Iraq: Will America Win or Surrender?

Lee Ellis

Why did so many people vote the way they did this November? Suggestions abound. Many say the Republican base sought to teach Republican leaders a lesson. Others say the Democrats had proved that Iraq was a disaster and had nothing to do with the terrorists. TV commentaries, this week, were reporting al Qaeda's express desire that Democrats win, since such an outcome would prove to the Middle East that Americans had lost their resolve, were cowards and voted for the party that would most likely retreat or surrender if attacks increased. One authority from the Middle East suggested on Fox News that the Iranian leaders were also praying for a win by the Democrats.

Meanwhile, MI5, the British Intelligence equivalent of our CIA, reported that al Qaeda was using Britain as a base against America and the English people and had succeeded in recruiting young Moslems to its cause. As a result, there were now 200 terrorist cells in Britain, alone. These cells, amounting to a total of over 1600 people, have thirty terrorist plots against both America and England already in operation! Terrorist cells are also alive and well here in the United States just waiting for a call to attack.

In addition we received news from al Qaeda's new leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri (AKA Abu Hamza al-Muhajir) that al Qaeda would not be satisfied until it had completely demolished our White House. He also claimed to already have 12,000 fighters in Iraq. Al-Masri believes that if he kills more of our troops, it will force the new Democrat leaders to override President Bush and cause an immediate surrender, thus allowing Iran to control Iraq and the entire Middle East. Once that happens, our embassy, with its high tech listening devices, will be destroyed denying us the ability to know in advance the plans of Islamic radicals. Attacks can then be launched on our soil killing as many American civilians as possible and reaching al-Masri's goal of blowing up the White House.

The question then becomes, "Why did American voters allow this to happen?"

Some say that voters were victims of the propaganda fed to us by large metro newspapers such as the Los Angeles or New York Times, but readership in that venue has fallen dramatically in recent years. Rapidly taking its place is the phenomenon of news by soundbytes. Huge portions of our society listen only to the flawed comedy presentations of current events --- the biased late night entertainer's take on political issues, or the jaundiced bias of a celebrity who believes in his or her right to proffer personal political persuasion. People seem to only mention the New York Times articles when they hear Jay Leno or other TV commentators quote from them.

Antonio Gramsci must be smiling in his grave. Decades ago, this infamous Italian Socialist urged American followers to infiltrate schools, churches and politics. This, he strongly believed, would bring about the downfall of America.

Look at how so many have followed his plan!

Look who has been training our youth for years in our schools and universities ---and they have tenure. Ward Churchill and many other leftist professors are still on university payrolls.

Look at the changes taking place in some of our main line churches after liberal ministers, elders and priests took over.

Look at how Socialists have reregistered as Democrats, or even as Republicans in Name Only (RINOs), driving out or taking over from the former conservative Democrats (the Scoop Jacksons, JFKs, Harry Trumans, et al.) Joe Lieberman is virtually the only one left, and he had to run as an Independent after being chased out of his own primary --- and this a man who in 2000 was the Democrat's choice for Vice President! Also, on November 7, Americans voted into Congress one admitted Socialist and another person who is a committed Moslem. Does this tell you something about the direction our voters are going in?

The worst fruit of Gramsci's plan has been the intentional lowering of all standards. Morality, education, religion --- all have been affected. And when a public has low standards, it is easily manipulated. Knowledge of civics and history is the ordinary person's strongest arsenal. Literature and a strong command of English allow people to wage verbal fights articulately. Drive out true knowledge and we lose the ability to think clearly; drive out God, and we lose all hope.

This new type of war started very slowly in the 40s and began to blossom in the 60s. Then, we saw it taking over education, religion and politics slowly like a bad worm working its way through a barrel of apples. The barrel exploded in November 2006.

Warfare of this type, the whittling away of our values, religion and knowledge via infiltration combined with terrorism, is more insidious than the warfare of tanks, planes and guns, is it not? Sure it takes a long time before it bears fruit, but it is cheap to do and, as we are seeing, it works!

Our great nation has begun to fall. It has now tilted like the leaning tower of Pisa.

Will we be able to prevent the complete fall? Can we wake up and cause Americans to recognize the Trojan horse of low standards and free "gimmies" that they have brought home?

Time will tell --- as will the History books of 3006. I hope there is a library in heaven.

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Lee Ellis is a retired journalist and narrator, formerly with both CBS and Gannett (USA Weekend). He was also a combat veteran of WWII, having fought in the South Pacific invasions. He had the pleasure of interviewing Ronald Reagan as an actor and then later working to help him become Governor of California. At the age of 80, he is keeping busy writing and doing free lance narrations for radio and television. He is an active member of Rotary and the VFW.

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