Peggy Noonan: Way Too Much God (Freepers let's tell her our thoughts)

WSJ ^ | 1/21/05 | Peggy Noonan

[iconoclast]

They don't need no planes to get into Europe..they just walk right in. In droves.

Precisely!

And we pretty much lived in the same never neverland prior to 911. Quite honestly I'm not sure its all that different now.

But what has that to do with the war in Iraq, or spreading freedom and democracy to every pissant corner of the earth?

Seems to me they might have a better handle on spreading culture than we do ... no?

[tm22721]

Be careful or we will devolve into a long-overdue discussion of FR's religious-nut-case minority.

Frankly, I would just rather discuss and disparage the Islamic variety.

But if you insist...

BUMP

[iconoclast]

You know, as a student of American history, that heterogeneity does not, of itself, lead to Balkanization.

Unfortunately, Iraq was Balkanized on the day it was invented by the Brits (you remember them, the last significantly hubristic nation).

[DonnerT]

While they act like they care and protest war for "humanitarian" reasons, they really just want to keep the status quo and make them their new "slave" working class to bring in tax dollars for their near failed economies.

The real reason that europe can not bring themselves to help in freeing the oppressed of the middle east is because they cannot stand to see us succeed where they have failed.

[iconoclast]

Maybe you can help...Are the Iraqis too alike in their thinking, or too different in their thinking?

Here's the limit on my "help" in this debacle.

If we had been serious in efforts to establish anything but a puppet state, we would have chosen to help establish a Republic (Not so different from our own blueprint).

[grassboots.org]

Strenghtening the DHS and improving border and harbor security IS doing something for the United States, and is much more sensible than playing the World's baby sitter and spanking every tinhorn despot who displeases us.

You couldn't be much more wrong. We cannot protect every high school football game, every family picnic, every mall and restaurant. Talk about "big government"! Fear and Isolation is what will give us things much worse than the reasonable "Patriot Act". Think Israel - Think Security Guards - Think Bus Bombings. You can attribute that largely to the Israeili unwillingness to take out the "A... Your Towel Smells Terrific" Arafat, the terrorists and taking on a purely defensive posture.

[iconoclast]

Seriously, what have you learned from Juan Williams?

I rarely get an "idea" from any commentator, of any stripe.

I do fairly often agree with Juan's comments.

[Liberty Valance]

PEGGY NOONAN

"Way Too Much God Was the president's speech a case of "mission inebriation"? "

Peggy, Peggy, Peggy...
You can never have too much God
You can never have too much ammunition
You can never have too many Viking Kitty pics

[iconoclast]

Still can't figure out why you insist on making so many blanket assumptions about everyone..

Their posts usually speak fairly clearly unless they're ambiguously sarcastic or ironic.

[grassboots.org]

most fightening man in America is no longer running Justice You mean Janet Reno?

[Protagoras]

I guess she didn't like it. Oh well.

[Terriergal]

How can you have "too much God?"

see tagline.

[Terriergal]

ROFL!!!

[syriacus]

I do fairly often agree with Juan's comments.

I know what you mean. I feel the same way about Brit Hume and Michael Barone.

They are each great at providing details to back what they say.

[Marysecretary]

One of my favorite singers, a black Christian man, Wentley Phipps sang one of the songs. He is outstanding. He narrates beautifully. You should hear his narration about Amazing Grace. Outstanding. It's on one of the Gaither Homecoming videos. I always cry when I hear it.

[Marysecretary]

My thoughts, when I heard that part of it, was that we would withhold funds from them if they didn't treat their people right (and quit persecuting Christians!).

[pollywog]

This is just sickening coming from Peggy Noonan. I hope that Sean tears her comments apart today on his show.He seems to be in Peggy's camp alot.

[pollywog]

This is just sickening coming from Peggy Noonan. I hope that Sean tears her comments apart today on his show.He seems to be in Peggy's camp alot.

[AndyJackson]

many of us believe that Dubya will prove to be as good a president a Reagan

While I agree with this sentiment, all the same, it wasn't a great speech.

[AndyJackson]

you remember them, the last significantly hubristic nation

Ah, but we have God on our side. That is a first. It really is, isn't it?