Pacifism Kills II*

Pacifists get their way and what's the result?

Terrorists claim victory, tyrants rattle the sabre of war.

Syria, Iran and Hizballah itself claim that the recent conflict in Lebanon was victory for the terrorist group. Sudan's president Omar al-Bashir said "We are determined to defeat any forces entering the country just as Hizballah has defeated the Israeli forces."

What makes them think it was a victory? The cease-fire, of course!

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has been enboldened enough to say that he is convinced that steps toward peace "have fallen off, and that the Golan will be "liberated by Syrian hands."

There you have it: The civilized nation agrees to peace and the tyrant threatens war.

The civilized nation, which was in the act of defending itself against unprovoked attacks, succumbs to pressure from peace groups and pacifist leaders and agrees to a cease-fire, and what happens? The troublemakers cheer and claim victory, re-arm themselves and threaten war against anyone who will demand civilized behavior from them!

This is why I say pacifism kills. The Peace-Marchers are complicit in the death and violence caused by tyrants and terrorists who are encouraged and emboldened by their surrender mentality.

300,000 were killed in Rwanda because the U.N. refused to arm its "peace-keeping" force for fear or provoking conflict. Even though the U.N. commander in Rwanda said all they would have needed was 1000 armed troops and a dozen vehicles.

200,000 have died in the Sudanese civil war since 2003 according to U.N. estimates. Where are the peace protesters???

Islamo-fascist terrorists have killed, or caused to be killed - because they were used as human shields- at least 100,000 people (most of them other muslims) in the past decade. And tyrannical leaders like Saddam Hussein have murdered hundreds of thousands more.

Yet, to the pacifists, it's America and the U.K. who are at fault.

I can somewhat understand the point of view of the peace crowd. I want peace, too. But since the days of Viet Nam and even before, the peace movement has served to prolong wars, not end them; and to encourage and embolden those who have no similar regard for peace.

The current situation in the Middle East is a perfect example of this. We get a cease-fire, and the result is not peace, it's more threats of war from those who value death more than peace.

Thanks pacifists.

* For Pacifism Kills see my October 2005 post. (Scroll down a bit)

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Must Read Letter

Dear Editor(O C Register),

So many letter writers have based their arguments on how this land is made up of immigrants. Ernie Lujan for one, suggests we should tear down the Statute of Liberty because the people now in question aren't being treated the same as those who passed through Ellis Island and other ports of entry.

Maybe we should turn to our history books and point out to people like Mr. Lujan why today's American is not willing to accept this new kind of immigrant any longer.

Back in 1900 when there was a rush from all areas of Europe to come to the United States, people had to get off a ship and stand in a long line in New York and be documented. Some would even get down on their hands and knees and kiss the ground.. They made a pledge to uphold the laws and support their new country in good and bad times. They made learning English a primary rule in their new American households and some even changed their names to blend in with their new home.

They had waved good bye to their birth place to give their children a new life and did everything in their power to help their children assimilate into one culture. Nothing was handed to them. No free lunches, no welfare, no labor laws to protect them. All they had were the skills and craftsmanship they had brought with them to trade for a future of prosperity.

Most of their children came of age when World War II broke out. My father fought along side men whose parents had come straight over from Germany, Italy, France and Japan. None of these 1st generation Americans ever gave any thought about what country their parents had come from.

They were Americans fighting Hitler, Mussolini and the Emperor of Japan. They were defending the United States of America as one people.

When we liberated France, no one in those villages were looking for the French-American or the German American or the Irish American. The people of France saw only Americans. And we carried one flag that represented one country. Not one of those immigrant sons would have thought about picking up another country's flag and waving it to represent who they were. It would have been a disgrace to their parents who had sacrificed so much to be here.

These immigrants truly knew what it meant to be an American. They stirred the melting pot into one red, white and blue bowl.

And here we are in 2006 with a new kind of immigrant who wants the same rights and privileges. Only they want to achieve it by playing with a different set of rules, one that includes the entitlement card and a guarantee of being faithful to their mother country. I'm sorry, that's not what being an American is all about.

I believe that the immigrants who landed on Ellis Island in the early 1900's deserve better than that for all the toil, hard work and sacrifice in raising future generations to create a land that has become a beacon for those legally searching for a better life. I think they would be appalled that they are being used as an example by those waving foreign country flags.

And for that suggestion about taking down the Statute of Liberty, it happens to mean a lot to the citizens who are voting on the immigration bill. I wouldn't start talking about dismantling the United States just yet.
(signed)
Rosemary LaBonte