[abigail2]

Another great and right on the money article Patrick!!

[dixiechick2000]

" Loving us would be better than fearing us, but fearing us is far superior to the world thinking we are a paper tiger. That only encourages us to be attacked."

Wow! Great article!

We're in da 'hood bump!

[the lone wolf]

Of course. Because it is better to be feared than to be loved.

[nutmeg]

ping!

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[Squantos]

Ping !

[fella]

...evil can never love good, but it can and does fear good.

HMmmmmmm .... Put that in your peacepipe and smoke it.

[Diddley]

Now the roles have reversed, and the terrorizer has become the terrorized. That’s beautiful.

Yes it is beautiful. The satisfaction is great. It's like when a bully gets his come-uppance.
:-)

[Cacique]

[Flyer]

America is the leading force in the world

There will always be one top dog. I am glad it us. There are not a lot of other nations I would care to see in the top spot.

[SkyPilot]

"If you do not yet have the grace to love God, at least the knowledge of His power should cause you to fear Him."

Amen.

[Boot Hill]

Finding any wisdom on the internet is quite uncommon these days. Finding this much wisdom, so eloquently stated in one short editorial, is more than uncommon, it is almost unheard of. Patrick Rooney reads more like Patrick Henry.

--Boot Hill

[A. Pole]

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. (Prov:9:10)

Lord have mercy.

[tuna_battle_slight_return]

bump.

[Jeff Head]

He spoke of a “chill wind blowing.” Good, let him stay indoors.

By all means. Amen!

A defeated evil enemy will always beg for sympathy. But we must never forget who the terrorists and their sympathizers are, foreign and domestic, and how they behaved when they were in power. And we must never feel sorry for them after we have defeated them.

... and a double Amen. If we ever forget this ... if we are not mindful of these realities ... then we will be in danger of things going the other way and a scenario like that depicted in the Dragon's Fury Series of novels developing. It may develop anyway, but if we are mindful of the truths spoken of in this article, we will come off the victor.

[MeekOneGOP]

Fear of the U.S. Is the Beginning of Wisdom

Excerpt:

The goal of terrorists is to strike fear into the hearts and minds of their enemies. Now the roles have reversed, and the terrorizer has become the terrorized. That’s beautiful.

A defeated evil enemy will always beg for sympathy. But we must never forget who the terrorists and their sympathizers are, foreign and domestic, and how they behaved when they were in power. And we must never feel sorry for them after we have defeated them.

I have said that America is the greatest force for good in the world. Terrorism is the greatest force for evil in this world. The showdown is on, and by my count so far it’s U.S. two, terrorism nothing.

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[sauropod]

A very well written article.

[Blood of Tyrants]

evil can never love good, but it can and does fear good.

Now if we can only convince the Republicans that the left will NEVER love them and to play for keeps.

[Sangamon Kid]

Oh geez...now we think we're the Messiah. Sheer lunacy.

[Stultis]

Recycling my comments from a similar thread:

All of this, in a broad and general sense, was utterly predictable. Of course the radical left (and much of the extreme right) will never get it. No matter how many times the beneficent effects that flow from a demonstration of principled American resolve are proven, they will continue to predict that only doom and gloom can result from anything short of full appeasement of evil enemies.

Consider how many times Reagan alone showed the value of a stalwart policy toward adversaries: Deployment of INF (intermediate range missles in Europe) which led to eventual negotiated withdrawl of all Soviet missles in a few short years; Defense of El Salvador against insurgencies financed by Nicaragua, the Cubans and Soviets, which led to the emergence of a centrist and democratic Salvadorian government in a few short years; Support for the Contras against the Marxist Sandanistas in Nicaragua, which consumed billions in precious Soviet military aid, built the insurgents into a democratic force, and eventually deligitimized the Sandanistas to the point where they were forced to hold elections. There was also the forcible removal of a Marxist regime in Grenada, and of an authoritarian regime in Panama which, along with the efforts in El Salvador and Nicaragua, secured democracy in Central America, and thwarted the Soviet plan which was (almost certainly) to establish a communist regime in Mexico, right on our borders.

The left opposed ALL of the above, and predicted that nothing but disaster, not excluding nuclear annihilation, would result.

[exmarine]

The people of the United States would be wise to FEAR GOD. Fearing God is the beginning of wisdom, not fearing the U.S.. The U.S. is not God and it has already been shown that the U.S. is quite vulnerable to attack from the inside. So, Americans had better realize that their government cannot protect them and cannot save them - ONLY GOD CAN SAVE THEM. So, now would be a good time for the U.S. to turn from its wickedness - rampant pornography and sexual immorality, genocide of the unborn, self-exalted pride, and love of money. If America does not change, if it continues on its present downward moral death-spiral, America will fall, it is only a matter of time. And may come thru terrorism or it may come through a complete destruction of a dictatorship that replaces our precious Republican form of government. But, make no mistake, it will come if things do not change. The handwriting is on the wall. The govt. and military can't protect you.

[geedee]

Great article, ma'am. I've never been exposed to a Patrick Rooney article . . . either that or I don't remember. He's a refreshing wind battling evil's hurricane. But if us conservatives keep fighting the good fight, our positive messages will take root. They've already started growing and the lefty-liberals are scared to death.

Thanks for the ping.