George W. Bush, Spartan (Warning: Contains Plot Spoiler)
By ElCapitan Posted in History | Thermopylae | War — Comments (12) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
The movie 300 has lessons for us who chose to support the war on terror.
A brave leader, without allies (his only ally at first fought with him valiantly and then left the battlefield early), chose to defend freedom from monsters who loved only death and tyranny. Does this sound familiar? This brave leader not only had to deal with his enemies abroad, but his adversaries on the home front: a reluctant Spartan council who refused to support their troops on the battlefield, and decried their leader as a "criminal, who brought war upon Sparta." --All this time these adversaries ignored the fact that it was the Persian enemy who brought the war to the Spartans, and only one man with his brave army would defend freedom.
The parallels in this movie to the global war on terror and its primary theatre in Iraq are telling, and they reveal that the more obstacles a leader must overcome, the more heroic his eventual victory will be.
Thank you, President Bush, Spartan.
~EC~
Senator Hagel: this post was meant to show the similarities between the President and King Leonidas of Sparta --who was also hamstrung by traitors on the homefront who would not send more troops and led to his initial defeat.
If you haven't noticed the Bush-Petraeus plan in Iraq is working. The only way we can lose is if we quit, as the VP said.
Spitballs?!?! / Yo No Soy Marinero, Soy Capitan
I've noticed. I've noticed here, too. Oh, and also here.
Look, if you've been around here for nearly a year and a half, then you're probably familiar enough with my positions to know that this comment - as well as any others, whether positive or negative about the President, the war effort, or anything else - are both carefully considered, and in good faith.
-JE
I wasn't trying to do a DYKWIA on you, and I would have responded just as you did to a troll. We're all frustrated and sensitive over the GWOT issue, and all want to win, very badly.
And I agree with you on much of your diary - the parallels are there if you want to see them. I want to, and I saw plenty. This film can serve as motivation for us all to continue doing the right thing, and to continue fighting this fight until we are victorious, safe, secure, and free.
Keep up the good work.
-JE
I just wanted to take this opportunity to mention the confusing format we are stuck with here. I believe what happened in this case was that El C really intended to just reply or append to his own article, but because of the software format he replied to your comment by accident.
Also, because of the lack of notification that someone has replied to you, I know it's extremely unlikely that you'll even get to read this.
Democrats on Iraq: "We don't want to win. We just want to quit."
And regarding the comment reply issue (and so many of those other issues being discussed today, I'll just say this: we're working very hard on addressing each of these concerns. Changes, as they say, are a-coming, and I think folks will be very happy in a few weeks.
Unfortunately, radical changes also take time. Just know we're working on them.
I definitely don't intend to kick a friend who's down but trying to get up.
My comments in Kowalski's blog are meant strictly as constructive feedback.
Democrats on Iraq: "We don't want to win. We just want to quit."
already pointed out, this film really has nothing to do with George Bush, Iraq, or current events in general.
A precedent embalms a principle.
- Disraeli
...the same commitment as King Leonidas, perhaps we would have gained even greater victory in the GWOT.