If there was ever any question as to whether or not Mrs. Bush was a co-dweller in the President’s reality bubble, those doubts were put to rest yesterday:
“No one suffers more than their President and I do when we watch this.”
Yes, if there has ever a reluctant warrior occupying the White House, it’s been Mr. Bush. The heavy burden of leading the nation into war has visibly weighed on his countenance since 2001. Mindful of the great sacrifice he and Laura are making, he has resorted to using American military force only when it was absolutely the last available option. Who can forget the last hours of the American/Iraqi peace negotiations, when Mr. Bush tearfully plead for Mr. Hussein to give UN inspectors one more chance to search suspected weapons sites? Even today, while Defeatocrats mindlessly call to put more American troops in harm’s way, the first family’s suffering has been an anchor of restraint amid the clamor for more bloodshed.
Last night I watched part of Bill Moyers’ documentary “Buying the War,” in which he outlined how most of the mainstream media were willing accomplices in the Bush administration’s campaign to launch the Iraq war. Quite a trip down memory lane. From time to time it’s enlightening to look back and reflect on how we got where we are today:
Knowing these realities, America must not ignore the threat gathering against us. Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof — the smoking gun — that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud.
In this violent age, I’m glad we have a president who truly feels the horror and pain of war. Because that type of commander-in-chief only leads use into war when it’s necessary to defend the republic. It’s been a blessing, hasn’t it?