GUEST OPINION
THE TESTOSTERONE VACUUM
by Don
Bendell
Whatever happened to statesmanship? It went the way of holding doors open for
women, thanking customers for their business, and treating our elders with the
respect and dignity they have earned. Most of the men and women in today’s US
Congress act like a bunch of Crips and Bloods in Brooks Brother suits, with the
news media standing on the curb as their ho’s and gang mama’s.
When our Commander-In-Chief tries to lead us down a roadway to victory in the
Global War on Terrorism, those Ivy League gang-bangers sabotage his path with
political IED’s and snipe at him with verbal RPG’s, (Rhetorical Partisan
Garbage).
And when the subject of the UAE managing our ports came up, many Republican
legislators, with the foresight of Mr. Magoo, jumped ship before checking to see
if the iceberg was actually made of crystal, which it is. Now during the
upcoming elections, they will learn they have; once again’ shot themselves in
their collective feet with their no-testosterone level of loyalty.
When you are on the ground commanding troops with tiny, copper-jacketed,
spinning harbingers of death flying past your ears, you want tactical air
support NOW, the minute you call for it, not in two or three hours. The United
Arab Emirates is the country directly south of Iran and securely houses US
airbases. It is very strategic, and it likes to get gold stars from us. Dubai
loves making money, and is smart enough to use us, as we should also use them.
Sometimes, mutual manipulation is the easiest pathway to peace, but do our
modern day congressmen and women actually think politically and act
strategically? The partisan attacks on President Bush at every opportunity have
shown they do not. Career before country is the standard.
At least GWB recognizes that there is some wise philosophy in some fictional
works and one from the most unlikely of sources, Mario Puzo’s famous quote
attributed to Don Corleone in THE GODFATHER, “Hold your friends close, but
your enemies even closer.”
Dubai strongly supports boycotting Israel, and yes, their leaders wear large
scarves wrapped around their heads, and I am sure you will find some guys in the
al-Qaeda who were born and raised in the UAE. However, the Administration did
not invite them to provide for our national security or join the Secret Service.
They are to manage ports, which they do quite well, while the Coast Guard
and Department of Homeland Security still provides all the security, including
keeping a close eye on those running the ports.
Although he has the most racially-diverse and gender-diverse Administration in
US history, Bush-bashers especially want to shout about racial-profiling, but
when it comes to President Bush offering an olive branch to a muslim ally, all
of a sudden, they whistle a different tune and act about as intelligently and
efficiently as those brain trusts who operate President Bush’s public
relations team.
Eagles do not swoop down and grab coyotes; They grab rabbits. Countries
act no differently. America wants those in power to never cower; to be leaders
not pleaders; and winners not whiners. We cannot win if we act like the
Divided States of America. With our brave fighting men and women in harm’s
way, Thank God our man in the White House does know how to be The Man. Maybe it
is the vigorous workouts, but his testosterone levels seem to be just fine.
Don Bendell’s newest novel,
a modern day military thriller, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DETACHMENT, was released
worldwide by Berkley (Penguin) in January, 2006 and has been getting nothing but
5-star reviews. Don served as an officer in 4 Special Forces Groups, including a
tour on a Green Beret A-team (Dak Pek) in Vietnam in 1968-1969, and was in the
Top Secret Phoenix Program, is a top-selling author of 21 books, with over
1,500,000 copies of his books in print worldwide, a 7th degree black belt master
in 4 martial arts, he is a 1995 inductee into the International Karate Hall of
Fame, and owns karate schools in southern Colorado. Don’s pro-Bush/anti-Kerry
editorials were widely published in newspapers and magazines, and circulated by
millions all over the world on the Internet. He has been interviewed on FOX NEWS
LIVE and on many radio shows and speaks all over the country.
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Blessings,
Don Bendell
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BENDELL
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