Persecution

I felt that I should start the new month on a happy note. After all it can't be doom and gloom all the time, can it? Unfortunately it can be a good bit of the time and today is no exception. It has become evident to me that President Obama, Attorney General Holder and several members of Congress don't read my blog. I am disappointed. Doesn't my opinion count? On the off chance that it does, here I go again.

Today I hear that a call has been made for the prosecution, or persecution if you will, of former VP Dick Cheney stemming from the interrogations of terrorists. Even National Security Advisor Jim Jones thinks this would be okay. Another kool-aid drinker, what a shame. Sorry about the pun. If you don't get it, so what.

It's nice to see that people that now have some responsibility are going to try to punish the folks that they perceive as having wronged them for so long. So a guy that thinks white folk are cowards and a guy whose wife is finally proud of her country are thinking that this might be a good idea. No surprises there.

This is what I think. If these two guys think they can do a better job in the field interviewing suspects, then put on a uniform, go through the training and get your collectives asses over there and show us how it's done. What's that? You're too good for that? Too important? So you're telling me that you can make the decisions on how it's done, but don't want to get your hands dirty. Is that right? Pretty poor leadership skills if you ask me. That's right, you wont ask me, because I believe in strong defense and not giving quarter to the enemy.

This idea of giving Miranda warnings to terrorist on foreign soil and persecuting CIA personnel as well as former Bush administration officials is ridiculous. We get it already, you won the election. But that doesn't mean that you get to destroy our country just to make a political statement.

Being the commander in chief of the armed forces and the chief law enforcement officer in the country mean that you two are responsible for the safety of our country and the prosecution of criminals. That means when we are at war with either a country or an entity, it means that you use the necessary means to win that war. It doesn't mean that you appease the uber-liberals and play patty-cake with the bad guys.

That's right, they're the bad guys. They hate us because of our lifestyle, our support of Israel, at least our former support of Israel and for our economic prowess. If memory serves me right, weren't the towers bombed in 1993, our embassies bombed shortly thereafter killing 200 people or so, and what about the Marine barracks in Beirut, the USS Cole in Yemen and of course September 11, 2001. And this is just the short list.

So after this, the enemies of our country need to be dealt with. And dealt with severely. Our reaction should be such that no one ever considers taking up arms against us again. No one would ever consider a cowardly attack on innocent civilians by flying planes into buildings. The world should know that attacking the United States will bring the most horrific response imaginable.

That being said, the folks that bring about that response should not be vilified just because you are a pacifist. Am I a fan of armed conflict? Of course not. But, I am not afraid to fight the battle. I am willing to stand up for everyone in this country no matter their opinion. I don't know if Dick Cheney was a soldier, but the man was willing to make tough decisions to make sure that our country suffered no more attacks on our cities. The men and women of the CIA were on the front lines of the fight getting the information to ensure our safety. They should be revered, not excoriated by a bunch of liberal sissies.

I dare Eric Holder to call Dick Cheney a coward to his face. I bet Cheney would kick Holders arse all the way to Islamabad. I know I would buy a ticket to watch. I realize that Holder called all us white folk cowards on the issue of race, but isn't everyone that disagrees with anything this administration does a racist?

Then there's the issue of if this will go anywhere. I doubt it will. I really think this is nothing more than trying to get the attention off the president's failing health care reform. See, I was nice calling it reform instead of a takeover. But still I think this is the real reason behind all of this.

At least it better be. If we get attacked again because of the new policies adopted by this administration, there will be hell to pay at the polls in 2010 and 2012.

But there may be anyway with the reckless spending and the name calling.

At least I hope.