Showing Signs of Weakness

Remember when you were a kid, in your formative years, in grade school right on up through high school? Who was it that the bullies, be they male or female, always picked on? It was never the strong guys or girls, it was always the weaker ones or the ones that appeared weaker. Showing signs of weakness seemed an open invitation to the bullies to engage you for their pleasure at your expense. Those who appeared strong and gave the impression that they would stand up never seemed to have difficulties with bullies. It is human nature to force your will, if you are so inclined, on those who are easy targets.

I remember while on the basketball team in high school, I was 6’3” and 180 and my nemesis 6’4” 210. Generally he pushed me all over the court and was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. The day came that he pushed my button and the fight was almost on until the coach jumped in between us, and saved me from my inevitable ruin. The point is not that he would have won the altercation; frankly he would have mopped the floor with me. The point is he learned that I was willing to defend myself. He was not a bully, just a big guy wanting his way. Afterwards we did not become friends, but we did have a different, mutual respect. Sometimes in life you have to risk personal safety to protect your personal space. We have all grown up, but the rules haven’t changed, there are still bullies in the world and what is at stake now is our very way of life.

Showing weakness to our enemies is the surest way to invite them to push further and further and further, until we stop and push them back. When I drive around town I see a variety of bumper stickers; Mothers for Peace, Grandmothers for Peace, Support World Peace, and many others in the same vain. My question would be at what cost? The present enemy has publicly stated that it is their intent to take over our country and convert, subjugate or kill us all. Any sign of weakness enables their cause. One of their methods of operation is to talk and gain concessions, bit by bit, until they are in a position of strength and we are weak. At that point their law becomes our law and we become theirs. There is no doubting this strategy. It is in play all over Europe and the Middle East. It is in play here in this country. We have faced bullies before; Hitler, Stalin, Khrushchev and more recently Sadam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden. All engaged us because they thought that we were weak because we created that impression.

In some cultures politeness is seen as a sign of weakness. Particularly in gang cultures here in the United States where strength is all that is respected. They never attack people straight up; it is always via drive- bys or in groups and never anyone who appears to be able to defend himself. Pacifism never begot anything but more oppression. So, we must look at the signals we are currently sending to our enemies. We are unwilling to stay the course. We will play by their rules, i.e. no bombing of mosques, even though they are armed, and absolutely no collateral loss of life. No aggressive interrogation of enemy combatants even though it is all right for the enemy to murder captured members of our armed forces. Yeah, that’s in the Geneva Convention. These and more are all signals of defeat and only encourage the enemy to hold out until the Americans go home. We are showing our enemy nothing but signs of weakness and as long as we do he will exploit them.

It is time we change our approach, not only to our enemy abroad but here at home. It is time to change the rules of engagement in the war. It is time to shut the borders and Mexico and Canada can snivel and whine all they want. It is time to allow our police here at home to do their jobs where gangs and organized crime are involved. It is time to put an end to this politically correct nonsense, junk science, environmental fanaticism, et al, and get down to the real business of National security and preserving our way of life.