The War On Terror may have started in 2001 but the War Of Terror against us started long before that with bombings in Germany, Lebanon, on the U. S. S. Cole, through various methods and in many other places. What happened on September 11, 2001 seems far from the minds of most Americans today.
The weather in Pittsburgh today was in the mid 80s with a pleasant breeze. The Penguins came back from a 3-0 deficit to eliminate the Philadelphia Flyers in the first playoff series. The trees are budding the yards are green. Thoughts are turning to summer vacations and various beautifying tasks around the house. Everyone seems to have settled into a long recession. There is always a spectacular news story or reality show to keep our attention.
Today, we have a serious situation with an outbreak of Swine Flu that has pandemic potential just starting to break. The present administration's decisions on issues that effect this War On Terror are of a great concern to those who follow the issue of national security but the media does an excellent job of downplaying the issues, changing the subject and reporting polls, polls of their own design, that make it seem as if Americans are happy with the trend. So, what can those of us do, who are more than concerned about America?
There is nothing remotely as important as praying for God's hand upon this situation. This may not result in America turning the corner and defeating its enemies. It's God's will that we need to seek and to realize that His will may not be what we would hope it would be. Therefore, it is not unreasonable to prepare for difficult times and that means stocking the home with essentials that would be needed in an emergency situation.
Maybe, a more important preparation would be in the mind. America's "Greatest Generation" responded well after Pearl Harbor and many responded the same, particularly our military, after 9/11 but in 2001 we were merely in a malaise. There are two significant differences today. First, President Obama's vision for America is a socialist, global village and decisions in an emergency could be influenced with this in mind. Second, a significant proportion of the public have formed a cult like following where he is viewed as a savior of sorts, or a "Superstar" as someone recently opined.
Equally as foreboding is a Congress headed by Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, Homeland Security by Janet Napolitano, Justice by Eric holder and the ever hovering media that has jettisoned all investigative initiative save for former George Bush administration officials. Consequently, a preparation we need to do, and hopefully it will never be called upon, is to analyse, verify and then digest the thesis that Jonah Goldberg gives in his book Liberal Fascism, for a national emergency, if the trend of the recent economic situation continues, would brings calls for quick action, unimpeded by discussion, debate and certainly not disapproval. So let's take the words of Hillary Clinton to heart. Since when has it been a part of American patriotism to keep our mouths shut and not raise questions about what our government is doing?
The weather in Pittsburgh today was in the mid 80s with a pleasant breeze. The Penguins came back from a 3-0 deficit to eliminate the Philadelphia Flyers in the first playoff series. The trees are budding the yards are green. Thoughts are turning to summer vacations and various beautifying tasks around the house. Everyone seems to have settled into a long recession. There is always a spectacular news story or reality show to keep our attention.
Today, we have a serious situation with an outbreak of Swine Flu that has pandemic potential just starting to break. The present administration's decisions on issues that effect this War On Terror are of a great concern to those who follow the issue of national security but the media does an excellent job of downplaying the issues, changing the subject and reporting polls, polls of their own design, that make it seem as if Americans are happy with the trend. So, what can those of us do, who are more than concerned about America?
There is nothing remotely as important as praying for God's hand upon this situation. This may not result in America turning the corner and defeating its enemies. It's God's will that we need to seek and to realize that His will may not be what we would hope it would be. Therefore, it is not unreasonable to prepare for difficult times and that means stocking the home with essentials that would be needed in an emergency situation.
Maybe, a more important preparation would be in the mind. America's "Greatest Generation" responded well after Pearl Harbor and many responded the same, particularly our military, after 9/11 but in 2001 we were merely in a malaise. There are two significant differences today. First, President Obama's vision for America is a socialist, global village and decisions in an emergency could be influenced with this in mind. Second, a significant proportion of the public have formed a cult like following where he is viewed as a savior of sorts, or a "Superstar" as someone recently opined.
Equally as foreboding is a Congress headed by Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, Homeland Security by Janet Napolitano, Justice by Eric holder and the ever hovering media that has jettisoned all investigative initiative save for former George Bush administration officials. Consequently, a preparation we need to do, and hopefully it will never be called upon, is to analyse, verify and then digest the thesis that Jonah Goldberg gives in his book Liberal Fascism, for a national emergency, if the trend of the recent economic situation continues, would brings calls for quick action, unimpeded by discussion, debate and certainly not disapproval. So let's take the words of Hillary Clinton to heart. Since when has it been a part of American patriotism to keep our mouths shut and not raise questions about what our government is doing?
