A Week History Will Not Forget

Wow!

What a week this last week has been!

Unlike many of these political spinners, I’m a historian at heart.

I view events through a prism that puts current events in a historical context.

For example, liberals can like it or not, but Bill Clinton will be graded as in the bottom 20, maybe even bottom 10, of our Presidents.

I’m sorry, he never even got 50% of the vote, and his biggest achievement was Welfare Reform, which was forced on him after he vetoed the first two Republican attempts.

Anyway, this has been a truly historic week.

The Middle East has been an ongoing trouble spot for 50 years; now hope for change is in site.

Enter George W. Bush, who’s been a crusader for democracy, and who’s had more resistance from the American media & Democrats, than he has from the Middle Eastern Street.

It’s obvious now; that the elections in Iraq have been a dramatic catalyst for world- wide freedom, but what caused this birth of democracy in the Mideast?

The vision of George W. Bush.

Since 9-11, he’s set the world on a different course.

We can no longer look the other way as repressive Arab regimes crush their own people, just so we can get gas at under $2.00 a gallon (and no! i'm not for higher gas prices, but once democracy reigns in the Mid-East, prices will come back down, that's another column.)

What baffles me about so-called American Liberals, is how freedom is great for us, but for some unknown reason Muslims can’t handle it.

Well, well, well.

Two major events (in history, timing is everything), have started a complete, and forever changing series of events that will eventually lead to freedom in the Mideast.

First, obviously, was the election in Iraq, in which the turnout impressed even the most cynical observer (aka, liberal Democrats.)

Secondly, and more surprising, were the demonstrations in Lebanon, in which their oppressive Syrian occupying Gov’t has relinquished control. 1000’s of Lebanese went to the streets after former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was murdered, most likely by Syria.

Now, when you are angry about things in a totalitarian regime, you want to go to the streets to protest, but you’re also afraid if you walk out the door you’ll be shot.

You feel alone, and you feel frustrated.

However, when you are mad, and you see on the internet, and talk to friends on your cell phone, you realize you’re not alone.

Just like the Iraqi election, where it started slow, but as more and more people saw more and more people heading to the polls, then more and more people joined them.

Communication is the key. Governments that thought that if they could silence the press, they could end communication between people have been left behind in the 20th century.

All of the sudden the people realize that they are the majority, they can rule, they can govern. The taste of freedom is sweet, may every person, every where, taste that sweetness.

And never forget, this would not have been possible, if not for the courageous American soldier who is unfortunately, the anathema of the Democratic Party.


Last week in the NY Times: Egyptian "President Hosni Mubarak has opened presidential elections to more than one candidate."

How nice? Progress continues as freedom marches on.