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The outspoken conservative talk-show host sounds off on the War on Terror, which he accuses some Americans of not being interested in winning.
Some say we try diplomacy. Tell me, how do we negotiate with people whose starting point is our death? Ask them to wait for 10 years, before they kill us? When Good negotiates with Evil, Evil will always wins.
And peace follows victory, not words issued by diplomats.
Unfortunately, some Americans are not interested in victory. And they want us to believe that their irresponsible behavior is Patriotic. Well, it's not.
When the critics are more interested in punishing this country over a relatively few incidents at Abu Grahib and Guantanimo than they are in defeating those who want to kill us; when they seek to destroy a foreign surveillance program which is designed to identify those who want to kill us and how they intend to do it; when they want to grant those who want to kill us U.S. constitutional rights, I don't call that patriotic.
Patriotism is rallying behind the country, regardless of party affiliation, to defeat Islamo-Fascism. Patriotism is supporting our troops on the battlefield, not undermining the mission and morale.
But let there be no doubt about this. America will prevail. We are the same America that survived a massively bloody Civil War, defeated the Nazis, and the Soviet Union. Each generation has a responsibility to the next. Our generation won't disappoint.
Rush Limbaugh is host of radio's Rush Limbaugh Show. You can read more about the show on his website.
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and be just. leave Islam out of your retoric and kick your drug habit.
Our perpetual declaration of war, for perpatual peace has not worked sence WWII. If we want peace "WE" must make up for the mistakes "WE" have made, and not blame it on others.
These are my thoughts, then again I have had more therapy than most, and I OWN MY MISTAKES !
Can you imagine if FDR had decided to sit down with the Japanese warlords, the Nazis and Italian fascists after Pearl Harbor and tried to negotiate with them? Mr. Limbaugh is absolutely right... you cannot negotiate with the people who would just as soon see you dead.
What so few people in the media and the far left realize is that if such totalitarians would succeed in turning this country into a theocracy like Iran, THEY would be the first ones executed... the Persians have no stomach for anyone who betray his own country.
Make no mistake about it... we are engaged in World War Three. If the leaders of my party would take their blinders off, they would realize it.
As it now stands, the Democratic Party could run Jesus Christ as their candidate for president come 2008 and I would not vote for him if he espoused the views now embraced by the leaders of the DNC.
p.s. I know the first thing a lot of you are going to say is that I'm not a registered Democrat. I'd gladly show you my voter registration card to prove it.
ARE at war...if we act weak our enemy WILL exploit our weaknesses..it's time for us to realize our troops ARE fighting for our existence..remember 9/l1
Great quote. Given that a very traditionally politically liberal news operation allowed someone who is politically conservation to speak in their broadcast is impressive. Rush may push the envelope to make the point ... but ... he expresses the thoughts of a great many politically conservative Americans. Thank you for having a political conservative speak today. As I am a political conservative--this made me feel that I am valued by CBS News and--this is FREE SPEECH!
Lois
I have only one question for Rush. Is this Administration fighting terrorists in Iraq or is this Administration fighting Iraqi civilians (who may or who may not be terrorists but who have turned against Mr. Bush's American style Democracy). Can Rush qualify and quantify who is a terrorist and who is not an Iraqi Citizen?
I doubt Rush can give a straight Yes or No with explicit qualifiers supporting his answers. But he will provide a verbal extra ordinary use of words that say "Nada"!! Thanks, Joe elizondo 20 miles from Crawford Texas.
and for those who dont like rush or bush, at least we know that they (rush/bush) want our country to win this war. it is becoming more evident that critics care more about hurting the terrorists feelings and world opinion. the critics would be the first ones to convert to islam if they thought it would save their hides.
last point. if the war is creating more terrorists then where did the terrorists come from before the war?
Here's a guy who's talking about rallying behind the president. Now he's talking about it, when the Republicans are in a panic over the midterm elections. I seem to remember this same loudmouth going after President Clinton day after day, week after week, calling for his impeachment, throw the bum out of office for having an affair with an intern. Short memory, Rush. I wish some of these other commentors would wake up to the fact that there is no liberal media bias in this country. He has the right as a citizen to be included, but how about some people who haven't gotten rich because of their obnoxious, phony radio show.
If you were on an airplane hijacked by islamo facists on 9/11 and you were really nice to them and asked "please don't do this", you could feel really good about one thing before the plane hit the world trade buildings: you never said anything during that time to offend them.
Thanks.
Rush Limbaugh is good at sounding logical, as does
the Republican administration. The problem is,
they give no solution to the problems. They leave
that up to the public to fill in the blank.
The solution to Limbaughs "free speech" is: We must kill all of them before they kill all of us.
Rush Limbaugh is afraid to say this, for a guy who talks so big and tough.
not only when the President sees fit. Without this, the "way of life" that Rush feels is under attack, is reduced to our ability to consume as much petroleum as we can get our hands on.
The killing of a young man is not a good way to win the hearts of his family and friends, and bring them to our side. That didn't seem to work for their side to get us to back off, and it certainly won't work to bring them to love us.
You do know that one of them is a fictional character right? Now you add Rush Limbaugh? Do you know anything about him? Do you think he is a legitimate spokesman for anything except misogyny, racism, illegal prescriptions and *** tourism in the Dominican Republic? You have quickly lowered the standards of the CBS Evening News not because you are a woman but because you are a clown. My guess is that you will not last three months. Who's next Howard Stern? Ask him to do "Butt Bongo" or "Anal Ring Toss" with you as that seems to be the direction you're heading.
WHERE ARE THE POLES COMING UP WITH THE NUMBERS?
WHY WOULD WE WANT TO QUIT OUR WAR ON TERRORISTS
NOW?
WHAT A WASTE OF TIME AND EFFORT AND WOULD WE ALL BE CRYING LATER WHEN THEY RETURN TO THE STATES!
PRESIDENT BUSH MIGHT BE LITTLE BUT HE HAS THE COURAGE AND PATRIOTISM THAT IS NEEDED IN LEADING OUR NATION.
KATY YOUR ARE GREAT!
I'm not aware of anybody arguing that we should "negotiate" with Osama bin Laden, Al Qaida, or any other terrorist groups. Who's advocating that?
Limbaugh would have us believe the dreaded "liberals" are, but he provides no quotes, no evidence of any kind, not even a direct reference to a specific person. Name one liberal and/or Democratic politician who's saying "let's not fight Al Qaida. Let's just negotiate" -- and produce a quote to back it up.
Those of us who oppose the Iraq War do so, in part because it was an unnecessary, wasteful diversion of troops, resources, and money that could have been used to fight the real war on terror.
Critics of the war in Iraq, and of the administration, are patriots who believe the war on terrorism could have fought more effectively if the Bush administration hadn't made mistake after mistake.
But to people like Limbaugh, anyone who refuses to march in lockstep with the Bush adminstration is immediately labeled unpatriotic.
just because a few crazy people who happened to be muslim have,even from myself, the titel
"terrorist" dose not mean islam is trying to get you or amarica i hate the fact that so many people are the same i dont like being called a terrorist just becase i am from a country next to a country that deffended themseves, yes they did it in the wrong way by attacking inacent civilians but the piont is no one thinks like those crazy"terrorists".so why do you always say the muslims or islam when you can id them by there names. i dout that the septemer attacks would happen if amaricas government did not interfer with the middle easts wars. the terrorists would not attack if they had not felt in danger. i also wish that cbs news could post this on thire next talk on free speech
thank you,
unanamis muslim
We can support our troops and still distinguish between this war and the war on terror. Many of us feel this administration has pushed the war on terror aside to pursue this war and as a result the very people who this country would like to apprehend are allowed to go free primarily because we are stretched to thin to see that this mission is accomplished.
Nor is it unpatriotic to demand that our men and women in uniform conduct themselves according to rules of war. If they commit atrocities we as Americans cannot abide their behavior. Would Rush have us turn a blind eye to this kind of behavior, that appears to be what he is saying. If our country is wrong we need to correct it if we don't it ceases to be the country we hold out as a shinging example to others.
I guess CBS News will have to decide if they want me as a viewer or you. I don't say ... if you have ... this person or that person on ... I will bail on CBS News. In fact, I never watched CBS news until Bob took over. (Loved his sense of humor.) I'll give Katie a chance and watch to see if there is a more balanced sense of the the American population. I love the idea of the FREE SPEECH segment and hope that they will continue to offer commentary from those who are not die-hard political liberals. I applaud them for addressing true free speech ... by allowing those who do not agree with their opinions to speak. It is not the CBS Evening Liberal. It is not the CBS Evening Conservative. It is the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric ... News for All Americans!
Tonight, Limbaugh started right in with his usual dishonest tactics, setting up a row of mostly fictional straw men and knocking them down before anyone had a chance to think about the *** he was spewing.
"Some say we try diplomacy. Tell me, how do we negotiate with people whose starting point is our death? "
Who the hell is Rush talking about? Has anyone really been out there suggesting negotiating with Bin Laden? Certainly not me. And not the Democrats either. Everyone I know would have liked to see a lot more attention devoted to Bin Laden, instead of the huge distraction of Saddam Hussein, and the dangerous misadventure in Iraq. Maybe Rush is going after Noam Chmosky or something, but i think he's just debating some imaginary hand puppet. It's a lie.
I've been watching the CBS Evening News for about 25 years, and this is a horrifying lapse of integrity. If The CBS Evening News isn't a place where I can escape this kind of chicanery, I'm going to have to escape the CBS Evening News.
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