Securing the Pillars of Freedom

Fire of Liberty

Cliff May has a great column in The Union Leader that lays out one of the best arguments so far on why we fight and how our continued perseverance in Iraq is needed. May notes that if we're going to win in this GWOT then we have to be willing to lay essential pillars of democracy within the Middle East. I just wish the White House would hire more folks like May or at least find a more bombastic way to pound home the message of freedom and democracy to our citizens much like he did in his second inaugural address. Most of America is aware of such a policy but still need the guidance from the "bully pulpit." I prefer he focus more on Iraq and less on other matters. SCOTUS picks are very important and I'm a little skeptical about Miers judicial philosophy and grasp on constitutional issues (I prefer Luttig, McConnel, or Janice Rogers Brown) but I'm more concerned about us winning the battle against Islamic Radical Fundamentalists in Iraq. The complete destruction of the Salafist/Wahabbi branch of Islam - root and branch - is a little more pressing for the survival of the West in my book right now because I'm only a novice on this subject. The fate of the court is in the hands of the Senate and Miers. (Miers will probably be tripped up in the hearings especially with her problems on a questionnaire submitted to the Senate.) What I can do is rally the people behind our fight in Iraq and the overall GWOT by presenting pieces by May and others. So lets raise the flags of our warships and take down the forces of evil who threaten to snuff out the fires of liberty.