March 20, 2007

It's the 1980s all over again

Japan wants to buy the F-22 Raptor, but the U.S. State Department is saying no. Why? Because they are afraid it might anger Beijing. Why does the first decade of the 21st century increasingly look like the 1980s to me?

With Europeans protesting about plans to install anti-missile systems because they might anger the Russians, peacenicks wishing to appease Islamofascists because is it such a crazy thing to do if the Muslims love their children too, and Democrats in Congress trying to hamstring the abilities of the President to fight international enemies--- it's like a tragic deja vu.

Only this time, we have no one in the White House to convincingly articulate the moral and strategic imperetive of a strong America.

The ghost of Ronald Reagan, where art thou? Uncle Ronnie, why hast thou forsaken us?

By Rusty Shackleford, Ph.D. at 08:47 AM | |