Why are we still in Iraq? For oil? For America’s vanity? To expand our imperialistic presence? There are some that would answer yes to all these reasons, ignoring the simple truth. America is in Iraq because it is the right thing to do, period. Those who are calling for America’s immediate withdrawal have chosen to ignore the obvious, electing instead to take out their intense hatred of President Bush by opposing our troops serving to secure a free and independent Iraq.
So I return to my original question, “Why are we still in Iraq? The answer can be found in this story:
Women and Child Used as Pawns
It is al Qaeda that has delivered a war of terror against innocence civilians. They have indiscriminately waged a brutal campaign that has included the killing of religious leaders and the kidnapping of women and children. Yet, if you were to listen to some politicians, the media, and self-proclaimed “peace activist” you would get the sense that it is members of the US Military that are the propagators of the evil.
Those that would have us turn our backs to the brave soldiers, and the Iraqi population, have “sold their souls to the devil” for the sake of promoting a political edict that advances divisiveness and loathing for America.
Alexander Hamilton’s words ring more truely today than ever – “A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.” Appeasement and retreat will not stop the killing today, but will bring misery and enslavement to Iraq, and inevitably our involvement in a larger, bloodier conflict.
I, like many Americans, despise war. The idea of killing another human is against ever fiber of a decent person’s beliefs. But the acts of hatred we are witnessing in Iraq, Darfur, Indonesia, and too many other regions to name, call for us to act. If that action means military involvement, so be it. America has the moral obligation to use its military not only to protect our own self-interest, but to aid those seeking liberty and control over their own destiny. Before Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation he advised Americans – “It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.” The right thing is to honor our commitment to Iraq.
So I return to my original question, “Why are we still in Iraq? The answer can be found in this story:
Women and Child Used as Pawns
It is al Qaeda that has delivered a war of terror against innocence civilians. They have indiscriminately waged a brutal campaign that has included the killing of religious leaders and the kidnapping of women and children. Yet, if you were to listen to some politicians, the media, and self-proclaimed “peace activist” you would get the sense that it is members of the US Military that are the propagators of the evil.
Those that would have us turn our backs to the brave soldiers, and the Iraqi population, have “sold their souls to the devil” for the sake of promoting a political edict that advances divisiveness and loathing for America.
Alexander Hamilton’s words ring more truely today than ever – “A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.” Appeasement and retreat will not stop the killing today, but will bring misery and enslavement to Iraq, and inevitably our involvement in a larger, bloodier conflict.
I, like many Americans, despise war. The idea of killing another human is against ever fiber of a decent person’s beliefs. But the acts of hatred we are witnessing in Iraq, Darfur, Indonesia, and too many other regions to name, call for us to act. If that action means military involvement, so be it. America has the moral obligation to use its military not only to protect our own self-interest, but to aid those seeking liberty and control over their own destiny. Before Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation he advised Americans – “It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.” The right thing is to honor our commitment to Iraq.
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