They're playing the hand they have been dealt!

Monday – September 13, 2010

They’re playing the hand they have been dealt!

This week, we will begin to see how history will repeat itself and how our leaders are going to play the hand they have been dealt!

On Friday, the eve of 9/11, I wrote about why Jefferson went to war against the Muslim to fight the Barbary Coast Wars. Jefferson not only fought the war to win, he created a Navy to be victorious. The Marine’s hymn has these words: “From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli.” This Barbary Coast War was fought to stop the ransom of American sailors and American ships by the Muslim rulers in Turkey, which controlled much of the Mid East. This was the Ottoman Empire.

The Muslims would hold our sailors and ships for ransom. The total ransom paid was about 20 million dollars. The ransom was over the use of trade routes. These trade routes were crucial for our economy and the building of trade for the young United States. The Muslims knew it and we had no choice, but to pay for these open routes, until Jefferson said enough is enough. Needless to say, we won the war and the trade routes opened and free trade flourished.

This week, Iran has said they will release one of three hikers that have been held in captivity. The hikers are all young Americans who have been imprisoned on charges of spying and working for the CIA. The young woman, who will be released for a bail payment of $500,000.00, is ill. Iran has said they are doing this to “promote the dignity of woman.” This is nothing short than ransom and history repeating itself,

The Mideast peace talks will highlight the news this week, as the second round of talks begins. Both sides have dug in and have talked about their differences openly in the press. Some say this is encouraging. But, if history repeats itself, we will see that this is only another precursor for failed talks.

Israel is pushing for recognition, as a Jewish State. Hamas will never recognize this, nor will the Palestinians. The British gave the land to the Jews, because it was theirs to give. Israel will never move out of the West Bank and will never stop their expansion of settlements there. Hamas is a terrorist group that is being supported by Iran and the Palestinians are being supported by both. All three want to see an end to Israel. One group might be more moderate than the other, but the three will never give into recognizing Israel as a Jewish State. Past history shows that the fragile peace there only lasts as long as the next terrorist attack.

This week, the Democrats will pile onto John Boehner, Republican Minority Leader, from Ohio. Congressman Boehner is the next assumed Speaker of the House, if the Republicans win in November. If history repeats itself, the Congressman will show his moderate side. In my opinion he should not act like a moderate, he should draw a picture of what the Obama, Reid and Pelosi government has done to you and me.

In my opinion, he should act tough and get some very thick skin, because he will become the villain if he doesn’t. He will become the man who will give the tax breaks to the rich. He will become the man who makes the middle class and the poor pay. He will become the man who gives Wall Street a break and breaks Main Street. All this has been done by Obama, Reid and Pelosi. This is what Boehner should now be saying. He should have conviction and he should be giving the statistics. If history repeats itself, most of the claims by the Democrats will go unanswered. In fact the democrats are now saying that Boehner was a part of the eight years that got us into this mess.

The post 9/11 observance will be discussed. And the post 9/11 tragedy will resume with the countdown to the ten year anniversary coming next year. George Bush took the spotlight this year, because of what happened under his watch on 9/11/01. There was much credit given to President Bush this past weekend by the President and the V.P. I believe people are just starting to see the hand that George Bush was dealt.

I also believe that people are starting to see the failure of the present administration, because the hand they have been dealt has only gotten worse. This administration said they had the solutions and they had the talent to deal with the hand they have been dealt.
The hand they have been dealt is no worse than some other Presidents. The difference is and what history has shown is that other Presidents and administrations didn’t complain and the plan they had was good for America. If history repeats itself, Americans will see the hand that has been dealt to them, not by Bush, but by Obama.

In each case, and each storyline in today’s FORUM, you can clearly see that there has been a hand dealt and the history behind that hand has not changed much!

Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives

A footnote: In 50 days remember your history. Over the course of the next 50 days relate some of this history to the people you know and have them do the same. In 50 days you all should realize the hand that you have been dealt. You can make history by dealing a hand yourself.