Leave it to me

President Bush’s speech this week made it pretty clear. Even though he said war is not inevitable, I think we all know that it’s pretty much gonna happen.

There are a lot of mixed emotions about this war. I think we all have them. I know I do. I’ve been thinking a lot this week about what the point of war really is and what we can really accomplish by killing each other. It’s hard to make sense of it sometimes, but then again if we don’t do anything, we’re just sitting targets.

Whether we all agree or not, the underlying theme in all of this should be that now more than ever, we have to stick together. We have to support each other and our leaders in the decisions that they make.

President Bush said Monday night that the duty of assuring national security falls on him as Commander in Chief. It all falls on him. It can’t be an easy decision to make, but I truly believe that President Bush is trying to do what is best for our country. He said that instead of drifting along toward tragedy, we will set a course toward safety.

There’s a new song out called “Have You Forgotten?” It talks about how some people think we shouldn’t go to war. But then the chorus says, “Have you forgotten how it felt that day to see your homeland under fire and her people blown away?” I don’t think any of us have forgotten, but I do think we could stand to remember that we can’t risk having it happen again.

One of the best ways to reflect is to remember what President Bush said on that fateful Tuesday night a year and a half ago.

“This is a day when all Americans from every walk of life unite in our resolve for justice and peace. America has stood down enemies before, and we will do so this time. None of us will ever forget this day, yet we go forward to defend freedom and all that is good and just in our world.”

This war isn’t about oil or anything tangible. It’s about freedom. President Bush said on Sept. 11 that we would defend freedom. Now it’s time to do that.

Posted by Colonnade Archives on Mar 21 2003. Filed under Opinion. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry