Why Don't They Ask: What Would Happen If We Were Victorious In Iraq?

Roadside bombs and IEDs will not defeat us in Iraq. Snipers will not defeat us in Iraq. Terrorism will not defeat us in Iraq. The simple fact is that there is not a military, militant or terrorist organization capable of defeating the American military in either Iraq or Afghanistan. The only way we loose, is if liberal America convinces us to surrender.

It’s easy for liberal America to point the finger at the administration and blame George Bush for failure in Iraq. I cannot accept that analysis because those who make the argument also make it clear that they do not understand the history or warfare. Do they demonstrate a rudimentary understanding of Clausewitz, Sun Tzu and Mao? Do they understand "People's War" and the concept of "defeating the superior with the inferior?" Have they taken the time to study the North African debacle of 1942, the impact of fighting a new war, on a new battlefield against a new enemy? Do they know how close we came to being defeated by the Nazis, and that perseverance ensured that, in the end, the invasion of Normandy would succeed?

Liberal America needs to turn the map and ask - what is the impact of success in Iraq? What does the future hold for the middle east and the world? If I supported the work being done in Iraq, what kind of impact could it have on a lasting peace? What if Iraq became a moderate Islamic regime allied with Jordan, Egypt and the United States and Europe?

The critical vulnerability for the United States in Iraq is our national will. It can also be a force multiplier.

I would submit that publicly supporting the mission to achieve a stable democratic Iraq, would be the difference between victory and defeat. I believe that victory equals a lasting peace in the middle east. I am convinced that surrender guarantees that we will be fighting in the sandbox again 10 years from now. If liberals don't understand this dynamic, they are merely narrow minded ideologues, ignorant of the lessons of history.

Semper Fidelis.