Iran Not Afraid of "Paper Tigers"

Tyrants are emboldened by cowardice. The Democratic Party has made it clear that America is a paper tiger, easily discouraged when the going gets tough. I have no doubt that this was a factor in the Iranians’ decision to abduct the fifteen British marines and sailors. When Jimmy Carter was the Democratic wimp President back in the 1970’s, his appeasement of Iranian imams only served to embolden them against the United States, and their followers invaded our embassy there and took all of the marines and American diplomats prisoner. They knew they had nothing to fear.

Appeasement does not save lives, it costs more of them. It does not prevent wars, it always emboldens despots, making a wider war more likely. With the Democrats in control of congress and, God forbid, the White House in 2008, the crazy Iranians will have a field day. Then it will be only a matter of time before they make good their threats to attack Israel.