Total knock-out!
McQ over at QandO Blog sent me over to Victor Davis Hanson's, which published a letter from LTC John M. Kanaley on December 31, titled "Straight from the front: A letter to war detractors."
Oh. My. Gosh! Go read it, read it now, read it in full, read it again, and then re-read it. Did I say "read it"? Yes, I did! Here's some little tid-bits:
... Nobody questioned President Franklin Roosevelt's strategy by saying we needed to pull out of World War II because he did not foresee the intensity of the Japanese on the South-Pacific islands. There was no doubt about fighting the Germans, even though they did not attack the U.S. Absent were the calls that President Woodrow Wilson engage in self-defeating reflection by apologizing for the brutality of trench-warfare. General George Washington held firm over a period of seven years in his overall strategy, despite early defeats. Yet, they all believed in what was right and their persistence proved successful. The fight for freedom is a relatively recent phenomenon, therefore, it is not widely accepted and it is a difficult process. ...
Never has a nation invaded another for the purpose of improving the style of government in the occupied land, while simultaneously respecting the lives and resources of the people. Naturally, there is a self-serving national security concern that is the overriding issue; however, the American military truly believes that it is also improving the lives of the Iraqi people. After three successful elections never before witnessed in this part of the world, American service-members have much to be proud of.
However, you portray the war as an imperialistic adventure along the lines of Napoleon. As Camillus saved Rome, you play the role of a present day Manlius. Envious of success, along with a desire to contradict the President at every opportunity, you conduct yourselves in ways that reflect your self-centered, degraded pursuit of power. How shallow it must be to sacrifice the honor of the American military and all of its accomplishments in Iraq at the altar of the 2006 and 2008 elections. ...
Remember, three successful elections within one year with turnout rates that would make all democracies envious. Despite your efforts to the contrary, the American spirit will allow us to win. We will win the war. We will win militarily. We will win politically. The Iraqis will win their freedom. Our country is more secure, the Middle-East is more peaceful, and the world is more stable. Regardless of your attempts to undermine the historic mission in Iraq, the American people have much to be proud of in their military and in the accomplishments to spread freedom to the darkest corners of the world.
Oh, yeah! I sure hope that Congressman Murtha reads this, catches a clue, and decides to honorably get the hell out of the MSM limelight!
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