Many in America are underestimating the resolve of the murderous cult in the Middle East.

Few people now have maintained the courage to reject the politically correct notion that our efforts in Iraq are both a failure and a mistake.

These are facts that are foolish to deny:

* The campaign in Iraq was not waged illegally. Interestingly, our declaration of independence WAS technically illegal. The whole legal argument is a puff of leftist smoke.

* Although intelligence was flawed, Sadamm had WMDs. We watched him use them. He DID NOT destroy them. The UN with it's impotence, incompetence and arguably sinister designs allowed him the time and opportunity to hide and/or move them. The UN's efforts to find them was a joke.

* Sadaam identified himself as the regime representing the most immediate threat to the world given his mental illness, weapons, and ability. Most of the world and most of the American political machine agreed including the Clintons.

* Fourteen UN resolutions for action were met with Sadaam's middle finger pointing skyward. The worthless UN showed their impotence with no response, which empowered the psychopath and his demonic sons.

* Syria and Iran are shameful players in the effort of global cultic homicide. We don't negotiate with them because they are intrinsically enemies of peace undermining the cause of freedom and social order.

* Ten times the amount of Americans killed in Iraq have been killed in our own streets in the same time frame. They died for NO cause whatsoever.

* If those who misunderstand what's happening and, more importantly, those who selfishly posture themselves for power have their way, we WILL confront the cultic murdering element of radical Islam in our own streets.

* We will most likely not see substantial victory against radical Islamic hatred and violence in our lifetime. We will NEVER see it if we cut and run like cowards.

* Members of the political left do not understand that radical Islamic fascists want them as dead as conservatives simply because they are not radical Islamic fascists.

* The free world is facing its most significant threat since the dawn of time, and refusing to accept that fact.

* Religion is the greatest source of hope and goodness in the world. However, rogue religion (cults), based upon lies, free of all reasonable and logical constraints is the deadliest weapon man has ever known because it sees nothing but its own aberrant purpose.

We need to finish the work of confronting the enemies of freedom in Iraq. It will send a vital message to a very troubled part of the world, and a vital message to those who want to see our destruction simply because we are free. Very few people understand the gravity of what we are actually confronting in Iraq.

God knows it would have been best if no one ever had to die in war. God knows it would be best if children never had to lose their families, homes and countries to human battle. God knows that every single life lost on all sides is a supreme tragedy. God knows our world would be better without war in all its forms. The reality is that God has asked us to love one another and work for peace. Many of us have disobeyed Him. Many of us have decided rather to hate our neighbor and kill our neighbor simply by virtue of his identity. Because we decide this, we have war. When Hitler, Stalin, Milosevic, Hussein, Khomeini, Bin Laden, and others decide to hate their neighbors and demand their deaths, our world continues to see war.

So what is happening in Iraq?

The war in Iraq is over. That is not a misstatement. The work of our military and its coalition has been nothing short of amazing. The psychotic dictator has been removed and his trial has resulted in his execution. His murderous government has been destroyed. The country is in a transitional period on the difficult road to self government. The social and economic infrastructure is progressing. The political infrastructure with its strong cultic influence is exposing itself to the world as the dangerous and volatile threat it certainly is. We are no longer fighting the war in Iraq. We are no longer a nation fighting another nation. We are confronting rather the largest organized criminal and false religious homicidal campaign the world has ever seen. This is why people are still dying there. They're dying because a very sick and twisted band of people who are followers of a genocidal cult will stop at nothing, even their own deaths to kill every Jew and Jewish supporter in the world We also realize that they will kill each other as the twisted definition of "infidel" narrows in their limited cultic psyche. This cult that is active in many Middle Eastern countries sees the situation in Iraq as a prime opportunity to send their message of fear and terror to the watching world. This bloodthirsty cult has been on the offensive against Israel and Western Civilization for centuries. Their efforts have escalated in the past decades. September 11, 2001 was their boldest attempt to advance their plot.

Do you believe the lie that Iraq had no connection to terrorism? When you understand what the world is confronting, you understand that the connection couldn't be clearer. The truth is that the situation in Iraq is drawing the terrorist element to itself like a flower draws killer bees. We're fighting the war on terror there instead of in our streets, tunnels and subways.

But, have we grown complacent? Are we beginning to whine? Our soldiers are in greater danger when we forget the noble purpose of their mission.

We get up each morning, go to Starbucks, then to work, out to dinner, party with friends on Friday night and sleep in on the weekends. 911 was several years ago. It was horrible but time is covering the wound gradually. We simply are, for the most part unaffected by the unfolding plot of the deranged murderers in the Middle East. We are unaffected because someone has been doing a really good job at keeping us safe and protected. But they've done a poor job at keeping us mindful of the danger that threatens our mere existence as a free Western people.

Is 3000 American military deaths reason in and of itself to declare our efforts in Iraq a failure? It seems to be for cowardly self-centered politicians and passive spoiled nations. My father saw more American soldiers die on the beaches of Iwo Jima in the first several hours of his arrival than have occurred in Iraq in nearly four years. That is the simple truth. Nobody in their right mind would look back on the battle of Iwo Jima or Midway Island and imply that because of the lives lost World War II must have been a failure. Why are we seemingly so daunted by the boldness and resolve of the enemy we face in Iraq? Many of us Americans have lost our perspective and our concept of the cost of freedom and liberty. We've lost our appreciation for the sacrifices that are necessary to maintain peace, stability and human dignity.

I believe the vast majority of the political left and also a segment of the "right" who seek higher aspirations for their political futures are refusing to honestly address the real situation we face in the Middle East. I believe this because they are currently out of power and see the manipulation of this crisis as a tool to regain their powerful political posture. The mainstream media seems all too willing to help them with their agenda as they send Diane Sawyer to "diplomatically negotiate peace" with Syria's corrupt president. This is an outrageously seditious act that violates national and global security strategy.

President Bush warned us not to underestimate the terrorists. We are. He understands who we are confronting. He told us to expect that the war on terror would be a long and arduous task. We accepted his warnings then but have forgotten so much since. Perhaps he hasn't reminded us enough. Perhaps we just stopped listening. Perhaps selfish politicians who contradict themselves now for their own benefit are strategizing for personal power instead of security thereby endangering our lives.

The war in Iraq is over. The war on terror of which Iraq is an integral part goes on. The shedding of innocent blood and the pledge of the enemy to shed much more of it is the reason it still goes on. The success of the effort to bring freedom to Iraq is vital and strategic if the free world is ever to effectively confront the raw chaotic evil of genocide promised by the cult of radical Islam.

For you military personnel and veterans who are reading this, I give to you the gratitude of my heart. You are simply the best! You have kept my family safe so my wife and I can focus on raising our seven new Americans. Words are insufficient to express my thanks. You have already done more for our country than I will ever do. God bless you.

For those who have harsh words for the efforts of our military and their noble structure, watch what you say. Al Qaeda has personally verified that your words and sentiments give them strength. For the media who also do this, it seems to be wasted breath. You won't watch what you say because you just don't care.

In 1972, I helped my dad paint the American Legion float for the Memorial Day Parade. On the side were the words: LEST WE FORGET. The message was not simply referring to the lives lost, but the danger of forgetting the noble purpose of freedom, liberty and security as well.

Patrick Flynn

Pornography lowers our dignity, ruins our communities, and is the gateway to sexual crime

Yes, we have been active in holding Victoria's Secret accountable to decency levels that they have forgotten long ago. It's not about underwear. It's about soft porn and the degradation of women.

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And we are protesting the new porn shop in Brighton. Intimate Ideas is a sexually oriented business that just moved into our community. Look what happens when porn brokers set up their sleezy operations:

Michigan: A Michigan State Police study revealed that pornography was viewed just before or during 41% of the 38,000 sexual crimes committed over 20 years.

Hawaii: According to the FBI, in 1974, the sale of pornography was restricted and rape figures fell for the next two years. The restrictions were then lifted and rape immediately increased.

Oklahoma: "Adult" stores were closed in Oklahoma City in 1985 and the city saw a decrease in rape of 25%. No decrease in the rape rate in the rest of the state where laws remained the same.

And look what the Real Estate industry has discovered when these illicit shops establish themselves among us:

87% of Realtors agreed that sexually oriented businesses (SOBs) would decrease market value of business property in that vicinity.

72% of Realtors agreed the concentration of SOBs would decrease the annual income of other businesses in that vicinity.

Over 90% of Realtors agreed that the concentration of SOBs would decrease the market value of private residences by as much as 20% within a 1000 ft. radius of these businesses.

The Press and Argus reported our first protest:

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And careless editorialist, Buddy Moorehouse mocks the very element of Brighton's citizens responsible for the quality of life in this community:

THE CARELESS EDITORIAL

As is often the case, it seems Buddy didn't do his homework. In his editorial, Mr. Moorehouse describes the front windows of Victoria's Secret as they appear now, after they were changed twice. The mall managers themselves asked the store to tone down their displays. Why? Because they were inappropriate as public visuals. We launched the letter campaign in response to their original display - six mannequins appearing to be in the middle of a sexually stimulating experience because of their garters, g strings, and seven inch spikes. Two more figures were just inside the front door fully visible from the parking lot who were lying on shelves in even more sexually suggestive positions. See, Buddy? Not exactly Fruit of the Loom and Hanes Her Way.

People (including journalists) who wish to "red herring" the issue claim that we are opposed to marketing underwear. How completely absurd. Victoria's Secret has a proven record of instigating controversy. They have been pushing the envelope by provoking the community with their displays across the country for years. They are actually trying to offend, feeling that is an effective way to do business.

Do they have the right to sell the merchandise? Sure. Do they have the right to cram their visuals in the face of my two young sons who are in the back seat of my car? No they don't, Buddy.

We're upset because one of the women depicted is attractive? You just don't get it do you Buddy? We'll set the record straight and reveal to you that we would be just as upset over a depiction of Roseanne Barr or Michael Moore dressed this way and boldly placed before the public.

So now people of Brighton know there is a porn shop in Brighton because of us. Good! They need to know it. If we tried to keep it concealed, you'd have belittled us for that too. If the business at the new porn shop thrives because we protest their destructive effect on our community, that simply is a testimony of the state of our community. Our efforts are geared to educating the citizens that pornography destroys people's lives. You are free to accept that fact. You are free to ignore it. You are free to find out more about pornography and crime. You are free to write editorials making fun of the protesting group.

Stop defending pornography, Buddy. It makes you look slimy.

Patrick Flynn

The Destruction of Human Embryos is Wrong. It Cannot be Justified, and It Must Stop.

Michael J. Fox has been front and center in the news recently. He presents an emphatic plea to vote for specific political candidates who support embryonic stem cell research and public funding for it.

Mr. Fox is suffering from a terrible, degenerative disease. I wish he and others did not have to suffer and I hope we can find a cure for Parkinson's and other diseases. There are legitimate, and morally sound methods for seeking cures. They need to be researched with enthusiasm. We have tremendous resources, skills and technology at our disposal. Their collective worth is nothing short of miraculous.

The destruction of human embryos, however, must never be considered a viable path to medicine. It is morally wrong. If we continue to destroy human life for research, not only will we fail at science, but we will ultimately fail as a civilization as well.

Until very recently, the scientific community was revealing that virtually all experiments using human embryonic stem cells have failed miserably. Now, all of a sudden, the media is telling us that scientists almost unanimously are professing the gilded promise of this practice. It is nothing short of amazing that we can merely get enough important people to state something and feel that as a result, we can change reality.

Even if embryonic stem cells could cure these diseases completely, it makes absolutely no difference. Even if every politician made embryonic stem cell research his or her top priority, it makes absolutely no difference. Even if every American favored this practice and offered their tax dollars to fund it without ceasing, it makes absolutely no difference. Truth is absolute. It does not change with polls, funding, rhetoric, or emotion. The truth is the destruction of human embryos is wrong. Nothing in this world can make it right.

During the early forties in Germany, Dr Mengele was interested and motivated to find cures for disease. He was a medical scientist in one of the most technologically developed societies in the world. It seemed fair indeed that experimental subjects that were slated to be destroyed anyway should be used to find cures and combat disease. If you found out that you directly benefited from the research conducted by Dr, Mengele, would you not be mortified? After all, human beings who were judged to be unworthy to live suffered and died horrible deaths so that the superior German race could live better lives. The Third Reich was our omen. We are called to heed its bitter lessons.

We in the United States are dancing dangerously close to our own dark destiny. We relatively apply human worth as flippantly as we appraise the marketability of a piece of real estate. We then pluck these vital life issues out of the moral and ethical realm and cast them into the cheap confines of politics. Shame on us for this. Lately, we are suffering from something far worse and terminal than Parkinson's Disease. We are losing our wisdom and our hearts are being paralyzed with indifference. No level of suffering can possibly compare with that which we will endure when we advance a culture of death.

Patrick Flynn

WHAT IS THE REPUBLICAN "BIG TENT?" WHAT DOES GROWING THE PARTY REALLY MEAN?

Republican National Committee Chairman, Ken Mehlman explains it this way: "Our party's effort to reach out to all communities is in full swing, and I am more convinced than ever of its importance to the party's long-term health. I have traveled through the country speaking with African-American, Hispanic, Jewish, Catholic, Asian-American an Haitian groups. My message to these future Republicans - 'Give us a chance, and we'll give you a choice.' - is one that is consistent with the great history and ideals of our party."

The top leadership of the Republican Party apparently agrees we will grow the party by the inclusion of people, not the watering-down and compromising of our great platform. There seems to be a great disparity in approach regarding this, however, among some party members and special interest groups. The social liberals both inside and outside the party are endlessly calling for the party's moving to the left as a formula for party growth. This notion is alien to the party platform and to the good judgment of most party members and national leadership. It is a counter-productive recipe for disaster. We currently have eleven more Senators in Washington than the Democrats do and we cannot even get a conservative justice confirmed to the court without hiding his or her values and anticipating an all-out war in the Senate. That is precisely because of the compromise of social liberal senators. What good is it to simply have more Republicans when they vote and act like Democrats?

To augment the party simply by expanding the number of members is the growth plan of losers.

Our "Big Tent" and party growing efforts need to be focused on the education of the ethnic segments of our society that have traditionally voted Democrat and have been historically taken for granted and disappointed by that party. Our message of compassion, respect, and dignity for their very lives, families, well-being and happiness must convince them they can put their confidence in the Grand Old Party. If we accomplish this, our party will not only grow in numbers, but in strength and integrity as well. If we fail at this, it's our own fault.

Our platform mandates that we care about and value every human life. Our connection and dialog to individual social liberals must always remain on the level of proper witness, good example and gentle persuasion. After all, in many cases, the best conservatives are former liberals who have come full circle in their understanding of human peace, joy and contentment. Our great mistake would be embracing the flawed idea that we must tolerate liberal politics and special interest groups that wish to enter the party and transform it into something it should never be. There are many Republicans who are poised to make this most grievous error.