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Global Opinion - What Creates Enemies Most
by James Carvin 10/02/04

The first of the presidential debates took place night before last. Today, analysts discussed the debate, at length. The focus was our policy in Iraq.

While most people would agree John Kerry won the debate on linguistics and vim, the points George Bush made should not be ignored. (1) Kerry's position has shifted frequently. (2) Kerry's opposition to the war in Iraq is demoralizing to the troops.

Demoralization is way too light of a word. It isn't just a signal that gets sent to our military to the effect that they may have been fighting the wrong war at the wrong time for the wrong reasons, rendering their service meaningless. Nor is it the claim that Al Qaida had no connection to Iraq, (despite Al Zarqawi's presence there from the beginning of the war).

In their desparation for power, Democrats have done more than knock the wind out of our troops.. Meaningless service is benign compared to the real effect. We don't just demoralize our troops. We encourage our enemies. Al Qaida and whatever Bathists remain, gain strength when they suppose the Americans are divided, when half, or even just almost half of us don't support the war. This is how the Democrats have positioned themselves. Therefore the terrorists are encouraged. We can thank the left and the media, who will sink to any low to get John Kerry elected, for the increase in terrorism in Iraq. In fact, the very same arguments the left poses as reasons to distrust Bush are the very fodder for hatred of the US - lying about weapons of mass destruction, shirking diplomacy with the UN, approval all the way to the top at Abu Graib, and as Ted Kennedy says, "lies, lies and more lies."

What is demoralization? When we are demoralized we are discouraged and maybe we don't fight as well. But the situation here is much worse. The enemy is encouraged and they fight harder because they hear. They listen. This is the primary reason their numbers have grown. Contrariwise, it is not the war that stirs up hatred for Americans and increases terrorism. War, not negotiations, kills people who are fighting, thus decreasing the number of people who hate us, even when family members are dying. Wittingly or not, the press, and the democrats on the left who are attempting to defeat George Bush, have undone our gains in the war on terror. It is like Vladimir Lenin said, "an idea is worth a thousand bullets."

But as true as it is that the same propaganda that feeds the American left is the propaganda that feeds Al Qaida, it is above all the prospect that their efforts might succeed that keeps terrorists going. Along with all kinds of half truth, our political will is also broadcast through CNN and the major networks into the living rooms, caves and huts of every terrorist organization there is. When Bush appears to be defeated our enemies appear to be victorious. That is what stirs them to risk their lives. It's how it works.

They must have been cheering John Kerry on during the debate. I think they were especially happy to hear he wanted to have bilateral negotiations. He even wanted to give nuclear fuel to the Iranians. Terrorists love American doves. They want us to believe that if we give them our nuclear fuel that they will be good from now on. Then they can do what the Koreans did to Madilyn Albright and Bill Clinton.

And while we wait on the talks none of them will be killed. Being a terrorist can be very attractive that way. I think it's time we started talking about that.