Marc A. Thiessen offers an example which – when studied
carefully – will reveal why a group like the so-called Jews never makes it as a
normal people, why a concoction like Israel never makes it as a nation, and why
a superpower like America gets infected by a cultural disease that kills it
prematurely. Thiessen wrote a column under the title: “Obama's 'Mission
Accomplished' moment” and had it published in the Washington Post on September
29, 2014.
The intent of the column becomes clear when reading the last
sentence he employs. It is this: “The mission goes on.” That is, he says that
the never ending war against the Arabs and the Muslims which the Jews have been
clamoring for did not end under Barack Obama despite the President's desire to
end America's involvement in the Middle East. And neither did the war end when
his predecessor George W. Bush stood on the deck of a warship to declare that
the mission was accomplished.
Even though the whole enterprise of Jewish leaders inciting
America to launch a never-ending war against someone so as to fulfill the
Jewish apocalyptic vision of the end of time is repugnant to the extreme, the
start of a debate on the subject in a straightforward manner such as stating
one's initial position and go from there – is a legitimate way to proceed. What
is destructive (which means worse than illegitimate) is the way that Marc
Thiessen preceded.
In addition to the intent of saying that the war must keep
going to the no-end where it is destined, he had the parallel intent of
highlighting an irony he used to mock Barack Obama. He did so by rehabilitating
the forever maligned George W. Bush. Thus, Thiessen begins by asking the reader
if he or she remembers the 'Mission Accomplished' speech about declaring the
war being over, and having to eat one's own words later. But then, the author
quickly reveals that he is not talking about Bush in 2003; he is talking about
Obama in 2011.
This is a literary form that can have a powerful impact on
the audience. When used in a context that suits the occasion, it can elevate
the debate that follows. But when used – as it is here – to play partisan
politics with a subject matter that is as serious as war and peace, it debases
the debate and hurts those who participate in it willingly or do so by the fact
that they occupy the same space. That is, the author, the Jews, Israel, America
and the whole world lose when someone plays the game as recklessly as did this
author.
Nevertheless, sitting atop a literary exploit, Thiessen now
tries to milk it for all that he can squeeze from it. The first thing he does
is mock the idea of the tides of war receding. This, by itself, would be a bad
thing to do, but the author has something more nefarious in mind. It is the Jewish
idea of slashing even motherhood if you must to give Armageddon the chance of
being fulfilled.
Motherhood in the context of a discussion involving a nation
rests on the principle of how much attention the leader of that nation devotes
to the welfare of his people. Having written derisively about the principle of
the war receding, Thiessen now links that principle to Obama's desire to “focus
on nation building here at home.” He thus associates the derision with the
principle of nation building which stands here as a symbol of national
motherhood. Nothing is sacred anymore to the Thiessens of this world; not even
motherhood.
Not only that, he goes on to play crass politics of the
worst kind by pitting the legacy of one president against the still forming
legacy of his successor. Look how he does that: “There is one big difference
between the Bush and Obama 'mission accomplished' speeches, however: Bush
quickly realized his was a mistake, while Obama kept giving his over and over
again.” In effect then, the author invites President Obama to abandon the idea
of ending the war, admit it was a mistaken vision, and concentrate on
maintaining the war for an indefinite period. It is as if he were singing:
Armageddon, here we come.
Finally, this column by Marc Thiessen demonstrates more
comprehensively than any other how the process of ruining a nation begins and
proceeds in the direction of an open end. It reveals why a group like the Jews
never becomes a normal people, why a concoction like Israel never makes it as a
nation, and how a superpower like America gets infected by a cultural disease
that kills it before its time.