Posted on 11/16/2001 1:20:13 PM PST by Pokey78
Yeah, they are much more reasonable, friendly, and appreciative of freedom than David Bonior.
These terrorist jokers thought they could scare America enough to retreat, but in fact they have made it even more clear that we need to be active abroad to assure security at home.
That is about as unilateral as you can get. What that is gang is a threat.
This war is like Vietnam. But this time WE get to be Charlie. The taliban just decided that trying to defend territory against an enemy that hits and runs is not possible. So they ran to the hills.
This is not the first time an Afghanistan government has done this. They did the same thing against the Russians. The problem is resupply of food and amunition. The last time we supplied them with food and ammo against the Russians. This time the most they can hope for is a trickle through Pakistan. But that will not feed them.
So they will freeze and starve in the caves or they will surrender.
We are winning a war with high tech in the air, and surrogates on the ground. Now comes the seige of the Taliban in the mountains. They have no way out.
Since 'nam the question has been whether the US has the will to fight. Desert Storm proved we had the ability. Now we've got to show we've the guts to take a hit and get back up.
One main benefit of this has been that it has uncovered the fools and twits who dominate the media, and reminded America of who we are -- rather than what is fashionable.
The article is worth it for this quote alone...
As long as the U.S. continues to choose leaders like George Bush, and to follow this example, all of this will be one of the greatest gifts God has ever given to the world--to make The American Dream the Dream of the World--to give the world a Second American Century.
The greatest danger is American decadence--in the form of Liberalism. If left unchecked, Liberalism will destroy the Dream as well as America.
WHAT Clinton foreign policy?! In any event... great! Glad to hear it!
Exactly!!! America rules. Do NOT mess with us.
I didn't want to make a whole post about this, but it's weird.
Henna. It's a decorative dye used for many purposes, one of them being "tattoos" that will wear off over the period of a few weeks.
The 20th Century was mis-named the American Century. It was merely a prelude to the global hegemony America will extend in the 21st century. The last immediate mortal foe - the USSR – has been defeated. China does not have the resources to be anything but a regional power for the foreseeable future.
George Bush could very well go down in history as America’s Caesar. He has grasped the reins of global leadership with gusto. He has established, as no other leader has, America as “first among equals” among the nations of the world. The author is right: there is no coalition. There is American supremacy with other governments following in our wake, swearing their fealty.
When the Afghanistan problem is settled, it will be the turn of other enemies. And the members of the “coalition” will follow along – or become our future enemy. And that will be unhealthy for the political leaders in those countries.
The nature of the world is changing rapidly. At the beginning of the 20th century European empires covered the globe and hereditary monarchs reigned. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo was the spark that brought the old order crashing down. Thanks to the spark ignited by Osama bin Laden, the 21st century is transforming the global order.
For those who yearn for a return to an America of the Founders, it was always a pipe dream. But even the dream was vaporized when the Twin Towers fell. At this point in history, America has the resources and the will to establish its hegemony over the globe. Some people will like it, others will not, but to win this war, it’s inevitable.
Remember the old Chinese curse: “may you live in interesting times.”
I prefer to think of it as prophecy.
If it weren't for loser Euro fags, commies, cowards, paperpushers, fat ugly grape sumgler wearing pale bluber guted gun less dweebs with their hairy legged monkey shaved topless sunglass wearing penny pinching wimp spawning wives.
Europe sucks, glad the folks left two hundred years ago.
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