Dear Glenn,
Regarding your position on the war:
You mention that you now believe we should get our troops out of
First, I understand where you’re coming from; I had even arrived at the very same conclusion myself, but I now know that I was wrong.
PLEASE SERIOUSLY CONSIDER MY ARGUMENT AGAINST YOUR CURRENT POSITION ON THIS… Please.
“Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense” -Winston Churchill
Sorry - I just love Churchill, and if you ask me, this quote perfectly defines him and the power behind his profound contributions to Mankind. I also must say, more than anyone else today, you remind me of him; so it seems a little strange pointing out this quote to you.
In other words, I’m asking “what would Churchill do” today… in the face of our current, most sobering threat to Western Civilization, which he would likely deem greater than even that which the Nazis posed?
At this pivotal point in history, with the fate of the world literally at stake - and America once again its only real hope - rather than accepting that the War on Terror is now lost because our current President is obviously ill-equipped to see it through to its rightful end, and hence the rest of us simply declaring it best to just bring our troops home etc., to the contrary, I now passionately believe it to be nothing less than committing long term cultural suicide.
No doubt, in the short term, we would likely feel better about taking our troops out of harm’s way, but can this possibly out-weigh subjecting all future generations of Americans to greater and greater oppression and tyranny from violently un-American and anti-Judeo-Christian forces in this world? I’m sure not.
To avoid it, we simply must recognize our current president’s leadership as simply the weak-link at this critical time, which is by design, subject to our unique representative system of “checks and balances”. That is, we must recognize him as sadly mistaken in his priorities and focus, and instead look to one another as Americans and to our founding principles, embracing our duty to get informed, stand up, speak out and determine the best possible course for America, through protests if necessary and of course through future elections.
As a few great patriots like yourself keep reminding us: WE are
I grieve deeply along-side you, over the sacrifices and losses of
Whether you ever wished it upon yourself, the reality is that tens of millions of good Americans look to you my friend, as their own voice, and for clear guidance regarding their own conclusions on a great number of critical issues.
This is one conclusion that I humbly PRAY you will seriously reconsider.
In the end, who is in the White House right now or who controls Congress, will have been thought irrelevant. WE can change our direction. WE are
With deepest respect and utmost gratitude,
Frank Newman
newman5@prodigy.net
Cell: 626 664-9206
P.S. Yes, the weak “middle road” in any war will likely lead to unnecessary losses. However, not fighting, when we absolutely must, can only lead to the greatest long term loss. And on the other hand, fighting with the full force necessary, will unquestionably lead to the fewest.
