[jocon307]

Excellent, his best ever, I think.

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[ClearCase_guy]

We did not ask for this war, but it came.

Ptrick Henry:

If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable--and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come.

It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace-- but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death

[motzman]

Although our boys and our allies on the ground face extreme danger and personal peril, I am confident that they will be successful in their efforts.

On the other hand, the Left and its' minions in the media's attempts to portray the War on Terror as "Bush's Folley" or a Vietnam-style "Quagmire" are the real danger. Constitutionally, there's not much that can be done to stop "protests" except for peer pressure and clear-eyed resolve.

"In his 1985 memoir about the war, Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap wrote that if it weren't for organizations like Kerry's Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Hanoi would have surrendered to the U.S. - according to Fox News Channel war historian Oliver North."

The terrorists know that there is no way we can be defeated militarily, or through conventional tactics. Their strategy is to demoralize the population, and enable and support (monetarily and otherwise) those who will put personal agendas, profits, and power lust ahead of the security of America.

In saner times, these people had to hide their intentions, and be extremely careful of their words lest true Americans find them out and, if they were lucky, live to see another day with a bit of tar and feathers to peel of of their miserable bodies.

Now, these very same creatures are given multi-million dollar book deals and are championed as "whistle-blowers". They are lionized in the media, and are ballyhooed by the TV people.

Dangerous times, indeed.

[sanchmo]

bump for later reading

[Valin]

Ping.

[Valin]

Bump for later.

[wjcsux]

Super article. Reading it reinforces my absolute disgust for RATS and the rest of the looney left.

[Tolik]

We did not ask for this war, but it came. In our time and according to our station, it is now our duty to end it. And that resolution will not come from recrimination in time of war, nor promises to let fundamentalists and their autocratic sponsors alone, but only through the military defeat and subsequent humiliation of their cause. So let us cease the hysterics, make the needed sacrifices, and allow our military the resources, money, and support with which it most surely will destroy the guilty and give hope at last to the innocent.

Victor Davis Hanson moral clarity huge BUMP  

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If you want to bookmark his articles discussed at FR: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/k-victordavishanson/browse

His NRO archive: http://www.nationalreview.com/hanson/hanson-archive.asp

His blog: http://victorhanson.com/index.html     BIO: http://victorhanson.com/Author/index.html

Yes, he is listened by the Bush Administration; they like him maybe as much as we do: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1085464/posts?page=6#6

[BayouCoyote]

BUMP!

[PogySailor]

Eagerly waiting for the library to let me know "Ripples of Battle" is ready to be picked up bump!

[neverdem]

Excellent, I agree, best ever.

[MattinNJ]

Bravo VDH, Bravo.

I know he's required reading for Cheney's staff, but is there any chance he can write Dubya's speeches?

[Yardstick]

Bullseyes galore, as usual.

I had the pleasure of hearing Hanson speak on Tuesday. What a powerful intellectual presence. I see several of his lecture points in this article.

[Seydlitz]

I hate his books, but I love his editorials.