ADDING 1 quote from the article as noted in post 39:
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MjUxZjZhNGE1YmI0NGI3MmNmMzZkMDY0MjdmMWZmZTc=
April 10, 2009 4:00 AM
Pirates Test the ‘Rule of Law’
To be civilized, we must be strong.
By Andrew C. McCarthy
SNIPPET: “There is nothing less civilized than rewarding evil and thus guaranteeing more of it. High-minded as it is commonly made to sound, it is not civilized to appease evil, to treat it with “dignity and respect,” to rationalize its root causes, to equivocate about whether evil really is evil, and, when all else fails, to ignore it — to purge the very mention of its name — in the vain hope that it will just go away. Evil doesn’t do nuance. It finds you, it tests you, and you either fight it or you’re part of the problem.
The men who founded our country and crafted our Constitution understood this.”
“Is Barack tough enough to lead the world? Early signs are mixed”
by Michael Goodwin
Sunday, April 12th 2009, 4:00 AM
SNIPPET: “There isn’t going to be just one international test of Obama’s mettle. There will be a string of them until friend and foe alike gauge where Obama is willing to draw a line and defend it.”
SNIPPET: “Some crises will be the inevitable clash of interests, but most will be a deliberate decision to probe the uncertainty about Obama’s ultimate objectives and stomach for risk. It’s an uncertainty Obama has helped to foster.”
SNIPPET: “I’m not sure Obama himself knows what he will do. His non-answer to the question of whether he believes in American Exceptionalism reveals an unformed mind on the fundamental issue.”