Wednesday, April 07, 2004

Bitter Bile: Unfortunately, George W. Bush has to fight a two-front war. One against terrorists in the Middle East, and one against the left in this country, led in part by Ted Kennedy.

I don't know if Sen. Kennedy is trying to make Sen. Kerry look sane by comparison, but Kennedy's rant against Bush was completely irresponsible and only helped our enemies. The terrorists know they can't defeat us here or in Iraq. So they launch made-for-TV attacks that are meant to whittle away at our resolve and aim to shock the American public.

President Bush has stayed firm and strong, not only refusing to back down, but launching another military offensive. While some of the attacks against Americans in Iraq reminded observers of what happened in Mogadishu, our response hasn't been remotely similar.

The terrorists are trying to find a weakness to exploit. And they're playing Ted Kennedy like a cheap fiddle. The senator has too high a position in government to be waging war against our president in time of crisis.

It's an election year, and the execution of the war on terrorism is the most important issue under debate. Of course we can discuss it. But throwing blind insults at our president who is trying to defeat America's enemy only hurts America. Iraq is not Vietnam. That was a decade-long war against Communism in which we lost more than 50,000 troops and never made any headway. In Iraq, we've deposed an evil dictator in less than a year, are bringing democracy to the Middle East, and so far have lost 600 troops.

Unfortunately, some segments of the population are more concerned about unleashing their hatred for Bush instead of doing what's right for this country. Let's debate the right actions to take in the war on terrorism. But the hate speech by Sen. Kennedy and other leftist groups don't contribute anything.