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October 12, 2004
Point/Counterpoint: College Republican's Response
College Democrats and Republicans face off on the war on terror, the first of three point/counterpoints leading up to the election
Since Sept. 11, President George W. Bush’s policies have eliminated destructive terrorist regimes. The war on terror has liberated 50 million people in Iraq and Afghanistan, and each government is in the process of holding democratic elections. Saddam Hussein’s horrific regime is over, a reign that defied the world by breaking numerous international mandates and peace treaty stipulations.
Diplomacy did not work, and compromising with evil dictators strengthens their power. Hussein housed known murderers Abu Nidal and Abu Abbas, and the dictator trained suicide bombers and supported their cause by paying money to their families. The man was a threat to the peace and freedom of the world and the U.S., and although other countries may have been looking out for themselves, President Bush put the safety of America first and acted. With the direct help of Tony
Blair and other countries, the coalition captured Hussein and is rebuilding the country of Iraq. Hussein’s regime focused on the torture and suppression of its citizens, and the world is far better off with him out of power.
President Bush’s policies have made progress in other areas of the world as well. The U.S. came to an agreement with Libya’s Moammar Ghadafi, and he eliminated his weapons of mass destruction program. Intelligence from the U.S. and Britain helped shut down a secret nuclear proliferation network led by Pakistani scientist A.Q. Kahn. President Bush has headed the conception of the Proliferation Security Initiative, a partnership containing over 60 countries that is responsible for intercepting lethal materials before they get to their destination. Terrorists do not value human life and, as seen in Russia recently, will murder innocent children. The terrible wave of insurgent attacks in Iraq shows how desperate the terrorists are to not cede Iraq to coalition forces.
The enemy knows what is at stake and knows that a free, democratic Iraq will be a major deterrent to terrorist activity in the Middle East. Freedom must prevail for the sake of future generations.
Opponents of Bush’s policies, many of whom originally supported the motives and methods used in Iraq, now say the war is wrong. It is very easy to play Mondaymorning quarterback and criticize a course of events after they have played out. It is not easy to make the hard decision and stand by it in the face of harsh criticism. The president of this country must fully support the operations in Iraq and send a resolute message to our troops and allies that we have done the right thing and that we will win the war on terror.
President Bush has remained steadfast and optimistic in achieving the goal and promoting peace throughout the world.
- Mike Fuchs
Posted by msveum at October 12, 2004 12:26 PM
Comments
It is interesting which words people will hear in sentences and which ones they will forget. When John Kerry said it wa, "the wrong war," he meant that we have killed over 1,000 American soldiers based on inaccurate information. If that is not wrong, I'm not sure what is. When some Democrats said they supported the war, they supported the war when Saddam had "WMDs" or "Biological Weapons." We don't support a war that was waged in aggression and has nonsensically killed over 1,000 people, not including civilian deaths. The war that we agreed to was one as a last resort. Meaning--we should have figured out before hand that they had no WMDs, and not have forsaken over 1,000 American lives. So when Republicans say, "democrats supported us before and don't now, " it is no wonder they are confused. How could anybody support in which the entire reason we were told we entered it was a complete and utter lie.
p.s. Being steadfast is not blasting through mistakes that have killed over 1,000 Americans and calling it "optimism."
Posted by: Laura at October 14, 2004 10:57 AM
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