Soccer Mom: Unplugged

It seems as though the Liberals in this country are determined to attach ill-fitting labels to those on the other end of the political spectrum.  "Runs with scissors".  "Does not play well with others".  "Cowboy refuses to work with the global community." 

Let me set the record straight here.  There are requirements to be involved in any community.   In the case of the "global community" you must actively participate in community affairs.  You can't just sit back and observe. Unless you are the U.N.  The far left is screaming that the current administration isn't playing well with its neighbors around the world.  They want us to make nice and ignore the little inconveniences of living next to homicidal maniacs.  That is not being a participant, that is being sidelined.  There are only two options.  Isolationism or involvement. 

Involvement through the United Nations is an oxymoron.  The U.N. clearly is only nominally involved.  The word of the U.N. means nothing. Ask any soldier from any U.N. country.  They all abhor the idea of serving under the U.N. banner because they are never supported and are usually left without any clear guidance or effective rules of engagement.  What you saw in Hotel Rwanda - that is the absolute truth of it!  You can't send peacekeepers where there isn't already peace to be maintained.  My husband served in Bosnia and the U.N. troops had to accept fire and could barely even defend themselves - they were left to be shot at and killed without any rule of engagement that allowed them self-defense.  Those weapons you saw brandished on the news reports were merely decorations.

Contrast that with the entry of U.S. troops under the auspices of NATO.  They came in with rules of engagement that allowed them to return fire and defend themselves and others.  The already present soldiers (French, Italians, British, Russians, Ukranians, Poles and others) were THRILLED to remove the blue U.N. helmet covers (an actual fabric cover that they wear over their own national helmets to identify them as UN forces) and replace them with their camoflauge covers - identifying them as NATO troops.  Units (of many natioanlities) held formal cermemonies to remove the blue toppers.  Morale in those units instantly improved and no longer were they being targetted.  Ethnic groups were separated into their various corners and the country began the process of rebuilding. 

Srebrenica is a prime example of how effective the U.N. was NOT! (Check out wikipedia: Srebenica Massacre)

The point is.  Either we are a member of the community, which means being there for the ups and the downs, or we sit by idly watching and being vicitmized.  You choose.