And as far as I'm concerned, any country that cannot drum up enough voluntary support from its citizenry to save itself from external aggression is not worth saving in the first place.
I think this Country IS worth saving. I think it was worth saving during the Civil War, when my side lost, in part thanks to Mr. Lincoln's draft. I think it was worth saving in both the world wars, probably thanks to a draft.
Some necessary evils are really necessary. For instance, the Patriot Act, which I hate, and hope the time will come when it can be laid aside. Like long delays at airports, which I hate, but which I'm not willing to do without right now. There are others.
We make sacrifices to advance the cause of man. I believe our Country is an instrument in this cause, that we have, and are, advancing the legacy of western civilization which we have inherited. I hope the Muslims will eventually join us in this advance, but if they don't, then we must continue to resist them so that barbarism shall not prevail. That is a large part of what I think this war in Iraq and Afghanistan is about.
So I guess I disagree with you. |
