The Wing Has Lost Its Nuts (And Bolts), Indeed

January 29, 2008 – 10:52 pm

The American ultra-left has an array of despicable tendencies.  And while I would be elated to provide an alphabetical list of the damaging ideals held by this portion of society, I will compose myself and limit my rant to one attribute: The ultra-left’s unwillingness to back the American government – even when it becomes painfully obvious that our officials are correct in their assertions – and even when millions of American lives are at stake. 

We’ve been in a sociopolitical civil war since the Iraq war broke out in 2003; the world has been embroiled in debate over U.S. motives for invasion, George W. Bush’s alleged lackluster decisions, and the plethora of American policy decisions that have colored our world since September 11, 2001.

I have written on Iraq dozens of times.  Each time I share my perspective, I am berated with negative commentary and the same old liberal talking points: “Bush did it for his daddy!� “It’s all for the oil!� “Bush is the anti-Christ!�  The insanity never ends.  If I had a dollar for every time a liberal actually blamed the radical Islamic terrorists for the score of terrorist attacks that occurred in the 1990’s, on 9/11 or leading up to and during the Iraq war, I’d be in Chapter 11.

The left is so intent on making excuses for the terrorists that they actually think doing so is patriotic.  In the mind of American ultra-liberals – you know, those individuals who can’t stand their homeland, but who spend most of their time reaping the benefits the U.S. has to offer, while making daily stops at Starbucks, eating granola and sporting corduroy jackets – the U.S. is always the culprit. 

So, when I stumbled upon an Associated Press story about Saddam Hussein’s pre-Iraq war intentions, I was exuberant.  I thought for sure that George W. Bush would regain at least a minute proportion of respect.  But, unfortunately, many liberals have either ignored the story or have simply refused to put a legitimate portion of thought into what it alleges.

Saddam Hussein let the world think he had weapons of mass destruction to intimidate Iran and prevent the country from attacking Iraq, according to an FBI agent who interviewed the dictator after his 2003 capture.

But wait, I thought George W. Bush made up those pesky rumors about weapons of mass destruction?  After all, he needed to even the score for his daddy, whilst securing rich oil reserves.  Right?

Typically, I’d have my doubts about the political slant coming from CBS, but now that Dan Rather is gone, I’ll take my chances.  According to a CBS report, Saddam Hussein told the FBI that he did not anticipate a U.S.-led invasion over the alleged presence of weapons of mass destruction.

According to FBI agent George Piro, “For him, it was critical that he was seen as still the strong, defiant Saddam.  He thought that (faking having the weapons) would prevent the Iranians from reinvading Iraq.�

But, the most telling portion of the article:

“He told me that he initially miscalculated…President Bush’s intentions.  He thought the United States would retaliate with the same type of attack as we did in 1998…a four-day aerial attack.  He survived that one and he was willing to accept that type of attack,â€? Piro said.

So, not only did Hussein spread and then maintain his own lies about weapons possession, but also he was willing to place his people in danger pending a small-scale aerial attack.  All for the sake of power and pride.

And what of that four-day attack in 1998?  In political terms, the ineffectiveness of the preemptive strike Hussein recalled – and its very real and literal power to embolden Hussein (after all, it was the sole reason he believed the U.S. would wimp out) proves that many Democrats (cough, cough – Clinton) have no backbone when it comes to dealing with international criminals and their governments.  Had Clinton actually done his job properly, we wouldn’t even be talking about this right now.  Instead, he chose to start a job he didn’t intend to finish.

But wait, there’s more:

“Hussein had the ability to restart the weapons program and professed to wanting to do that, Piro said. 

“He wanted to pursue all of WMD…to reconstitute his entire WMD program.�

If you are sensible, you will take the following away from the aforementioned details: Saddam Hussein successfully tricked the American people (and portions of the international community) into believing that he had reignited his weapons program.  He did so for political purposes, although he did actually hope to one day possess weapons he would have no doubt used against his enemies (America, included).  Then, when the U.S. bought into his insanity and just so happened to have a president with enough sense to stop taking Hussein’s threats for granted, America reacted.

Unfortunately for the left, this debunks many mistaken notions.  Bush did not lie or manipulate information.  He simply worked with the same evidence that John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton and other leading Democrats consulted.  They, too, voted for the war (not Bill, of course) based on the same intelligence information.  And not for anything, but if they are going to allege being manipulated by a man whose intelligence they regularly degrade and belittle, then they are even more absurd than I previously thought – and consequently even more foolish then they claim Bush is.