Posted on 09/29/2002 9:34:37 AM PDT by Madcelt
Lately, people have been questioning whether or not we should continue on with our war against terrorists. People question attacking Iraq. People say we might have brought the attacks on ourselves. So, this morning on my show, rather than try to offer some sort of personal insight myself, I read an article written by Teddy Roosevelt, published in 1899. It was about war and peace and what happens when people want peace at any cost. How brokered "peace" can sometimes be worse on a society than an actual war. Here are excerpts from that article below. I hope it gives you some encouragement and strength. :)
Feel free to pass it along. - Matt
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Win one for the Gipper! God Bless You Reagan, We Will Never Forget Your Great Service and Leadership - We here on FR will carry on your great work with diligence. Thanks for the Memories and Inspiration!
The growth of peacefulness between nations, however, has been confined strictly to those that are civilized. It can only come when both parties to a possible quarrel feel the same spirit. With a barbarous nation peace is the exceptional condition. On the border between civilization and barbarism war is generally normal because it must be under the conditions of barbarism. Whether the barbarian be the Red Indian on the frontier of the United States, the Afghan on the border of British India, or the Turkoman who confronts the Siberian Cossack, the result is the same. In the long run civilized man finds he can keep the peace only by subduing his barbarian neighbor; for the barbarian will yield only to force, save in instances so exceptional that they may be disregarded. Back of the force must come fair dealing, if the peace is to be permanent. But without force fair dealing usually amounts to nothing. In our history we have had more trouble from the Indian tribes whom we pampered and petted than from those we wronged; and this has been true in Siberia, Hindustan, and Africa.
It's a concept worth remembering. The Islamists are stuck in the seventh century A.D. They are, mostly, barbarians. And what do barbarians respect? Force. Not ass-kissing. Not tribute. Not threats. Not diplomacy. Force.
(BTW, notice I said "Islamist", not "Muslim." I don't think all Muslims are barbarians, many aren't. I'm a Christian, so I think they're all going to Hell if they don't accept Jesus, but that's another matter. :>)
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100 years plus and has anyone gotten it?
Dubya gets it!! :-)
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