Who... but the US?

Who... but the US?

I cannot for the life of me, understand those Americans who would like the US to no longer be a super power and a world leader. What kind of warped mental capacity does that take, exactly? These are folks of the so-called Elite Intelligentsia. Why, even some in the former Clinton Administration, at the Ambassador level, espoused this belief. It is astounding.

What is so wrong with the US that we can’t lead the world? What is so wrong with the US that some Americans think France is better? Or Germany, or… oh well, you get the picture.

These people need serious help! If they espoused such beliefs in the now defunct old Soviet Union, they’d be snatched out of their beds, in the middle of the night, and whisked away to a state run Mental Institution until they were "better" and “re-educated”.

Look, the US has its problems. There is no denying that. And, we don’t. But, we don’t sweep them under the rug. We deal with them, right out in the open, for the world to see.

Let me ask this: Which country, exactly, would those who apparently do not care for their country’s world leadership, want to see leading the world? France, Germany, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, India, Japan, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, (No… skip Canada, they are completely devoid of leadership qualities) South Africa, Italy, Greece, Spain, or some of the lesser known tiny principalities? See what I mean? We’re it… by default!!!

The envy from countries like France is palpable. They are bent on becoming the leader of what some Europeans hope will become the United States oif Europe. But our suggestion to France is… don’t hold your breath.

The vast numbers of the countries mentioned above are socialist countries, welfare states. Their economies are one step from bankruptcy at all times. They have no capable militaries to defend them and are at the mercy of predator states… except for the protection rendered by the US. We are the world’s policeman, again…by default.

We have the only country capable of providing for ourselves and for most of the world as well. We made the hard decisions and we stuck by them. We allowed our democracy to grow and prosper and we protected it thought the years when it was weak and tottering. We rushed to help our neighbors on this planet when they are threatened. We respond to world disasters all the time. It is to the US that all eyes turn for leadership…especially when they are in trouble.

So, like it or not, we’re it! and we’re likely to be IT for a very long time! Thanks be to God!

Your Obedient Servant,

“Longstreet”