My regular readers know that it must be an extreme state of affairs when I am forced to utter the following:

Today, I am more proud of Canada than I am of the United States.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/23/canada-boycott-ahmadinejad-unclear-join/

Fox News reports that Canada will be boycotting the speech to be given at the UN by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Citing Ahmadinejad’s anti-Semitic views and anti-Israel policy stances, Canada says that their seats will be empty.

Well, God bless the Canadian delegation on this one. They have made a bold statement and will not allow the vitriolic sentiments directed against the only thoroughbred ally of freedom in the Middle Eastern world: Israel. Canada will stand by her friends.

Not so for the US. Apparently, in addition to the Obama Administration’s soft-line defense of Israel and willingness to talk to the Iranian regime, they feel the need to lend credence to Ahmadinejad by sitting like patient schoolchildren while the dictator rambles on—likely defending his country’s “right” to pursue nuclear weapons and denying the Holocaust. Does it really take a Canadian to have the courage to skip class that day?

America is better than this. Through the years, our truest allies have consistently been Britain and Israel, and more and more it seems that the Obama Administration is selling them both up the river in a Chamberlainian streak of mass appeasement. Rather than tell the new Hitler that he’s a worthless little scumbag, let’s all grant him everything he wants and, hopefully, he’ll just settle down. Yeah, because that theory worked so well before WWII.

Even Germany has vowed to walk out on the Iranian psychopath… er… president, should he begin to even hint at saying something, well, in-character.

So the tally is three nations: Israel, Canada, and Germany who will all stand up and send a powerful message to the international community. But America will, apparently, continue on its path of apology. This is a stupid move, Mr. President and Madame Ambassador; defending liberty and standing for freedom is what our country does. It is never something to be ashamed of or to hide.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/23/obama-world-dont-expect-america-fix/

Good job, Mr. President. Stand against one of America’s best allies. This is a dark day for America; this is the day we stood with despotism over democracy.

If the current Administration loves liberty, hates tyranny and is willing to stand up for justice, then Susan Rice and the rest of the US Delegation will all be fully absent from the rantings of this madman.

AS most of my readers know, we’re presently in a saber-rattling bout with the North Korean regime over their desire to construct nuclear weapons. For those who were unaware, the story can be found here:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090622/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_us_nkorea

For what it’s worth, I don’t disagree with President Obama here. We cannot allow an unstable man like Kim Jong-Il to obtain nuclear weapons capability. This would be a danger to democracy and liberty everywhere, particularly in Japan, America, and, most notably, South Korea.

In other news, Senators McCain and Lieberman have introduced a resolution demanding that America—and, of course, the president—take a harder line in defense of the people of Iran, who are calling for a free and fair election for their president. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad recently claimed a landslide victory in the Iranian presidential elections. Of course, he never bothered to count the votes. The story is below:

http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/48753851-senators-lieberman-mccain-on-iran-resolution#

All of this sounds awfully familiar. Where could we have possibly heard that Iran and North Korea would become a severe problem and an amalgamated threat to freedom before the close of the decade?

“Our second goal is to prevent regimes that sponsor terror from threatening America or our friends and allies with weapons of mass destruction.  Some of these regimes have been pretty quiet since September the 11th.  But we know their true nature.  North Korea is a regime arming with missiles and weapons of mass destruction, while starving its citizens.

Iran aggressively pursues these weapons and exports terror, while an unelected few repress the Iranian people's hope for freedom.

Iraq continues to flaunt its hostility toward America and to support terror.  The Iraqi regime has plotted to develop anthrax, and nerve gas, and nuclear weapons for over a decade.  This is a regime that has already used poison gas to murder thousands of its own citizens -- leaving the bodies of mothers huddled over their dead children.  This is a regime that agreed to international inspections -- then kicked out the inspectors. This is a regime that has something to hide from the civilized world.

States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world.”

Oh, that’s right. This came from President Bush’s 2002 State of the Union Address, otherwise known as the “Axis of Evil” speech. Bush was criticized as a “warmonger” and was absolutely lambasted in the liberal media for saying the above. He was charged with foreign policy ineptitude in the court of public opinion, and the Left said that he was full of nonsense.

Now, here we are, seven years later, and those same people on both the Left and the Right are left saying everything except the one concise phrase that sums up the whole situation: “Oops. I guess Bush was right.”

Readers, a couple weeks ago, I posted a blarticle that begged the question, “Why is it that we only notice that someone was right after it’s already too late?” Here, America did just that. Former President Bush said something that nobody wanted to hear, something that nobody wanted to admit, and something that nobody wanted to face. And he turned out to be right on the money.

It is literally saddening to me, but I’m certain that within a span of a couple of months, President Obama will give his own version of the “Axis of Evil” speech. It will be watered down. There will be little or no mention of weapons of mass destruction. The language will likely not use charged words like “evil” or “axis;” that is Republican language. But the overall message will be the same: North Korea and Iran are threats to liberty and to democracy. The world will not be safe with these regimes in power. And President Obama will be hailed as a visionary for his speech. He will be called “bold,” and “incisive.” And the media will drown him in wet, sloppy kisses.

But all the while, thinking Americans will be left with three immortal words on their lips. Three words that will pain many Americans and humiliate many more.

“Bush was right.”

Iran threatens America and Israel:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,377626,00.html

Russia threatens America over Czech relations:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,378065,00.html

Maybe I’m clairvoyant! I wrote the following commentary for my high school newspaper in November 2007:

Ask a random person on the street what the greatest threat to our National Security is, and you’ll probably get quite a few different answers. One person will say it’s al-Quaeda, another might claim that it’s global warming, and an uninformed, sarcastic individual may use the opportunity to snipe at President Bush.

Less than 20 years ago, the answer to that question would have most certainly been “Russia.” It’s frightening to think that within our lifetime, the greatest threat to National Security may once again very well be “Russia,” at least in part.

Three out of four of the world’s largest oil powers are linked together, and are a big part of what’s keeping Americans crying at the gas pump. According to CNN, these countries are Iran, Venezuela, and Russia. Two of these countries are ruled by totalitarian dictators, and the third is led by an ex-KGB agent whose record is shaky, at best.* These countries are entering into territory that Americans should be skeptical of, if not genuinely afraid of.

Iran is supplying the terrorists who we’re fighting in Iraq, and they are very chummy with Russia and Venezuela. Iranian Prime Minister Mahmoud Ahmadinejad consistently welcomes Russian and Venezuelan leaders with open arms. The question is: why would these leaders want to be welcomed by the Holocaust-denying leader of a corrupt government whose stated mission is to wipe Israel and “infidels,” read: Americans, off the face of the map? This man is an Islamic extremist version of Hitler. Americans should be alarmed by this man’s power alone, but combining him with a communist dictator and a declining Russia is terrifying.

Venezuela is the biggest oil supplier in our hemisphere, and their leader has been quoted numerous times verbally assaulting America. Their cooperation with Iran casts a frightening shadow of nuclear armament mixed with oil powers, which could be detrimental to American well-being. We can’t defend ourselves if the enemy has our biggest fuel source in its pocket. According to the BBC, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wants an arms deal with Russia. This feels a little bit too much like the beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis for my liking.

Russia is thankfully not the danger that it once was, but very soon, it may regain its seat as a major threat to the United States. By backing both Iran and Venezuela in the UN, and paying them financial tribute, they may be moving in a dangerous direction. Additionally, the Russians have recently socialized their country’s biggest business: oil. President Putin* has done an alarmingly good job of reinstating policies of the USSR and socializing businesses that start to get too big, in other words: successful. He’s letting Russia’s private sector do the work of rebuilding profit capabilities, and then scooping up the industries to reap the rewards.

The three nations have constructed a joint compound in Venezuela. And because of Russia’s place on the UN Security Council, it’s impossible to be certain of what’s going on down there. Americans should be concerned with that base, but, understandably, our focus is on the two wars we are currently engaged in, not one that most people think “may come in the future.” Sorry friends, the future is now.

Only small margins of Americans refuse to acknowledge that we are currently, for all intents and purposes, at war with Iran. We know that Iranian money and armament are keeping insurgents and terrorists going in Iraq. American agents from the NSA and CIA have found Iranian markings on weapons and missiles confiscated from insurgents. We know that Iran is developing a nuclear program. America has been trying to reason with Ahmadinejad about abandoning the program for quite a while now. We know that Russia has made “unspecified proposals” regarding Iran’s nuclear program. We know that both countries are friendly with Hugo Chavez, the communist oil tyrant that runs Citgo and hates America (nice combo). And we know that the three countries have something going on in Venezuela.

Between these countries’ secrecy in dealings and their sketchy backgrounds, Americans should be vigilant. There may be no threat at all. That’s a definite possibility, but we need to have a healthy respect for what these countries may be capable of, even if we need not fear them…yet.**

*Note: President Putin is no longer the Russian President. He is now Chairman of the United Russia political party, as well as Prime Minister of Russia. His successor is current President Dmitry Medvedev.

**Note 2: We do, indeed, need to have a healthy respect for the danger that these countries pose to America and Her allies. World War III is likely around the corner, and its centerpieces will be Middle East relations and oil, compounded by hostilities with Russia.