Green Energy
Thanks to Atlas Shrugs
"Why I Continue to Believe in the War in Iraq," a poem by Lynn Chu, literary agent here hat tip hiphop republican
This is an abridgment, first published by Harper's Magazine in September, 2006, of a long poem, the full version of which can be found at writersreps.
Because to depose a murderous despot is a good thing.
Because I believe in nation building.
Because the left has always insisted on this.
Because I harbor no animus toward Muslim peoples.
Because we must seed the world with democracy, for it is right.
Because Mesopotamia, the cradle of civilization, deserves no less.
Because containment is impossible in a globalized world.
Because in truth the world respects us for it, however they moan.
Because Iraqis are an educated people fully capable of democracy.
As is all of humanity.
Because we did so with a minimum of human loss.
Because one out of three in the axis of evil is 33.3 percent better than zero.
Because America is as brave and competent as it is reasonable to expect of clumsy, imperfect humans.
Because if Saddam had the bomb in 1981, he would soon have it again.
Because in 1948, to world acclaim, the U.N. created Israel, whose existence is just and must continue to be defended.
For the evil of anti-Semitism still lurks in the world, in radical Islam and elsewhere.
Because the new kind of war will be sporadic, desultory, and covert. And will bore us, but complacency is dangerous.
Because to them their jihad has only just begun, and crush it we must.
For Osama bin Laden is not Deng Xiao-Ping.
Because our nation is strong enough to shrug off the malice and subversion and sophistries its heedless factions devise.
Who style themselves heroes and whistle-blowers.
For their vanity and venality betrays them.
Because this war's lessons will assist in transformation, which must continue.
For the emasculated CIA and bloated DOD must be reformed.
Because the idea that the world has outgrown war is a fantasy.
Because if we cannot do Iraq then we can never do Rwanda or Darfur.
Because we need to pick our fights.
And there is nothing immoral about making a list ordered by need and self-interest.
Because, when the world is ever really in trouble, fashionable anti- Americanism will fall away.
For all know that America is not the source of evil in the world.
Because people just like to exaggerate. And nowhere is the human condition more on display than in a democracy.
Because we must learn how to replace chaos with democracy.
Because we won in Afghanistan, whose economy is starting to boom.
Because Iraq must continue to "balance" Iran in that region.
Because we can use a Middle East base.
Because civilization is always effortful.
Because the U.N. will save no one.
Because diplomacy is sometimes the path to a solution, but just as often is not.
Because politics is always war by other means.
Because we must expect only carping and ingratitude and have infinite patience.
Because it is the right thing to do and the sophists' words will vanish with the wind.
Because wordsmiths overestimate words. Because lies, however big, are only temporary.
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Green Energy
Why I Continue To Believe In The War In Iraq
Thanks to Atlas Shrugs
"Why I Continue to Believe in the War in Iraq," a poem by Lynn Chu, literary agent here hat tip hiphop republican
This is an abridgment, first published by Harper's Magazine in September, 2006, of a long poem, the full version of which can be found at writersreps.
Because to depose a murderous despot is a good thing.
Because I believe in nation building.
Because the left has always insisted on this.
Because I harbor no animus toward Muslim peoples.
Because we must seed the world with democracy, for it is right.
Because Mesopotamia, the cradle of civilization, deserves no less.
Because containment is impossible in a globalized world.
Because in truth the world respects us for it, however they moan.
Because Iraqis are an educated people fully capable of democracy.
As is all of humanity.
Because we did so with a minimum of human loss.
Because one out of three in the axis of evil is 33.3 percent better than zero.
Because America is as brave and competent as it is reasonable to expect of clumsy, imperfect humans.
Because if Saddam had the bomb in 1981, he would soon have it again.
Because in 1948, to world acclaim, the U.N. created Israel, whose existence is just and must continue to be defended.
For the evil of anti-Semitism still lurks in the world, in radical Islam and elsewhere.
Because the new kind of war will be sporadic, desultory, and covert. And will bore us, but complacency is dangerous.
Because to them their jihad has only just begun, and crush it we must.
For Osama bin Laden is not Deng Xiao-Ping.
Because our nation is strong enough to shrug off the malice and subversion and sophistries its heedless factions devise.
Who style themselves heroes and whistle-blowers.
For their vanity and venality betrays them.
Because this war's lessons will assist in transformation, which must continue.
For the emasculated CIA and bloated DOD must be reformed.
Because the idea that the world has outgrown war is a fantasy.
Because if we cannot do Iraq then we can never do Rwanda or Darfur.
Because we need to pick our fights.
And there is nothing immoral about making a list ordered by need and self-interest.
Because, when the world is ever really in trouble, fashionable anti- Americanism will fall away.
For all know that America is not the source of evil in the world.
Because people just like to exaggerate. And nowhere is the human condition more on display than in a democracy.
Because we must learn how to replace chaos with democracy.
Because we won in Afghanistan, whose economy is starting to boom.
Because Iraq must continue to "balance" Iran in that region.
Because we can use a Middle East base.
Because civilization is always effortful.
Because the U.N. will save no one.
Because diplomacy is sometimes the path to a solution, but just as often is not.
Because politics is always war by other means.
Because we must expect only carping and ingratitude and have infinite patience.
Because it is the right thing to do and the sophists' words will vanish with the wind.
Because wordsmiths overestimate words. Because lies, however big, are only temporary.
-
British Islamist Anjem Choudary in Interview on Bin Laden's Death: Bin Laden 'Is the First... of a Whole New Generation... Who Believe Very Firmly In Their Hearts in the Concept Of Jihad' – And Obama Is 'At the Head of the Camp Of Disbelief'."...
- Guardian On Us In The Middle East: It Pretends Still To Be A Power In The Region In Spite Of Being Locked Into An Unwinnable War In Iraq
The Guardian reaches new heights in the grip of it's non survival mutation. Anti Americanism, in a Britain unable to defend itself from Jihadistan is death for the heritage of Runnymede. But perhaps, the Guardian is part of a new Britain, eh? As...
- What The West Needs To Defeat Islamic Imperialism
The problem with the Iraq issue is that GW Bush initiated the war for the right reasons, but then has tried to justify it on the wrong ones. In the old times USA would have alleged national defense as the basis to wage that war. Nowadays they try timidly...
- A Christmas Present For The "anti-war" Crowd
Yesterday, the death toll in the Iraq war rose above the death toll which America suffered on 9/11. What better statistic could have greeted the "anti-war" crowd on the Xmas holiday? BAGHDAD, Iraq - At least 36 Iraqis died Tuesday in bombings, officials...
- On The Verge Of World War Iii: The Rising Tide Of Anti-semitism
I expect the anti-Semitism to be ratcheted up in our world. I've been expecting it for a long time. Much of the left is mentally ill, and anti-Semitism is part of that illness. No one on the left has done anything to combat the illness, so it has...