Saturday, May 29, 2004
Today in Washington DC, a new memorial honoring the so-called "Greatest Generation" was unveiled. This monument to the achievements of our World War II veterans has been a long time in coming, thanks to special interests groups' activism. Go figure. Former president George H.W. Bush, himself a World War II vet (at least Bill Clinton didn't have the audacity to show up), declared that due in particular to the efforts of our military at Normandy, the 50th anniversary of which is coming up next week, we "helped to save the world."
Indeed they did. At that time, as at this time, the United States stood shoulder to shoulder with Great Britain and was willing to sacrifice everything to save the world from totalitarian dictators bent on total domination. Today, as well, we face a worldwide threat, from the Arabic versions of Hitler and Stalin. And with the response garnered by a few hundred casualties, one is grateful that this generation, with three treason-laced TV-networks and traitor-operated newspapers like the NYT and the Washington Post, was not called upon to face the evil of Hitler. Our soldiers today could do it. They are as noble and as skilled as ever they were. But what about our resolve? Can you imagine facing the enormous daily body count that the World War brought? I only hope that somewhere deep inside of us still smolders the fire that "saved the world" in the 1940s and that it won't take another terrorist attack to rekindle it. Perhaps the dedication of this new memorial, honoring those who stood toe-to-toe with evil and overcame it, will stoke the flame. America, like it or not, is the protector of the civilized world. We have responsibilities; let us live up to them.
Indeed they did. At that time, as at this time, the United States stood shoulder to shoulder with Great Britain and was willing to sacrifice everything to save the world from totalitarian dictators bent on total domination. Today, as well, we face a worldwide threat, from the Arabic versions of Hitler and Stalin. And with the response garnered by a few hundred casualties, one is grateful that this generation, with three treason-laced TV-networks and traitor-operated newspapers like the NYT and the Washington Post, was not called upon to face the evil of Hitler. Our soldiers today could do it. They are as noble and as skilled as ever they were. But what about our resolve? Can you imagine facing the enormous daily body count that the World War brought? I only hope that somewhere deep inside of us still smolders the fire that "saved the world" in the 1940s and that it won't take another terrorist attack to rekindle it. Perhaps the dedication of this new memorial, honoring those who stood toe-to-toe with evil and overcame it, will stoke the flame. America, like it or not, is the protector of the civilized world. We have responsibilities; let us live up to them.
// posted by The Pendragon @ 4:00 PM 
