Posted by
Mike on Saturday, March 24, 2007 12:06:43 AM
An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.
- Winston Churchill
At the Munich Conference in 1938, Adolf Hilter promised Western Europe that he wanted nothing more than Czechslovakia and the Rhineland. Bowing to his every wish, Britain's Prime Minister Neville Chamberlin set Europe towards all out war. In the years that followed, Hitler advanced to Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and France. Millions were dead and countless lives were destroyed as the western democracies watched on the sideline. Only one man had the will and determination to face the Third Reich with his country on the brink of disaster: Winston Churchill.
In today's global struggle against radical Islamists and neo-totalitarian regimes (i.e. China, Venezuela, Sudan, North Korea, Russia) the West is in dire need of another Churchill. Instead, we have a Congress that has essentially given U.S. troops in Iraq a vote of no confidence and a Security Council that has no control of flagrant violations by Iran. Could you imagine being an American soldier in the field, risking your life for your homeland and the hope of a democratic Iraq while, back home, politicians are stepping in to dictate your military operations? It is as if Congress had disapproved of Eisenhower's troop levels and battleship deployments during the D-Day invasion of France. Abandoning the Middle East and the fight against terrorism and radical Islam would only embolden our enemies. Make no mistake, the West has the will and stomach for our mission, but we should never forget the perils of turning a blind eye towards evil.