. There could be no more contrast and
> clarity between good and evil than these two opposing ideas now at war. I
> can guarantee you this, only one of those ideas will prevail
It is definitely a battle of ideologies. Each side sees itself as being
"good" and the other as evil incarnate, and there is little in the way
of a middle ground. Winning the war, from a military aspect, will take
some effort but is doable. The real challange, as I see it, is in
winning the peace afterwards. Hopefully we can find a way to do so
after we remove the terrorists from the equation that doesn't simply
inspire others to want to fill their shoes. That will be a tough battle
to win, but God willing, one we can also win.
> God bless America.
Amen to that.
Jay Travis
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