Enough Already (Cindy Does Not Speak For Me, part ii)

Did anyone catch Cindy Sheehan’s performance as the new Democratic Congressional leaders tried to have a press event yesterday? I suppose you couldn’t miss it if you watched the news. When will this woman’s fifteen minutes of fame expire? Enough already! What makes the whole matter worse is her tone. Am I the only one who thinks she whines (or perhaps even squeals) as opposed to speaking? Actually, it is more like a whining shout.

Cindy and the far-left, antiwar lunatics continue their crusade against the war in Iraq. Like many conservatives, I have come to admit that the effort is not going well in many ways. However, I also feel that there was (and still is) a good reason for being there. My sentiments can be summed up by looking at a map of the Middle East and realizing the geographic location of Iraq. Couple that with the recent election results in Iran*, as well as other leaders in the region backing off (read, Khaddafi), and I think that the American presence is a good thing (hey, we’re still in Germany, Japan, and South Korea…not to mention Bosnia), but likely being administered in an awkward manner.

But back to Cindy…why does anyone care what she thinks (perhaps no one does) and why is she “newsworthy”, other than the fact that she is rude and thrusts herself upon the public at large? Why do I mention her? Answer: Because she keeps getting publicity. Much like Ann Coulter’s exposure of the ‘Jersey Girls’ in her book Godless, Cindy’s “victimhood” should not afford her special or sympathetic treatment when she inserts herself into the political arena. She gave up the mantra of ‘just a mother who lost a son in Iraq’ long ago. While I understand her right to take a stance and would fight (and die) for her right to protest and dissent, I cannot put up with her rhetoric. She is being unrealistic about what the reality of the world is and needs to realize that there is much to be said about the phrase “peace through superior firepower.” Or, to quote John Randolph, “The surest way to prevent war is not to fear it.”

Perhaps people like Cindy, and we as Americans, need to once again become willing to fight now in order to prevent the fight in the future.

*As a side note: I do believe Iran to be a threat, but I also liken Ahmadinejad to a barking dog. A barking dog is warning one of its intent while a quiet dog may be waiting to bite without provocation. This guy is a paper tiger; perhaps dangerous, but not much of a ‘poker player’. He will fall and fall hard at the hands of the US or Israeli military.