The concept of truth today is different than the concept 230 years ago. On the Machiavelli Hill of D.C. truth has been watered-down and distorted. In most cases today the areas are made gray by relativism and political correctness. To speak in terms of absolute truth is dangerous, it is hardly done. In the instance the media decides the truth is false, one’s political future and legacy are in serious jeopardy. Fortunately, President George W. Bush believes in the truths written by our founding fathers that man has certain unalienable rights. It is the truth that Saddam Hussein was oppressing the Iraqi people and raping them of their unalienable rights. Operation Iraqi Freedom is a just war, a war worth being fought.

The objective of Operation Iraqi Freedom was to remove Saddam from power and give the Iraqi people the opportunity to create a new, diplomatic government; the United States is a country of opportunity, right? Removing Saddam from power would eliminate support for terror organizations and his access to WMDs. We have recovered WMDs from Iraq and are expecting to find more.  Declassified excerpts from a National Ground Intelligence Report reports of Pre-Gulf War chemical munitions containing mustard and sarin nerve gas being recovered by coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom. This is  a fact the mass media would like to ignore, and removed Saddam from power (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,200499,00.html). Now we are in the midst of trying to complete the second objective, the more important objective. The military action is called Operation Iraqi Freedom, not Operation Get WMDs or Operation Son’s Revenge.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that Bush is infallible and made no mistakes, he did. Our government is slow to move, as it should be, and can pose many obstacles for military action, as it should. I believe many mistakes were made in the process from September 11, 2001 to March 20, 2003, but where are mistakes not made in any government or human action? However, despite the mistakes, the President stood for what he knows to be absolutely true. That military action was the only way to remove Saddam and give the Iraqi people the opportunity for democracy.

Never before in history has a nation been so blessed with prosperity as has the United States. Our Judeo-Christian society and government stands as a beacon of democracy, setting an example for the world. However, this prosperity comes with a Catch-22. The world wants the U.S. to serve its needs, but only by throwing money at the problem. As left wing Hollywood activists, like Clooney, Pitt, Bono, and Jolie proclaim the United States is selfish and the people don’t give the crumbs off their table (the American people give more to charity than any other entity on Earth), these activists fail to see the greatest gift our country gives, opportunity. American troops in Iraq are paying the ultimate price to give the Iraqi people opportunity at political and economic freedom. Left-wing “philanthropists” fail to see this, apparently. They denounce the war and the President. Where does this buck of blame stop, at the man courageous to give something greater than money, to say the war is right, justified in the truths of our founding.

Many say that we need to bring our troops home, that we need to remove our presence in Iraq. I wish that could be. Unfortunately, to secure the Iraqi people’s opportunity, our troops must stay. The unsung heroes of our nation secure the opportunity for the Iraqi people with honor, integrity, and pride. The word hero is used too lightly today. I mean hero as defenders of our freedom and truth. Those who volunteer to serve our country and its ideals. Those who do not get the credit they deserve. Hollywood glorifies tree-huggers and rehab clinics, singing of relativism. The troops in Iraq fight for absolutes and the foundations of our country yet are not praised as they should be and it’s a shame. If they leave now, all they have fought for will be lost to Islamic radical corruption and a new dictator will be installed.

It is not the responsibility of the United States to cure the world’s problems or overthrow every government which is not in line with ours. It is the right of the people to stand up for themselves, their obligation. But when the people are being murdered by the hundreds of thousands, when corruption and oppression run unchecked through a government, when a reign of terror is being orchestrated by a man hell bent on the destruction of the United States and Western culture, it is the responsibility of the United States to take action. We must defend our nation, we must defend our rights, and we must fight for the absolute truths our country was founded upon.