Paul Greenberg has constructed a timeline of the history of Western valor.
How did we ever get from the heroic:
“These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country. . . . We fight not to enslave, but to set a country free, and to make room upon the earth for honest men to live in.” — Thomas Paine, “The American Crisis,” 1776-1777
to the courageous…
“With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounded determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph, so help us God.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dec. 8, 1941
to the inspired:
“Inspired by all the courage that has come before, we will meet our moment and we will prevail.” — George W. Bush, 43rd president of the United States, Oct. 11, 2001
to the cowardly:
“The idea that we’re going to win this war is an idea that unfortunately is just plain wrong.” — Howard Dean, chairman, Democratic National Committee, Dec. 5, 2005
In such a short time?
h/t Michelle Malkin
It’s quite easy to be cowardly under the blanket of security of the greatest force in the world, the United States of America. It’s akin to espousing the merits of socialism while living in and enjoying the fruits of a capitalist country.
Don’t forget “Bring ‘em on!” when W won’t go anywhere without a platoon of secret service agents.
Dan: I’ll assume you are speaking about President Bush with the “W†remark. Why wouldn’t the leader of the world’s super -power not have security? Seriously…enlighten me. Hell, even that fat-ass Rosie O’DoughnutDonnell, who is anti gun ownership for law abiding citizens– has an armed entourage.
Oh, he should. He definitely should. But he’s a coward for taunting insurgents/terrorists from behind that security, while encouraging harm to our loyal sons and daughters.
Dan: I don’t really think terrorists would inflict ‘less’ harm on the United States and her interests if President Bush hadn’t said that. I think, President Bush was simply saying what many of us felt, and that is, you want to mess with us–bring it on! What should he have said to the terrorists, “Please don’t blow us up anymore?”
He should have said, “I led us into an optional war on false pretenses. I resign and beg the world’s forgiveness.”