America was founded on the principle of freedom. Many courageous men gave their lives in the American Revolution for that principle. In Iraq today many brave men, and now even some brave women, are putting their lives on the line for that same reason. One could say that, at least ideologically the Iraq war is no different from the American Revolution.
I know that this war is not popular with many who claim to be Americans. That is to be expected by all who study history. During the American Revolution the war was popular among most Americans at first, but when they realized that it was going to be a long war with many sacrifices the sunshine patriots and armchair generals quickly lost interest. At the low point in our war for independence only about a third of Americans supported fighting until, as one great man put it they were given "liberty or death", that is about the same number of Americans who want to stay in Iraq until the job is done.
There are many other similarities worth mentioning. During the Revolution the aforementioned armchair generals wrote off the cause of American independence. Americans, they said, were just a bunch of angry farmers armed with pitchforks. There was no way they stood a chance against the most powerful empire on the face of the Earth. The annalists misjudged our resolve. They looked over our most powerful weapon, a weapon that made up for every other shortcoming, and that weapon was the American spirit.
Today America is no longer a group of poorly armed farmers. We are now the most powerful nation the world has ever seen, but although we have the might of a superpower we still have the spirit of the underdog. The armchair generals wanted to end the Revolution before we won our freedom and they want to surrender in Iraq before we win freedom there too. I'm grateful that this country did not take the liberals' advice in the Revolution and I sure as hell hope we don't take their advice now.
The liberals like to ask us if we have learned anything from Vietnam. I'd like to flip that question around and as them if they have learned anything from Vietnam. Our army is the best in the world. We are nearly invincible militarily. It was not our boys in uniform that surrendered to the forces of fascism in Vietnam, it was the liberals here at home. This nation can't afford to lose another war on the home front, this nation can't afford four years under a President Hillary Clinton or Barrack Hussein Obama. That is why we need a true American, someone who understands the military and someone who is not afraid to stay the course as our next President. John McCain was not my first choice for the nomination, but now he is America's only choice, our only hope of winning this war. That is why I endorse John McCain to be the next President of the United States of America.
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