Mark Steyn: The triumph of American values

The Spectator (U.K.) ^ | 09/07/2002 | Mark Steyn

[goodnesswins]

This paragraph really SUMMARIZES it ALL......"The change that occurred on 11 September was a simple one. When Osama bin Laden blew up the World Trade Center, he also blew up the polite fictions of the pre-war world. At Ground Zero, they’ve been working frantically to clear away the rubble. Likewise, at the UN, EU and all the rest, they’ve also been working frantically not so much to clear away the mess but to stick it back together and reconstruct the great fantasy world as it existed on 10 September, that bizarro make-believe land where Nato is a ‘mutual defence alliance’ and Egypt and Saudi Arabia are ‘our staunch friends’. Even in America, some people are still living in that world. You can switch on the TV and hear apparently sane ‘experts’ using phrases like ‘Bush risks losing the support of the Arab League’. "

[Taliesan]

The ‘Vietnam-style quagmire’ crowd made the mistake of assuming the Pentagon is as institutionally resistant to fresh ideas as the average Ivy League faculty or American op-ed page.

Steyn. The Best.

[nothingnew]

Altogether too many of our opinion elite seem to live by the code, "Show me the way the people are going, and I will lead them."

Excellent...and all too true.

FMCDH

[headsonpikes]

Yet another masterpiece.

[Utah Girl]

Another classic from Mark Steyn.

[Lorena]

Thanks for the ping, Miss Marple! Bump for another excellent offering from Steyn.

[PogySailor]

Excellent! BTTT!

[BlueAngel]

Thanks for the ping! Mark Steyn is one in a million. Always enjoy his writing.

[Britton J Wingfield]

the General Militia of Flight 93

I love that line.

[MeekOneGOP]

Mark Steyn: The triumph of American values

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[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the heads up!

[MJY1288]

Very very good article. Mark Steyn is spot on

[PLK]

As UPI’s James Robbins wrote, ‘The Era of Osama lasted about an hour and half or so, from the time the first plane hit the tower to the moment the General Militia of Flight 93 reported for duty.’

What a great statement. And it's this that has the Islamists' panties in a wad: the fact that Americans are not afraid of them and are confident in our ability to take them out for good. One more humiliation for those whose lives are ruled by pride and the constant dread of being humiliated.

[facedown]

Bump

[okie01]

A whomp-bamma-do-bop-a-whomp-bam-boom bump.

[Travis McGee]

MEGA PING! GREAT STEYN!

[Howie]

This guy is brilliant, used to enjoy his articles in the American Spectator.

[Jesse]

Ping it when you get back. Nobody would want to miss this one.

What a great piece. Laser guided arrow straight through the heart. In my next life, I want to write like Steyn.

[Joe Brower]

I LIKE IT

[BOBTHENAILER]

Great stuff as usual. Steyn streaks to the truth.