[FairOpinion]

Long, but worth reading.

[jwalburg]

Lord Black of Crossharbour, wasn't he one of Gandalf's buddies?

[vbmoneyspender]

Thanks for posting that. I wish there were more people in Europe who understood America the way Conrad Black does.

[xzins]

Pax Anglicana

[Miss Marple]

This is an excellent speech, and although long, well worth reading.

It covers all of the arguments, defends the US, and at least twice relegates Germany to the therapist's couch. HA!

[McGavin999]

I would be willing to bet there are a lot of British like this man. That's why we respect the Brits.

[don-o]

A snip.

The United States is not weak, and civilized people should not lament that fact.

oorah

[don-o]

The United Nations is principally composed of corrupt, failed, despotisms and the suggestion that its opinions can be aggregated into an unappealable world supreme court is bunk.

snip.<p< This guy is good.

[UncleSamUSA]

Thanks for posting this speech. It is remarkably astute and full of insight. And it gives one hope that at least some semblance of sanity still resides across the pond.

As a long-time admirer of Winston Churchill, I sincerely hope that many others in England share Lord Black's worldview, but honestly after being bombarded day after day by opinion polls from Europe, and even the UK, showing how much America is resented and hated, I regretfully think that his Lordship is definitely in the distinct minority.

Can anyone tell me exactly who Lord Black is: what is his background, his standing in England, so sort of perspective on who this man is? That would be greatly appreciated.

One last thing: I hate to nitpick so please forgive me, but I must correct Lord Black in one small detail: the US black Olympic athletes who gave the black power salute on the medal stand did so at the Mexico City Olympic games in 1968, not the Munich games in 1972. The Munich games were infamous for the slaughter of the Israeli athletes by the Palestinian terrorists while German police stood by and failed to rescue them. How little has changed in 30 years.

[jwalburg]

Finally finished reading the whole thing. What struck me most was the clear, logical framework of his argument. He listed the main objections of the anti-war crowd, and shot them down concisely and gracefully.

The other side gives grunts and chants "No War for Oil," "Not in My Name," etc. but never do I see clear, persuasive argument on this scale.

What an inspiration!

[Hawkeye's Girl]

A smart man with a cool name. Perfect :-)

[Don W]

WOW! someone who actually UNDERSTANDS!

[TooBusy]

Worth reading