More than Twelve Angry Men

Well, seems like President Obama is running out of people to anger. Seems like he or someone in his administration has made it a priority to anger someone or some group in this wonderful nation. I've been one of them (well not real angry, just miffed); however, he definitely deserves credit for allowing the Navy SEALs to do their job, what they were trained to do. The way they were able to parachute into the water, board the Bainbridge, then kill the pirates while the lifeboat and the ship were both bobbing in the water; and probably accomplishing all that under the cover of darkness. Amazing. So I'm glad the President recognized that there is a certain evil in this world that has to be dealt with by force. At least, he recognizes that for now.

I remember the movie, A Few Good Men, starring Tom Cruise in which the Marine Colonel (name skips me) played by Jack Nicholson defends his views and actions about what it takes to defend this nation. Just paraphrasing, but simply says that defending the nation is like defending a fort...You need men with guns to guard the gates of those forts. Now, of course, the movie itself is seeking to portray the Colonel and his views as sardonic. Intending to cast a negative light on the military and its authority with pretty boy Tom Cruise playing the culturally updated Navy Officer and the ogreish Nicholson portraying the Colonel in an acerbic manner.

However the point is portrayed, it is clear that diplomacy can only be taken so far. There comes a point when force has to be used and used decisively. So, again, kudos to our president who was willing to engage; but what will he do if the stakes are raised, because, of course, this engagement alone is not going to stop these thugs (or Merchant Marine organizers as Rush calls them) from continuing their robbery. They've already claimed that they will not only continue to hijack but also threaten to kill. Apparently, something they supposedly have not done yet. How far is President Obama willing to take it? Is he willing to go into Somalia to root out these terrorists at the source? Can't tell me that there is not an intelligent hierarchy to deal with when it comes to these thugs, the masterminds who sit back and let others do their terroristic work.

Too bad, though, along with that engagement, comes the news about a Department of Homeland Security report that has angered many throughout this nation, that has cast a palling effect on how our military is perceived. How can we as a nation not be outraged when it is suspected that any returning veterans from the Middle East war could possibly be seduced by the "right wing" to go over to "the dark side?" And to compare these fine men and women to Timothy McVeigh? Where are the minds of these people who put out such bilge? So while our president is traveling the world apologizing for America's misgivings, our military and other people who trully care about this country are being undermined by a government that has gotten way too large, that has reached the stratosphere of the fatuous. It is no wonder these rallies called the "Tea Parties" have emerged as a call back to sanity.