Let: The Iraq Debate, Unframed
Issue date: 9/11/07 Section: Editorial/Opinion
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9/11/07 - To the Cigar,
Sept. 11 was a significant day for Western Civilization in both 1683 and 2001, with 2001 marking the start of a new battle and with 1683 marking the end of one.
But it is September of 2007 that may ultimately decide whether or not radical Islam, the aggressor, will be victorious in the war it has waged on Western Civilization, its target.
In a few short days, our Democratically-controlled Congress will decide whether or not it will use its power of the purse to reduce the number of troops in Iraq based on the report given to them by General Petraeus, the four star General who oversees all coalition forces in Iraq.
Parts of this report have already been released and their conclusion is clear: reducing the number of troops in Iraq at this time would reverse the progress that coalition forces have made since the troop surge took effect. The choice before Congress should be as much of a choice as is before a father and husband whose children and wife sleep peacefully while his house is broken into.
Six years of sound bytes evoking emotion and not logic uttered by the Democrats have unfortunately convinced the American people that the man who uses force to defend his family is the aggressor and criminal whereas the burglar is the target and the hero. In framing the debate in this way, Democrats are able to successfully label Iraq a place where American troops spend time "going into homes of Iraqis in the dead of night, terrorizing kids and children," like John Kerry did recently.
Contrary to the blurred picture painted by scenes on the ground that evoke emotion, the logical facts leave us with much clarity: Iraq is a battle in the war the Jihadists have waged upon Western Civilization for hundreds of years.
On Sept. 11, 1683 at the Battle in Vienna, Muslim armies were turned back from invading Western Civilization itself and in the process began to lose control of the free world. The ideology that guided those men is the same ideology that convinced 19 Islamic terrorists to hijack planes and fly them into targets in America, a country that represents Western Civilization.
Sept. 11 was a significant day for Western Civilization in both 1683 and 2001, with 2001 marking the start of a new battle and with 1683 marking the end of one.
But it is September of 2007 that may ultimately decide whether or not radical Islam, the aggressor, will be victorious in the war it has waged on Western Civilization, its target.
In a few short days, our Democratically-controlled Congress will decide whether or not it will use its power of the purse to reduce the number of troops in Iraq based on the report given to them by General Petraeus, the four star General who oversees all coalition forces in Iraq.
Parts of this report have already been released and their conclusion is clear: reducing the number of troops in Iraq at this time would reverse the progress that coalition forces have made since the troop surge took effect. The choice before Congress should be as much of a choice as is before a father and husband whose children and wife sleep peacefully while his house is broken into.
Six years of sound bytes evoking emotion and not logic uttered by the Democrats have unfortunately convinced the American people that the man who uses force to defend his family is the aggressor and criminal whereas the burglar is the target and the hero. In framing the debate in this way, Democrats are able to successfully label Iraq a place where American troops spend time "going into homes of Iraqis in the dead of night, terrorizing kids and children," like John Kerry did recently.
Contrary to the blurred picture painted by scenes on the ground that evoke emotion, the logical facts leave us with much clarity: Iraq is a battle in the war the Jihadists have waged upon Western Civilization for hundreds of years.
On Sept. 11, 1683 at the Battle in Vienna, Muslim armies were turned back from invading Western Civilization itself and in the process began to lose control of the free world. The ideology that guided those men is the same ideology that convinced 19 Islamic terrorists to hijack planes and fly them into targets in America, a country that represents Western Civilization.
