Well-Liked
Reduced to its essential essence, a Kerry victory will result in two things.
The first will be a repudiation of the doctrine of pre-emption, that seeks to untie our hands and pierce the veil of deniability between the terrorist actors and the tyrannical states that generate and/or support them morally or materially.
This return to the 9/10 status-quo is apparently deemed acceptable by Kerry supporters due to the second obvious result of his possible victory: the rest of the world will like us more.
It will certainly feel good to have the nightly news anchors speak the soothing words that we're back on the right track, forging consensus and building alliances, and praise from foreign leaders will be reported regularly.
Of course, this being a military struggle (our opponents surely consider it a military struggle, and their only hope to win is for them to lull us into thinking it's not), the "rest of the world" will have little of actual value to offer us. It will be a hollow consolation.
Furthermore, their "moral" support will come with a price: we will have to restrict ourselves to policies that are approved of in Paris, Brussels, and the U.N.
Which will mean the enemy will receive a desperately needed respite, and buy the time necessary for them to build or acquire nuclear weapons.
It really is only a matter of time.
But oh, in the meantime, we will surely be "well-liked", which is the only thing of substance that a Kerry Presidency can definitely be said to offer.
I am reminded of Willy Loman, who also preached the virtues of being well-liked above all else.
And of course he was a loser.
Who eventually committed suicide.
Meaninglessly.
The first will be a repudiation of the doctrine of pre-emption, that seeks to untie our hands and pierce the veil of deniability between the terrorist actors and the tyrannical states that generate and/or support them morally or materially.
This return to the 9/10 status-quo is apparently deemed acceptable by Kerry supporters due to the second obvious result of his possible victory: the rest of the world will like us more.
It will certainly feel good to have the nightly news anchors speak the soothing words that we're back on the right track, forging consensus and building alliances, and praise from foreign leaders will be reported regularly.
Of course, this being a military struggle (our opponents surely consider it a military struggle, and their only hope to win is for them to lull us into thinking it's not), the "rest of the world" will have little of actual value to offer us. It will be a hollow consolation.
Furthermore, their "moral" support will come with a price: we will have to restrict ourselves to policies that are approved of in Paris, Brussels, and the U.N.
Which will mean the enemy will receive a desperately needed respite, and buy the time necessary for them to build or acquire nuclear weapons.
It really is only a matter of time.
But oh, in the meantime, we will surely be "well-liked", which is the only thing of substance that a Kerry Presidency can definitely be said to offer.
I am reminded of Willy Loman, who also preached the virtues of being well-liked above all else.
And of course he was a loser.
Who eventually committed suicide.
Meaninglessly.
posted by RDS at 3:21 AM
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