A foreign country that will be a base for terrorists if we should leave? That would encourage the growth of more terrorist nations that figure if they can wait us out they’ll be allowed to prosper? And they’d probably be right since we would have withdrawn TWICE when challenged in Vietnam and in Iraq.
Yeah, this is about much more then securing a foreign country’s security. It’s about securing our own security a piece at a time rather then allowing the terrorists to expand their territory not unlike Hitler expanded his. Allowing Hitler’s expansion really worked out well for us, didn’t it.
Look, I completely support enforcing our borders and I do believe it undercuts the admin’s claims that they making us more secure with this war, when they turn a blind eye to the activities on the coasts, northern and Southern borders. But that doesn’t mean they are wrong with the policy in the M.E., other then proclaiming Islam is a religion of Peace and allowing some PC folks to hold our forces back more then they need to be. They are right about the war. They are WRONG about the borders.
I support the war, and I refuse to withdraw that support just because of their obstinance about the borders.
Where I diverge from the author is that in supporting the war, I must shut up about G.W.B. and support him uncondtionally. I won’t do that. He ruined that bond when he attacked conservatives.
Very well said and I agree.