Eagleburger and Bush — and Winston Churchill
An alarming juxtaposition of thoughts and events
Recently the following two paragraphs were posted (separately) on Rense’s Reflections:
On a surprise call-in to C-Span, Former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger warned that if the United States and its allies “don’t do something about Iran and its building of nuclear weapons, and North Korea and its building of nuclear weapons, there’s going to come a time about 10 years from now when Americans are going to look back and say, ‘What in the devil were we doing sitting there watching this develop?’”
“If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.” —Winston Churchill
2006 chapter: When North Korea fired its missiles last year — one of international capability, aimed at the United States even though it failed — it was an act of war, and President Bush should have responded with bombing (conventional) of the launching site. Would it have been risky? Of course. But so is leaving it in the hands of the diplomats and the United Nations.
Teddy Roosevelt said “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” Bush armed himself with a wet noodle. North Korea and Iran were paying close attention.
