Reaching Out

Jules Crittenden from the Boston Herald has an open letter to the folks on the left. Maybe he can reach a few people.

You ask if I really think we have enemies who want to kill us. I judge them by their words and their deeds.
 
You deride fear-mongering. We may disagree on what constitutes fear-mongering, but we agree on this: Fear is something to be avoided or overcome, because we should not let the evil intentions of others intimidate us. Failure to recognize their malicious intent is foolish, however.Re war, regrettably we are sometimes left with little recourse.The sad truth is that there are times when we are compelled to act. You know that I have advocated a very harsh and merciless stance in our defense and interest. You find that alarming.
 
Some people think these things can be negotiated away.That would be nice, but I highly doubt that.To believe that would require me to believe the other side is operating on something other than cynicism, deceit and malicious intent, and I’ve seen no evidence of that. They are buying time and playing for advantage. That’s all. Once armed with nuclear weapons, they will begin throwing their weight around in ways that will make us look back wistfully on their past interference in around the region and the low intensity terrorism they have supported for years. This is why we must be clear with them on the consequences of miscalculation.

Read the whole thing.