How fast things change (AWESOME ARTICLE)

Townhall.com ^ | 11/30/2001 | Charles Krauthammer

[NYS_Eric]

Krauthammer rules. 'Nuff said.

[keithtoo]

I can see Dubya naming the terrorist hosts country by country:

Sudan, turn 'em over to us....or pay the price:

Yemen, turn 'em over to us....or pay the price:

Syria, turn 'em over to us....or pay the price:

Somalia, turn 'em over to us....or pay the price

etc., etc. etc.. It'll be fun to watch.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[lawgirl]

The Taliban's collapse shattered two myths: Islamic invincibility and American weakness--myths amplified over eight years by the Clinton administration's empty gestures and demonstrable impotence in the face of Islamic terror.

Music to my ears.

[SamAdams76]

Spiro Agnew once said that the media were "nattering nabobs of negativity." How right he was. You see them every night on the nightly talking head programs warning us of "quagmires" and "Muslim rage." Who can forget how the "elite Republican Guard" was going to send our troops home in body bags back in 1991? Well, the elite Republican Guard ended up surrendering to CNN cameramen. Saddam wouldn't even issue them white underwear out of fear they would strip naked and use the underwear as surrender flags.

The Arabs in the Middle East are a bunch of backwards savages. Without our oil money, they would still be riding camels and wiping their asses with their bare hands. Hopefully that is what they will be doing again once we get done with them.

[TheDon]

I have to agree, very nice commentary.

[uncbob]

Where then is the vaunted ``Arab street,'' the pro-Osama demonstrations, the anti-American riots? Where are the seething masses rising up against America and its nominal allies from Egypt to Pakistan?

Same place they were when Reagan dam near obliterated Kadafi's ass ***NO WHERE ***
Sasme hand ringing then

[billhilly]

Imagine. Rommel and Patton once roamed those sands. North Africa, that is. Not much has changed in that region, except the the discovery of oil.

[Savage Beast]

"Power is its own reward."

Yes. Americas enemies respect one thing and only one thing: Power!

America's got it! America had better keep it!

The greatest threat to the United States, liberty, justice, and world peace is American decadence--"Liberalism", the Left, the Democrat Party.

[AmericaUnited]

It's about time these dirtbags worry about what OUR reaction is going to be, and not the other way around.

[VOA]

bump

[Gritty]

The Arab street has fallen silent... because the United States astonished the street with one of history's great shows of arms

A Krauthammer BUMP!

[sarasmom]

Where then is the vaunted ``Arab street,'' the pro-Osama demonstrations, the anti-American riots? Where are the seething masses rising up against America and its nominal allies from Egypt to Pakistan?
Yes where are they? Do you think they saw a few reports of what we call a "daisy cutter" and realised that maybe we also have words that can mean many things?

[stands2reason]

YES!!! YES!!! YES!!!

(I love this guy!)

[Migraine]

The elementary truth that seems to elude the experts again and again--Gulf War, Afghan war, next war--is that power is its own reward. Victory changes everything, psychology above all. The psychology in the region is now one of fear and deep respect for American power.

Yes. Americas enemies respect one thing and only one thing: Power! America's got it! America had better keep it!

Right you are. TE Lawrence assured his readers in his "Pillars of Wisdom" book: the Arab (or Muslim) respects only one thing -- FORCE. Conversely, he said, any appearance of weakness (such as in an overly-eager pacifism) is an invitation for Arab/Muslim aggression, for that posture is intensely DISrespected there.

[Migraine]

Spiro Agnew once said that the media were "nattering nabobs of negativity."

Any idea who wrote those words for him (and it was negativism)? William Safire! Same speech in which he said the constant critics were but "an effete corps of impudent snobs, elected by no one...". The fact that we're still quoting it means it was memorable, whether the media liked it or not!

[SamAdams76]

I stand corrected. It was "nattering nabobs of negativism."

[Defiant]

How fast things change, indeed. Two weeks ago, Krauthammer was a critic. Now he's leading the chorus.

He's still wrong. Iraq should be next. It will be easier than expected, once we target Saddam and not just seek to liberate Kuwait. We don't have to invade and conquer Iraq, only beat them up enough to give them an excuse to get rid of Saddam. There are opposition groups that will help.

With Iraq, gone, that will eliminate the need to do so much in the "low-lying fruit". They'll fold without a fight. Somalia and Sudan, anyway. Syria may need some convincing, but they will cave quickly enough, once we begin military action. Saudi Arabia will suddenly become quite accomodating.

It's like running the table in pool, when all the shots left are perfectly lined up.

[Windy-Dave]

I believe George Patton coined the phrase; America loves a Winner and will not tolerate a loser! liberals are losers always have been and always will be. They stand for nothing, do nothing and champion all the wrong causes. They howl and scream the loudest when offended and live with their heads in the sand. They puff and pout when they don't get their way and are the chief accuser of the bretheren. They sow discord among the troops and are always looking for a free lunch or a handout. They look inward and never speak approvingly for right causes. Rose colored glass complete their ensemble. If they ever spoke the truth or close to it the skin on their face would crack and fall off. The liberal lifestyle is like a dog returning to its vomit, its all they know! Now we must figure a way to remove them from the political process. What we need is for richard gere to use eastern mysticism to re-incarnate them into a herd of swine. But then what will we do with richard?