de Borchgrave up to his usual Euro-tricks...

I have to take issue with Arnaud de Borchgrave's Commentary in the Washington Times on-line today:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/commentary/20040824-085851-9055r.htm

de Borchgrave is a long time 'bomb thrower' and has always been an anti-establishment figure with left leanings. I'm surprised the Times allowed his above referenced piece in - it clearly has little basis in fact and instead seems written in an attempt to discredit Bush despite the objective conditions of the world today.

Arnaud deplores the announced troop movements away from S. Korea and Europe as either American unilateralism, isolationism, or camouflage for a withdrawal from Iraq. No where in his article does he even suggest that in our role as the world's policeman, forced upon us by a deadbeat Europe that won't pay for their own defense and S. Korean anti-Americanism, we have become too stretched in our all-volunteer armed forces. This is a long overdue troop realignment, and I think it's a great idea to place out troops where they will do US (and I do mean the United States) the greatest amount of good. Old Europe and S. Korea can go spit - next time they get run out of their own countries they can go to the UN for help. Ha!

Personally, I think the middle east, say around the Iran/Iraq and Syria/Iraq borders is a great spot for more US troops. Saudi Arabia too. Taiwan is also one of my favorites, or should I say THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CHINA. Time to stop that 'one China' nonsense.

Germany, France, Belgium, and Spain, among others have benefitted for 60 years from the American presence in Europe, subsequently lowering their defense expenditures since good old America is picking up the tab for keeping their work weeks to 16 hrs, or however many it is these days. When the Serbian madness was enveloping their borders back in the 90's Europe couldn't scream loud enough for American intervention. But when American interests were attacked and threatened elsewhere in the world, Europe (except for our buddies in Britain) couldn't be bothered to help. And I include Canada in this bunch of losers too. Instead, our good and true 'allies' in France and Germany, along with their ideological brothers in Russia and China, clearly sold us out to Saddam and the Taliban. Now Arnaud can share in our collective American reaction to EU and Canadian perfidy: Blow it out your ass! Translation: Pay for your own defense now.

As far as I'm concerned, and I think I can speak for many Americans on this, Germany, France, Belgium, Canada, and all of our fair-weather European 'friends' can go jump in Lake Geneva. The Swiss will only charge them a little, and if the French won't pay it they can have a war. Between France and Switzerland if would be a fair fight, as long as Liechtenstein doesn't kick both their butts for all the noise in the middle of the night.

Adios MF,

Doug