Independent Patriots for America

I Surrender Gracefully

The ISG Executive Summary is enough to define another attempt to sell out America.  It begins in a most negative, anti-American, surrender connotation …hardly what one would expect from fellow Americans. 
 
 ”The situation in Iraq is grave and deteriorating. There is no path that can guarantee success, but the prospects can be improved.” according to the ISG.  What they are really saying here is, follow our recommendations, surrender can not only be graceful and improved, it will be assured.
 
“Our most important recommendations call for new and enhanced diplomatic and political efforts in Iraq and the region, and a change in the primary mission of U.S. forces in Iraq that will enable the United States to begin to move its combat forces out of Iraq responsibly”
 
In essence the report says, negotiate with Iran and Syria, offer them whatever it takes to allow us a few months of calm so we can tell the world the Iraqi government is now in control, tuck our tails and sneak out of Iraq as we did in Viet Nam.  By the way, it is noted the ISG covered the entire Middle East (as if this batch of scrambled eggs can be placed on a single plate)  in their report but made no mention of the “wall” that will be erected to account for Americas dead warriors, wounded, disabled, family pain and distress.
 
The report, in general, reflects a sense of defeat, pessimism, flaws, shortcomings, omissions, and half-truths, while totally missing the threat posed by the ruthless, Islamic butchers if they are not defeated.  Victory is not mentioned, so far as I can find.
 
The ISG describes the situation in Iraq will little new information.  The report touches nearly every possible explanation for the violence in Iraq except naming Syria and Iran as the primary sources of men, money, and materiel supporting the conflict.  According to the report “Pessimism is pervasive…consequences could be severe…chaos could trigger the collapse of Iraq’s government…on and on with words nearly everyone has heard for years.   The report states Iraq’s neighbors are players but fail to identify who is supporting freedom in Iraq and who is undermining the stability in Iraq.
 
Study Group participants seem to be comfortable in establishing a “support group”.  This group can all get together, hug each other, have tea, be gentle men and ladies who wish to sort out the nasty, bothersome conditions in Iraq.  This is pure fantasy when dealing with the likes of the Presidents of Iran, Syria, and al Qaeda, who will have to be represented, after all isn’t al Qaeda part of the group responsible for the turmoil in Iraq?
 
The ISG reflects a pitiful example of bureaucracy, political two-step, totally ignoring or at best, playing lip service to the courage, blood, and sacrifice of Iraqis and American warriors.  The ISG novel is a source of encouragement to the enemy,  reflection of enabling the enemy,  establishing bench marks for enemy planning, in essence confirming terrorist a seat at the proposed negotiating table.
 
Fighting terrorism requires courageous leaders who will recognize the ruthless mind of Islamic killers and face reality…at this time our leaders are in some sort of “la la” land hoping a magic solution will appear during a “hug-in”.   
 
Dealing with the likes of al Qaeda, Syria and Iran will never be possible until these regimes/group recognize America as a nation of strength and unity, with the courage to forge firm policy based on American security interests, and follow up with harsh, penalizing action as necessary. 
 
The painful reality in American leadership today is the absence of will.  The Administration, Congress, and I believe the majority of American citizens recognize World War III was declared on 9-11-2001 but are becoming weak-kneed.  It will only be a matter of time until America will face the battle in our neighborhoods unless the Islamic terrorist and those nations supporting them understand our resistance. 
 
America has sold out to the immoral,  homosexual, same sex marriage, abortion, anti-Christian, liberal minority agenda, and now we have a group of men and women that want to sell us out to the Islamic, godless, murdering butchers who use religion as the basis of their barbaric actions. 
 
In my judgment the time is now to take the battle to the enemy…and I firmly believe Iran and Syria must be in the cross-hairs and the time is right.  Will it be easy, of course not… but it will be exponentially more deadly and painful if American leaders fail to take the initiative to the imminent clear and present danger. Moral sanctity as well as the security of America is at stake.

Please view http://www.usawakeup.org/ 
 
Harry Riley, COL, USA, Ret