Thursday, September 15, 2005
Freedom
The 160 civilians in Irag who were blown to bits by insurgents certainly paid a high price for their 'freedom'
and one wonders why scum like Al-Quaida leader al-Zarqawi is still operating from wherever he pleases and continuing to put out in-your-face videos of his rabid rantings with obvious impunity. I cannot help but wonder
why this country, the acknowleded leader of the free world and the most powerful nation on earth appears helpless in the capturing or elimination of this murderous creep. The same applies to our inability to take out Osama, who flits from place to place with his entourage of cronies with apparent fearlessness and arrogance. President Theodore Roosevelt once said in dealing with our enemies, to "speak
softly and carry a big stick". In regards to dealing with men like al-Zarqawi and Osama Bin Laden, we seem to be speaking loudly with no stick. China once called the United States a paper tiger during the Cuban Missile crisis. We proved China wrong then, but these are different times
under different leadership. We had no problem rushing to war in Iraq while at the same time vowing to bring the likes of Osama to justice, "dead or alive". Those who believe that 'one out of two' ain't bad' need to remember that it was Bin Laden who got this whole thing started when he orchestrated the attack on the twin towers. Why, I ask is this fanatic and his underling al-Zarqawi still walking the green earth and where is James Bond when we need him?
George Morin
Auburn
and one wonders why scum like Al-Quaida leader al-Zarqawi is still operating from wherever he pleases and continuing to put out in-your-face videos of his rabid rantings with obvious impunity. I cannot help but wonder
why this country, the acknowleded leader of the free world and the most powerful nation on earth appears helpless in the capturing or elimination of this murderous creep. The same applies to our inability to take out Osama, who flits from place to place with his entourage of cronies with apparent fearlessness and arrogance. President Theodore Roosevelt once said in dealing with our enemies, to "speak
softly and carry a big stick". In regards to dealing with men like al-Zarqawi and Osama Bin Laden, we seem to be speaking loudly with no stick. China once called the United States a paper tiger during the Cuban Missile crisis. We proved China wrong then, but these are different times
under different leadership. We had no problem rushing to war in Iraq while at the same time vowing to bring the likes of Osama to justice, "dead or alive". Those who believe that 'one out of two' ain't bad' need to remember that it was Bin Laden who got this whole thing started when he orchestrated the attack on the twin towers. Why, I ask is this fanatic and his underling al-Zarqawi still walking the green earth and where is James Bond when we need him?
George Morin
Auburn
