The Definition of War

Today George W. Bush vetoed the Iraq War Bill that was designed to fund the troops with conditions (including pork that has nothing to do with the conflict) attached.

In Bush's speech where he explained his decision to veto the bill, I agreed with the President across the board.

Because of this position I have been called a war monger, occupier, rightwing loon, etc. And over at Sky Dive Rick's site, Tom the banned liberal commenter and Rick have been going back and forth over the issue of the war. I've been paying attention, fascinated by the interplay, and surprised at how often Tom dragged me into the discussion.

Tom accused me of not taking a specific position, or answering his question regarding how the war should be run.

So here's my answer:

Political Correctness has everyone worried about what they say or what they do to the point that even the Bush Administration has fallen victim to it. The liberal Democrats have pounded it down our throat so much that we have forgotten the history of America that has made this nation so great.

It seems to me that the past definition of war was not what it is now. Today's definition is heavily influenced by Vietnam and the hippies that marched against it. Before the Vietnam War was fought war was waged in a different way. We went in and fought the enemy. We didn't dance around politics.

Right now we are essentially dealing with a termite problem by waiting for the termites to show themselves before we blast them. We fear attacking the problem because a few other bugs may be wiped out as well.

From the beginning we should have gone in with guns blazing, destroyed a few cities, turned some sand to glass, allowed for collateral damage, and showed the world that if you screw with the United States your nation is going to suffer. We should have went in from a position of strength. We should have went in as the Superpower that we are.

Now, with us tippy-toeing around all of this politically correct B.S., we have lost the war because we have refused to fight it. Bush has allowed himself to use rules of engagement that handcuffs our troops because he's worried about what the Left may say. And we have allowed the Media and the Left to dictate the direction of the conflict, and to prosecute our troops through court martials for them doing their job.

Screw the Left, screw political correctness, and fight the damn war! Don't quit until victory is achieved!

That's my answer.

Oh, and yes, for those of you that give me grief, I do think you are unpatriotic for calling a war a lost cause as our troops fight it. To say otherwise would be like tossing a life preserver to a person in the water, and then telling them it doesn't matter, because they are going to drown anyway.

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This post is cross-posted at SkyDiveRick's.