July 23, 2004

The truth will set you free

Charles Krauthammer hits the nail on the head in his column today. Although multilateralism and collusion among a “community of nations” isn’t a bad undertaking, when such efforts fail we must be willing to act on our own behalf. As the old adage goes, nobody will look out for you except, well, you.

Iran is a threat, no doubt. Its urgency is a matter for debate, it seems, but President Bush hasn’t ignored the danger Iran poses — Iran is, after all, a charter member of the Axis of Evil. Iran's dictators will get their due one way or another, and its oppressed people, like those in Iraq, will be set free from the bondage of tyranny.

As Teddy Roosevelt said, sometimes you should walk softly and carry a big stick. Most liberals, John Kerry included, won’t. But we must, and for this reason, Krauthammer pens:

The fact is that the war critics have nothing to offer on the single most urgent issue of our time — rogue states in pursuit of weapons of mass destruction. Iran instead of Iraq? The Iraq critics would have done nothing about either country. There would today be two major Islamic countries sitting on an ocean of oil, supporting terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction — instead of one.

Amen.

— Brady Creel

| Jul. 23, 2004 | 9:50 AM