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The conservative movement must reconsider its priorities. It must choose the road of principles and tenacity. That is its most practical option.

First of all Conservatism is not a movement; 2nd, the road a conservative American follows is one of principle and tenacity along with honor, commitment to the US Constitution. enormous integrity and the unshakable belief that “...all men are created equal, they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights...”

President Bush extends those thoughts as is his nature and his right to do so. However, as we find ourselves faced with not just an enemy of his people and those in other nations, we find we are faced with an enemy so diabolically criminal in all aspects, we may have to hold onto our humanitarian efforts until Saddam can be killed or forced to abdicate his hold on Iraq. To give out more relief water and food is only aiding and abetting the enemy, as we don’t know who is needy and who is not. We can no longer afford to “help” the casual drivers when asked and we can no longer expect the enemy to treat our fallen brothers to anything but butchery if captured by the Iraqi. The War has a new face and it is not pretty.

Take off the gloves Gen. Franks, let your/our troops fight!

As a conservative myself and an ardent supporter of the war, I cannot comprehend the nature of your argument. My point, it seems, was clear -- we shouldn't base the arguments for war on ideals which we do not believe. We should come out and say: This war is for us, for the protection of our country and its values. The fact that a whole people will be liberated is a pleasant outcome of our own self-interest. We are not sacrificial animals, we fight for ourselves.

That is what conservativsm is all about. And we should be willing to espouse our tenacious views in spite of tendencies to best market our cause.

Our cause whould be advertised for what it is -- for the sustenance of freedom -- not for what it's not.