We must get beyond the idea that only a proportional response is what's called for. Iran has in effect killed hundreds of Americans, probably thousands of Iraqis, thousands of Lebanese, and scores of Israelis through its support for terrorist proxies armed, equipped, and trained by Iran.
Maybe the Democrats do want to give Iran a pass. After all, Iran's policies and practice are probably not something that bothers them. Their main concern is how can they undermine the president and regain power. But I don't want to give Iran a pass or treat them as a de facto ally in the war against Bush. For the sake of humanity and civilization, I want Iran's military broken; it's training camps for terrorists destroyed; it's military infrastructure completely destroyed (military airfields and military planes and helicopters; ammunition storage areas, navy ships, missiles and rockets, military motor pools, etc. all destroyed). There must be a very high price paid by Iran before it goes nuclear. In fact, obviously its nuclear research facilities and their ancillary support network must be obliterated. The Democrats will appease Iran until it controls most of the world's oil, fulfills its often openly stated goal of destroying the Israeli nation, and can dictate the terms of what is acceptable to it in the world. WE must decide soon who will win the war on terror - the free peoples who govern themselves - albeit with errors and folly - or the mad mullahs in Iran whose corruption and cruelty is persistently evil and the most expansionistic threat via proxies that we've faced since the Cold War. America needs to wake up to the present danger Iran presents and has presented for nearly 30 years.
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Let's all recognize how closely the interests of our Demagogues and the Iranian Islamo-fascists are aligned:
(1) both want the US to suffer defeat and flee Iraq ignominiously;
(2) both hate George W. Bush far more than they care about hurting each other;
(3) both would rather see Iraq turn into a long-term morass of bloody in-fighting than see it become a stable, secure, INDEPENDENT country not aligned with Iran;
(4) both dream of a return to the political patterns of the mid-to-late 1970s, when the USA was wracked by indecisiveness and retreat, and the Iranian Mullahocracy first enjoyed its "revolution" of Islamo-fascism;
(5) both would far rather see many more young Americans dead than see the USA bring a degree of stability, order, and freedom to the Middle East;
(6) both are terrified that we might actually succeed and deal the terrorists a resounding defeat (for the Demagogues that would be a great political embarrassment, and they prefer bloody US defeat to any form of victory).
Do I exaggerate the treasonous depravity of our Demagogues?? Not at all!! They are aligned with America's worst enemies and openly work for our defeat. Yes, I include the illustrious James Webb in this indictment, and the facts of his background and the fact that his son is currently in Iraq only make his efforts on behalf of the Demagogues that much more despicable.