Bush, Reagan. Knights of the OLD REPUBLIC

[MDTrvmyD!]

" Egypt is on fire. People are protesting in the streets as Hosni Mubarak sees his 30-year power reign shakier than ever. Egyptians are fighting for freedom, and people all across the globe will eventually be forced to accept what American conservatives have known for several years.

George W. Bush was right. He still is ‘righter’ than ever.Bush-haters will continue their habit of ignoring facts and evidence. The rest of us know that the events in Egypt are a direct result of his presidency.

In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan called the Soviet Union an "Evil Empire." His vision for human freedom and liberty led to the collapse of the Soviet Union and freedom for all of Eastern Europe. The dominoes rapidly fell, and in 1991 the Berlin Wall came crashing down. The left gave the credit to Mikhail Gorbachev. The newly freed citizens of Eastern Europe credited Ronald Reagan. I will go with the former captives trapped for real, not those enslaved in ivory towers of their own choosing.

Despite these tremendous events, American foreign policy became a hostage to a terrible soulless policy known as "Realpolitik." This (lack of) vision preferred "stability" to freedom and liberty. Bloodthirsty dictators were fine so long as they were "our" dictators.

After 9/11, President George W. Bush abolished Realpolitik in favor of the Bush Doctrine, which involved advancing the causes of freedom and liberty worldwide. George W. Bush understood that freedom is a universal human right, and that liberty is a gift from God. No creature of God deserved to be enslaved by another.

With the Bush Doctrine and the Neocons guiding foreign policy, the world changed for the better. The Taliban was overthrown and a functioning secular democracy was set up in Afghanistan. In 2003 America ended the brutal regime of Saddam Hussein. Iraq set up a functional democracy that became their most functional civilization since Mesopotamia.

The left spent every waking minute engaging in everything from declaring defeat to openly wishing for failure to outright sabotage. They opposed democracy in Iraq solely due to hatred of George W. Bush. They were prepared to lose a war to avoid losing elections.

The voters in 2004 repudiated the left and reelected President Bush.

Leftist critics complained that things were getting worse. The Jayson Blair Times declared the Iraq war a failure after 18 days. It took America 13 years to get from the Revolutionary War to our current Constitution, but George Washington did not have MSNBC savaging him or the Jayson Blair Times revealing secret American troop movements.

Neocons understood in 2004 that the very factors making 1989 about more than the USSR would make the War on Terror more than just Afghanistan.

Freddie Mercury was not a Neocon, but the Queen (1971) frontman wrote one of their biggest hits “I Want it All” about the struggle for liberty.

"Ain't much I'm asking...if you want the truth...here's to the future...hear the cry of youth...I want it all...I want it all...I want it all...and I want it now!"

With Afghanistan and Iraq tasting freedom, Muammar Gaddafi of Libya voluntarily gave up his weapons programs. The left insisted this was due to twenty years of diplomacy even as Gaddafi himself conceded that the handwriting on the wall from George W. Bush turned him into a pragmatic survivalist.

2010 has seen even more upheaval. Last week Tunisia had a revolution, and now Egypt has exploded. There are also rumblings in Jordan.

While all of this is happening, Barack Obama is locked in the White House hoping the situation calms down. Worldwide events are a distraction from his domestic agenda, and he is frustrated that he cannot lecture the Middle East players to make nice.

Anyone looking for proof at how lost and dazed he is about these events need only to look at whom has returned on the scene. Secretary of State Hillarious Clinton was taken out of the closet, dusted off, and given a microphone. Her job requires meaningless blather, and her lifetime of skill in this area prepared her. The actions of the bad guys are "unhelpful." She wants to make things "perfectly clear," which means nobody is listening to her.

This is a time when a president needs to lead. It is one thing for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to stay on silent lockdown. This is smart. Yet for the leader of the free world to be waiting to see who wins before choosing sides is gutless.

Ronald Reagan was not ambiguous regarding the Evil Empire. George W. Bush was not ambiguous with the Axis of Evil. One can be ambiguous when trying to straddle domestic policy initiatives. Trying to triangulate life and death matters of war and peace is simply a lack of leadership.

As we approach Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday, many people will wax poetic about what he would do regarding Egypt. This is appropriate, but one need only go back to George W. Bush to know what to do.

Mubarak is on the ropes. He must be quietly forced out. America must ensure that the Muslim Brotherhood not take over Egypt. The people want a secular democracy. They see Iraq and Afghanistan and know that democracy and Arab culture are compatible.

Jimmy Carter failed to show strength and leadership in 1979. His weakness led to the Mullahs taking over Iran and Americans being taken hostage. Strength by Reagan brought them home.

Now the people of Egypt are begging for America to stand up. Barack Obama came to Cairo and pledged American support. Now that support is needed more than ever.

Will Barack Obama do the right thing, or was his initial trip to Egypt just empty words?

Will he stand up for freedom or just let Egypt slide into chaos, or perhaps into an Islamic Republic like Iran?

Mr. Obama knows that if he does the right thing, he will not get the credit. If he intervenes and things go badly, he will get the blame.

Yet political calculations cannot and must not ever be a substitute for doing the right thing.

President Obama is not terrified of what is happening in Egypt. He is leaving those worries to innocent people everywhere.

A decade ago the left hated George W. Bush more than Saddam Hussein. This nearly ripped America asunder. Now the left needs to decide if they hate a murderous regime in Egypt more than they hate the legacy of George W. Bush being vindicated.

Mr. Obama knows that if Egypt does become a democracy, more evidence will mount that even he would not be able to ignore. He will have to clench his teeth and spit blood saying it, but it will be true.

George W. Bush was right."

[hammy]

I can only give you +1 but it was a +10 in my book. The TRUTH will set you free, we have all heard that statement. Very few have heard it the way Benjamin Franklin said it " The Truth that you know will set you free,......But it will hurt you first." Spit blood G.W.B. was right.

Edit: They may move this post. Not really news.

Edited February 1, 2011 by hammy

[krubin]

a little history lesson to all of u. The president of the USA does not run the country he is the fall guy (you are right) but that goes for every president that runs this country the real leaders for this country is congress that is the real voice and if you want to bad mouth our president (concrete) you are free to give up your citizenship and go to some other country cause you and all the other haters are really just tasking up space and tax dollars tha you probably dont even contribute to !!!!!

[bkpadre38]

Nicely written MDTrvmyD!

[hammy]

a little history lesson to all of u. The president of the USA does not run the country he is the fall guy (you are right) but that goes for every president that runs this country the real leaders for this country is congress that is the real voice and if you want to bad mouth our president (concrete) you are free to give up your citizenship and go to some other country cause you and all the other haters are really just tasking up space and tax dollars tha you probably dont even contribute to !!!!!

Really, so free speech is out with you? Just wondering how you really feel about good Ole G.W.B. you have never bad mouthed him have you? Or any President in office? Hard to believe.

Edited February 1, 2011 by hammy

[krubin]

no i havent i have been a service member for the last 16 years and have never bad mouthed any of our presidents no matter if i thought they were right or wrong. If someone thought that any of them were that bad then maybe they should do what they did and become the next president, cause talk is cheap.

[Soldiering4U]

WoW sir you took the words right out of my mouth... I agree with freedom no matter where it is.... that is why I do what I do

[sweet C]

Is this about dinar news? Mods please close this. This is disgusting.....

[hammy]

Well I am an American, A Voter, A tax payer, and someone who knows there is a time for war and a time for peace. Proud of our troops, all of them. Also a realist. All of our Presidents have been Brilliant and Brain Dead, sometimes in the same day.

Is this about dinar news? Mods please close this. This is disgusting.....

This post was well thought out and very well written. Don't think it needs to be closed out, possibly moved though.

[Loggerjohn]

a little history lesson to all of u. The president of the USA does not run the country he is the fall guy (you are right) but that goes for every president that runs this country the real leaders for this country is congress that is the real voice and if you want to bad mouth our president (concrete) you are free to give up your citizenship and go to some other country cause you and all the other haters are really just tasking up space and tax dollars tha you probably dont even contribute to !!!!!

I don't know about the rest of the people on the forum, but I myself do not just take up space and tax dollars. I work myself to death to pay my taxes. If you had a small business you might have a better understanding of how Obama and the laws HE has signed have nearly destroyed small business.

[hammy]

I don't know about the rest of the people on the forum, but I myself do not just take up space and tax dollars. I work myself to death to pay my taxes. If you had a small business you might have a better understanding of how Obama and the laws HE has signed have nearly destroyed small business.

Perfect, Brain Dead moment for example. Obama passed a law April 21st 2010. Saying that he is going to create over 2500 new jobs in the country, in the E.P.A. alone. By passing a law that says any home built before 1978 could have lead paint in it so we'll have these new E.P.A. code enforcement positions available. Great. Then reality sets in and a Contractor now has to become Lead Certified to work in homes built before 1978 and it cost him Thousands of dollars per employee to become certified. So He Does Not become certified and realizes that when he gets caught working on that home it is a $32,500.00 Fine. Yes Thirty Two Thousand Five Hundred dollars. over 9500 contractors nation wide have lost their businesses. BRAIN DEAD.

[concretr]

TO H**L WITH OBAMO AND KEVIN D LMAO

[Cblightning6]

I agree with the original post, but....

TO H**L WITH OBAMO AND KEVIN D LMAO

Damning someone to hell for having different political views than yourself is despicable.

[FuzzyUzzy]

The Soviet Union is gone but its political manner sorta remains the same there in the CIS states. still lots of government censorship of the media, read a report not to long ago of how a reporter bad mouthed V. Putin and within the week he "commited suicide."

great post, doesnt belong in news but a great post non-the-less.

RV ALREADY!!!

[krubin]

Perfect, Brain Dead moment for example. Obama passed a law April 21st 2010. Saying that he is going to create over 2500 new jobs in the country, in the E.P.A. alone. By passing a law that says any home built before 1978 could have lead paint in it so we'll have these new E.P.A. code enforcement positions available. Great. Then reality sets in and a Contractor now has to become Lead Certified to work in homes built before 1978 and it cost him Thousands of dollars per employee to become certified. So He Does Not become certified and realizes that when he gets caught working on that home it is a $32,500.00 Fine. Yes Thirty Two Thousand Five Hundred dollars. over 9500 contractors nation wide have lost their businesses. BRAIN DEAD.

THEN WHOS FAULT IS IT THAT YOU CANT MEET THE CRITERIA TO DO THE JOB. IT SAYS THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND NOT A BOOTLEG WORKER. ITS THE SAME AS LETTING JO BLOW DO MY PLUMBING AND PROBABLY GETTING A HALF A#$ JOB RATHER THAN HAVING A CERTIFIED PLUMBER DO THE JOB. GETTING THE QUALIFICATION SAYS ALOT. IT ALSO MAKES THE CLIENT MORE CONFORTABLE WITH YOUR SERVICES.

[rjboots1]

MTD great job. kevin D, you need serious help!

[Soldiering4U]

Is this about dinar news? Mods please close this. This is disgusting.....

K, I think we should listen to this guy... I mean his contributions to this site have been vast... all 20 of them... and with a reputation of -3 he seems to be someone we should all listen to... LOL

Edited February 1, 2011 by Soldiering4U

[rope]

Is this about dinar news? Mods please close this. This is disgusting.....

You don't have a clue do you? Of course, this is Dinar related........think about it.