Ben Stein - A few respectful thoughts about the war in Iraq. (excellent read)

The American Spectator ^ | 11/21/2005 12:10:11 AM | Ben Stein

[Former Military Chick]

While it is important to be thankful on Thanksgiving, his words remind us to be thankful each and everyday for the sacrifices of our American troops.

[Former Military Chick]

PING

[Choose Ye This Day]

It is not just a guess, but a certainty that if the U.S. were to abruptly withdraw from Iraq, as the Democrats are urging us to do, there would be a bloodbath in Iraq far worse than what we have seen so far...Is this really what the Democrats want? Can they really contemplate with calm equanimity the mass murders that will follow a sudden U.S. withdrawal?

I don't think the Dems can think beyond their own congressional boundaries or beyond the next election cycle. "Freedom" is a foreign concept to them, anyway.

Thanks for yet another excellent Ben Stein ping.

[Former Military Chick]

As you know I think so highly of his writings. So when there is an opportunity to share it and discuss his points on a subject it really does make for an enjoyable thread.

Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts, I do enjoy reading them.

[MJY1288]

Ben Stein is a great American

[sgtbono2002]

I'd like to draft Ben Stein for President.

The man always makes sense and does so in a manner everyone can understand.

None of us can understand what the hell Fitzgerald thinks he is doing. If Fitzgerald were smart he would arrest Joe Wilson.

[MJY1288]

Please add me to your Stein Ping list if you have one,

Thanks in advance

[pops88]

Thank you. I love Ben. He's on my short list of people with which I'd like to spend an evening chatting.

[MadManDan]

I've always liked him; he is one of the smartest people we have on our side, but doesn't get the credit he deserves from people who only know him as an actor. I'm going to print this out and tack it on bulletin boards at school for the douchebag liberals to (possibly) read.

[DogBarkTree]

Im old enough to remember Ben before Buhler's day off. He's always smarter than everyone else around him. He'd have my vote if he ran for office.

[PerConPat]

A very good read. And it just so happens that many in the Middle East are giving thanks, more and more, for what our brave men and women are doing. This link also provides some interesting observations on things stirring in the Arab street: http://www.economist.com/world/displaystory.cfm?story_id=5213863

[Luker]

Met Ben at the National Pro-Life Federation banquet several years ago in NYC - he was the keynote speaker - what a super guy...and to think he would give time at a pro-life affair in the middle of liberal New York City - his attitude was simply that he didn't care what any of his fellow Hollywood people thought of him...he knows what is right and he will take the rap for his beliefs - a truly honorable Jewish man. Love him.

[Lakeshark]

A good read. thanks.

[MadManDan]

Yep, the ordinary people of Iraq know damned well if we leave they'll all be rounded up and disposed of just like in the holocaust. They're not stupid, and the liberals are either too dumb to realize that will happen or they truly are heartless jerks. Of course, we know that they are both of those things.

[Former Military Chick]

I am glad you enjoyed it.

[BIGLOOK]

Support the Troops......Ping!

[Youngman442002]

He is correct....we need to get this out to the public...we know the MSM will not promote this kind of thinking...they WANT us to lose...

[Young Werther]

Words have meaning. The War in Iraq was over in less that 60 days! It took us abit longer to capture Saddam and his rogue followers.

The War on Terror continues. In Iraq, Jordan, Indonesia, London, Madrid, etc etc we continue the fight and we have no choice but to win since "failure is not an option!"

I am rereading the book "Patton" by Ladislag Farago and it is interesting to see Patton's take on war and its connection to our Democracy! We've seen the video where Patton's opening speech in the movie is edited to be current in today's environment.

HoHah!

[Billthedrill]

There would be outright civil war, large scale massacres of civilian populations beyond what we have seen by an order of magnitude, and a Middle East in chaos as Iran, the Kurds, and the Sunnis fought it out for land and oil and power. The word of the United States would be mud. Is this really what the Democrats want?

Some of them, yes. That is precisely what they want. It would serve to tear Bush down and enervate the foreign policy of the United States. That is absolutely what they want because in their view it serves a favored historical progression and a set of "higher" ideals, and if such things go wrong it's OK because their intentions were sound. It is a credo of self-deluders and fools, and it has been in power before and it will be again, and the only issue is how much damage it can do until again it is thrown from office. These days that can be quite a lot.