Posted on 04/15/2007 6:02:06 PM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum
The people responsible for the defense of their countries and for the waging of war are going to have to realize they are going to have to do so in the face of these media campaigns and either find a way to counter them or just ignore them and do what needs to be done.
Agreed - same goes for America.
” I think that we need a new strategy (and ROE) in DC....... “
/rant on (full rant mode)...
I realize I’m stepping on a lot of toes, here, but I feel the need to share my thoughts about the infamous - and endless - JR thread where so many of our most esteemed members have spent their time the past few days —
The JR thread took up a lot a time, and an infinite amount of energy, to do exactly - repeat EXACTLY - what our enemies (all of them, foreign and domestic) *want* us to do.
Instead of speaking of “vision” and “strategy” and “common ground” and “UNITY”, we waste our efforts in the all-too-familiar ‘circular firing squad’, splitting ideological hairs and bickering with each other while ignoring the real crises that face us.
The anti-Illegal Aliens crowd, and the anti-abortion crowd, and the anti-gay marriage crowd, and the anti-gun-grabber crowd, and the myriad “anti’s” all jump up-and-down and screech “ME!! ME!! ME FIRST!! My Issue is the ONLY ISSUE!!!”
Our only salvation will be if we STOP being “anti”, and figure out what we all agree we are “FOR” — and then directing concerted effort to make that come about.
As it stands, we are divided, and we are conquered.
Make no mistake about it — this upcoming election MUST be about “VISION”, what our nation needs to be, now and into the future.
And then - only then - finding *leaders* who reflect this vision and doing what it takes to get them elected. As far as I can see, there is no candidate out there for ANY national office that deserves our respect or support — we deserve better, and we need to make that known - loud and clear.
We need to stop trying to drive square pegs into round holes - NONE of the gaggle of candidates out there is right for the times - or right for us.
Ann Coulter the other day said that the one benefit she got from watching the Dem Candidates debate was that it made her feel a little bit better about *our* sorry lot — is that *really* what our nation and our way-of-life needs at this point in history?
I’m not smart enough to have the answers to the crises that face us — a smart and implacable islamist enemy abroad; an equally smart and implacable socialist enemy at home; an energy (and resulting economic) crisis that is as imminent as it is ignored and denied; among others — but I am bright enough to see that our “leaders” ain’t addressing them, and we’re letting them get away with it.
/rant off (out of gas....)
Take comfort in fact that it will pass and we will be stronger.
.02 worth of opinion.
Then I am going to claim "brightness" too, since I can see what you can see. I will also lay claim to a modicum of virtue for not having spent one second on that thread. As you point out, when we desperately need to unite, whether we can find the ideal candidate or not, we are busy verbally blowing each others brains out!!!! Not my cup of tea.
I’m not taking a active role in it and it is difficult for me to watch. It is my hope that they will tire soon and come together in reason and understanding - much like we did on this thread. That is my hope.
” I will also lay claim to a modicum of virtue for not having spent one second on that thread. “
My virtue is slightly tarnished, in that I dipped into it off-and-on - long enough to see that it was something I wasn’t about to participate in....
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“ whether we can find the ideal candidate or not “
If we build it, they will come.
Oooopppps - I have no virtue (but I do have a couple of redeeming qualities) :(
Still FRiends?
” Still FRiends? “
Always FRiends — which is something we need to keep in mind, even when we don’t agree point-to-point.
Absolutely - and thank you.
Alliance aims to oust Ahmadinejad
Jerusalem Post ^ | April 30, 2007
Anti-government forces are planning to deny Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad another term in office and break the grip of what they call the “militia state,” on public life and personal freedom, it was reported on Monday.
Opposition factions, democracy activists, and pro-reform clerics said they would bring together progressive parties loyal to former president Mohammad Khatami with so-called pragmatic conservatives led by Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, the UK’s The Guardian reported .
The alliance aims to exploit the president’s unpopularity, which is on the rise due to high unemployment, rising inflation and a looming crisis over petrol prices and possible rationing to win control of the Majlis in general elections which are due within 10 months.
Parliament last week voted to reduce Ahmadinejad’s term by holding presidential and parliamentary elections simultaneously next year.
Link: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1825824/posts
Also if true, we see an increase in suicides among the alliance members
Always a possibility, as is the case with just about everything we read.
What I can't figure out is this crackdown on dress and now haircuts. When you are unpopular, do you try to find things to do to make yourself more so?
” What I can’t figure out is this crackdown on dress and now haircuts. “
When the purpose is to completely stifle dissent, it behooves one to exert control over even ‘trivial’ details.
JMO, of course....
Did that make any sense at all?
That is the only explanation that makes any sense.
“When the purpose is to completely stifle dissent, it behooves one to exert control over even ‘trivial’ details.” Very true.
” Very true. “
Hence, “political correctness”, by the bye......
Agreed - I’m glad I’m not the only one who understands that.
Selective leaking of bits and pieces has begun.
Winograd Report: Olmert, Peretz Negligent, Failed War Objectives
Israel News Agency ^ | April 30, 2007 | Joel Leyden
Jerusalem ——April 30...... Leaked portions of the Winograd report on the Lebanon War state that Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Amir Peretz were “negligent” and failed in carrying out their roles as Prime Minister and Defense Minister during the Lebanon War.
The Winograd report further states that both Olmert and Peretz failed to meet the objectives of the war - capturing the Katusha launchers in South Lebanon and rescuing Israel’s missing soldiers. The Winograd report goes on to scold Olmert for allowing an unprepared Israel Defense Forces to enter Lebanon without proper supplies such as water, food and bullets. And that the Prime Minister neglected Israel civilians on the Northern border, allowing the people of Kiryat Shamona to dwell in shelters for weeks without food and other essential supplies.
Sources in the Prime Minister’s office state that Olmert will not resign, but will rather call for early elections to save face.
Link: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1825897/posts
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