Posted on 05/21/2015 7:06:49 PM PDT by OK Sun
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I understand what you are saying, but fortunately the corruption of leadership does not go as deep as you fear. It remains something to worry about, but it is not the immediate problem.
The immediate objective is not to establish a democratic republic in Iraq, or even to rule Iraq; it is to eradicate the Caliphate. ISIS is a self-proclaimed mortal enemy of the West in general and the United States in particular. If they survive we will have to fight them. They will not choose to fight until they believe they are strong enough to work the Will of Allah.
Since we must fight them to the death, it were well that we do it before they are stronger.
As for Iraq, our war with the Caliphate on their territory will be a disaster, probably as bad or worse (at least for Shia) than rule by the Caliphate; but we have no choice. They are a mortal enemy and they are growing more powerful. The time to put paid to these pretenders is now.
The territory in which we will fight is no longer Iraq, and Baghdad’s writ does not run there. Baghdad cannot claim a right to rule there: they allowed it be taken by mortal enemies of the US. One reason they lost was that the Shia militia came down very hard on the Sunni inhabitants.
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Thanks for posting! I hadn’t been to his site in a while.
While there, I found this:
http://ashbrook.org/publications/onprin-special-schramm/
It’s a great read.
Who says that there isn’t a Conservative intelligentsia?
I had missed that. Thanks.
I suppose that I should no longer be surprised by the dismal education of students in high school. But I continually receive fresh reminders of just how bad it is.
If I wasn't a grown man, I would cry over the state of our public education these days. How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! against ignorance. Sometimes I think our Republic is lost for all time. Still I have hope. As does he, it seems.
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