Blindfolds of Contempt

Blindfolds of Contempt

Radical Islamic people are constantly attacking my country. I hear Islamic leaders calling for jihad. I see Muslims on television, declaring their jihad against my country, and promising to wage a holy war. They promise that their own sons will be raised to oppose my sons and daughters. In fifty years, they will also oppose my grandchildren and great-grandchildren; all for the cause of jihad. This enemy orchestrates verbal attacks, and this enemy completes physical attacks. These attacks are wielded in reality, as my attackers invoke spirituality. The enemy is real.

The goal of jihad is to forcibly convert non-Islamic people to Allah. Jihad is a religious duty; Muslims prepare to kill as a matter of obligation. The existence of the enemy and the intent of the enemy are both undeniable. This enemy is responsible for the massive hole in downtown New York City, where the twin towers should be standing today. Three thousand graves are scattered throughout the world thanks to the treacherous works of this enemy; these are the graves of the innocent people. Now, as American soldiers are being killed, more graves are painfully dug, and in each of these graves lay a brave guardian of freedom. The enemy has declared war.

Many Democrats suggest that operations in Iraq are not related to the war on terror. Democrat leaders such as Senator Harry Reid repeatedly say George W. Bush misled the nation. On May 1st, 2006, Senator Reid uttered these malicious words from the Senate floor:

“…This is not a matter for future Presidents. This is President Bush’s war, and we need to hear him explain how [he] will complete the mission he prematurely declared accomplished” (Reid).

The war on terror is not a war of one man, as Senator Reid suggests, this is a war involving hundreds of millions of people. The war will almost certainly be an issue for the next American President, and perhaps several more Presidents, therefore it is absolutely a matter for future Presidents. Nothing in his statement is factual, but it serves Senator Reid’s purpose. By his choice of language, Senator Reid implies that the war in Iraq is not an American problem; it is President Bush’s problem. Senator Reid’s comments are one pathetic example among thousands spoken by the Democrats. The motif is obvious; Democrats constantly seek to redefine enemy hatred and enemy attacks: these are the results of an incompetent President. The enemy gladly verifies this definition while burning Bush in effigy.

We all burn in effigy, as citizens of the United States, when a dummy version of ANY President is burned on our television sets.

A strong spirit of contempt is blindfolding the Democrat leaders. Like Senator Reid, many Democrat leaders ridiculously claim that Iraq is a separate and unrelated campaign; they claim operations in Iraq distract America from the war on terror. Some even claim that Iraq is a personal vendetta for the President, having nothing to do with the war on terror. The rhetoric of these Democrats seems plausible, seems to work politically, and seems to work with public opinion polls. This is Bush’s war. The enemy advises Americans to impeach their war President.

It is the tone, of Democrat leaders, that is so offensive and so divisive. The Democrats are masters of divisiveness. In their blindfolded pursuit of power, the leaders of the Democrat party are abusing their leadership and behaving carelessly with their language, harming America’s image abroad, and accelerating a spirit of war weariness among American citizens. Left leaning news organizations throughout the land are complicit to repeat all things critical of George W. Bush. The news organizations and the Democrat leaders share a common agenda. The agenda is to discredit George W. Bush, and to discredit conservatism. The level of contempt is severe and this hardened contempt is blinding them. The irresponsible words of democrat leaders, blasting through the megaphone of left leaning mainstream news conglomerates, are effective only in complicating war efforts. The opposite is true when the enemy becomes the audience.

The strategy of these liberal Democrats is often rejected because of the tone they use to communicate. Their urgency is not genuine but contrived. The pervasiveness of contempt in the recorded words of liberals is stunning. Democrat leaders are free to express their dissatisfaction, and the debate should be healthy and necessary, but their constant criticism is not adequately balanced by alternative ideas. Instead, their criticism is purely destructive and not constructive. My enemy loves this criticism.

Their divisive message is this: President Bush is incompetent and America needs a change. In reaction to the State of the Union Address, Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois said:

“…The American people want change, but the President still offers many of the same ideas he has advocated for the last six years…instead of a phased redeployment of U.S. troops from Iraq, the President drew a line in the sand and defended his plan to send more American soldiers into the middle of a dangerous civil war” (Durbin).

Senator Durbin, who wants to quit the fight, implies that President Bush is the sole architect of all military operations in Iraq. Senator Durbin claims a mandate because the balance of power shifted during the 2006 mid-term elections. Why didn’t Senator Durbin acknowledge a Republican mandate when Bush was re-elected in 2004? When Republicans win elections, it is because Americans vote foolishly, but when Democrats win elections, it is because Americans give them a mandate. In 2004, Democrats ignored the election results, sought ways of disproving the results, and then fought the Administration policies without compromise. It is no wonder Republicans refuse to debate on Iraq, they are trying to prevent the enemy from gathering more examples for Americas impending defeat.

I do not blame President Bush for the observations I make of my enemy. President Bush did not conspire to distract me, or any other citizens of the United States, by foolishly invading Iraq. To say the Iraq war is a diversion from the war on terror is nonsense. I do not believe this President is recklessly blundering his way through Iraq, forcing his way past the legislative Democrat minority, and dragging America’s citizens along. I do not believe the words of my country’s Democrat leaders who say the President is a miserable failure. When I observe President Bush, I do not see a foolish or corrupt leader. I will not blindfold myself with any such contempt, aggression, ridicule, or jealousy. I believe contempt has prevented many of our finest minds from being able to objectively reason.