2004 Soap Box Archives

Spain 03/12/04

I love words, I love putting them together so they rhyme and tell a
story. Words are capable of communicating and informing or of
explaining and soothing. Yes, words are powerful.

But there comes a time when words alone are meaningless. This morning
the news was full of accounts of the terrorist bombings in Spain, 170
dead and still counting.

This situation cannot be solved with words, this situation requires
deadly force. There are no words that can dissuade people who are so
far gone on evil that they kill innocent people without conscience or
regret.

While the United Nations talk and talk and talk, people are dying.
The time for talk is over and the time for action is at hand. Either
they are eradicated, yes I mean killed, or they will kill again and
again.

A concerted world effort could rid the planet of this scum, and I mean
all of them, by whatever name they go by. Is a baby killed by Hamas
any less dead than one killed by Al Qaeda? Does a limb blown off by a
shining path bomb hurt any less than one blown off by Hezbollah bomb?

A terrorist is a terrorist, defined by the very nature of their action,
trying to force their will on society by resorting to horrible
violence. Terrorism is tantamount to war and should be treated as such.

Where are the weapons of mass destruction? Well you can bet your bottom
dollar that they’re still somewhere (my guess would be Syria) waiting
to be used against us at the first opportunity. I’ve got a dreadful
feeling that if we don’t stay the course we’re going to find out first
hand where they are when they’re turned against us.

Who are we fighting in Iraq? Terrorists from all over the Middle East,
that’s who, and if we don’t stop them there, we could well be fighting
them on the streets of Atlanta.

Is the war in Iraq preemptive? Yes, I think so, but sometimes
preemption is the right thing. A little preemption would have been in
order on the three occasions the Clinton administration had the
opportunity to take Bin Ladin into custody.

And no, this is not a campaign pitch for George Bush. This situation
will unfortunately be around when the Bush administration is just a
memory.

What I’m trying to convey is this, either we deal with these terrorists
or they are going to deal with us, in a way we’re not going to like.
We need to hunt them down wherever they are and if that means bending
the rules a little bit, political correctness be damned.

These people mean business; it’s time for us to start meaning business
too.

Pray for our troops.

What do you think?

God Bless America

Charlie Daniels

 

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