Walking the Point

posted by Writer on Jul 27

For the last five years President Obama has hosted dinners commemorating Ramadan at the White House. No, you won’t hear a peep out of the ACLU or other Lefties about how Obama used tax-payer money to promote a ‘religion’, either.

This year’s guests were US Senator Debbie Stabenow, US Congressmen John Dingell and Dan Kildee and State Rep Rashida Tlaib – All from Michigan.

During the dinner President Obama said, “Islam has contributed to the character of our country.” (1)

I thought about that for a moment and I rarely, if ever, agree with the President, but came to the conclusion he was right. Before you get all bent out of shape, let me cite a few examples:

1). President Thomas Jefferson sent the Marines to Tripoli to crush the Barbary Pirates.

2). General John “Black Jack” Pershing swiftly put down attacks by Islamic zealots against American citizens and our interests in the Moro Province.

3). In the First Gulf War, troops led by General Norman Schwarzkopf pushed Iraq out of Kuwait.

4). President Clinton sent troops to restore order in Kosovo.

5). After we were attacked in 2001, President Bush used the military to drive Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq (and ultimately to his execution), while delivering a severe blow to the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Thomas Jefferson refused to be bullied by Islamic fanatics and pushed back aggressively with military force – the only thing thugs understands. His actions elevated the US to a world power, showing the rest of the world America wasn’t a country to be trifled with. (2)

America has produced a fine crop of warriors from the men and women of this present generation. They have given up the best years of their lives by volunteering to protect us from Islamic aggression, have performed valiantly, and won two wars.

Character is always refined through the fire of adversity, and throughout our distinguished history it has been American forces that have liberated millions of Muslims from the grip of their religious tyrants.

In the process, they’ve provided countless jihadi’s with ‘a one way ticket to paradise’ to meet their god.

Ooorah, for US military!

(1) “Islam has Contributed to the Character of Our Country; The Hill’s Blog Briefing by Kyle Balluck, 07-25-2013; (2) The inspiration for this piece came from Roger Hedgecock, on his 07-26-13 broadcast – The Roger Hedgecock Show, KFMB, 760 AM (San Diego).