May 07, 2006

"RAIN OF RUIN"

        As Horsefeathers was ruefully contemplating, in the wake of the Moussauoi verdict, our lawyerly and psychotherapeutic way of dealing with Jihadis, a friend reminded us of Harry Truman's approach to fanatical enemies. Note the intention to instill fear in our enemies and the absence of concern for their childhood deprivations or their victims-of-racism status.

        Shortly after receiving news of the successful testing of an atom bomb, Truman addressed the Japanese: "Let there be no mistake," he declared publicly, "we shall completely destroy Japan's power to make war. If they do not now accept our terms, they may expect a rain of ruin from the air the like of which has never been seen on this earth.""
        After delivering what he promised at Hiroshima, Truman declared: "The world will note that the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a military base.That was because we wished in this first attack to avoid, insofar as possible, the killing of civilians. But that attack is only a warning of things to come. If Japan does not surrender, bombs will have to be dropped on her war industries and, unfortunately, thousands of civilian lives will be lost.Having found the bomb we have used it. We have used it against those who attacked us without warning at Pearl Harbor, against those who have starved and beaten and executed American prisoners of war, against those who have abandoned all pretense of obeying international laws of warfare. We have used it in order to shorten the agony of war, in order to save the lives of thousands and thousands of young Americans.We shall continue to use it until we completely destroy Japan's power to make war. Only a Japanese surrender will stop us."
       Truman could speak of righteous vengeance towards our enemies because he spoke for a confident nation, proud and determined to win at whatever the cost. There are no Trumans or Churchills today because we are in the midst of a cultural civil war between the feminized Ivy League elite wordsmith class and the descendants of Truman. So far the wimps are winning.

Posted at 03:09 PM by Stephen
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Nowadays there would be no place for Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, Dean Acheson, Lyndon Johnson, Hubert Humphrey, Henry Jackson in the Democratic Party.

Posted by: Ripper at May 8, 2006 08:27 AM

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