In the Chicago Sun-Times, Mark Steyn (via Lucianne) brilliantly deconstructs the new Democratic talking point calling for U.S. troops to be "redeployed" from Iraq to either (pick one):
(a) Okinawa (Democratic Representative John Murtha), or
(b) The U.S. (Democratic Senator John Kerry).
Steyn understands perfectly. Here's Steyn doing what he does best:
You gotta hand it to these guys: "Redeployment" is ingenious. I'll bet the focus-group consultants were delirious: "surrender," "lose,","scram," "scuttle ignominiously," "head for the hills" all polled poorly, but "redeploy" surveyed well with all parts of the base, except the base in Okinawa, where they preferred "sayonara" -- that's "redeploy" in any language. The Defeaticrats have a clear message for the American people. Read da ploy: No new quagmires.
This is the most artful example of Leftspeak since they came up with "undocumented immigrant." In fact, if it catches on, I'll bet millions of fine upstanding members of the Undocumented-American community now start referring to themselves as Redeployed Mexicans.
The only teensy-weensy problem is this: If America ever adopts the Kerry plan, the Murtha plan or some variation thereof, does anyone think al-Jazeera, the BBC, Le Monde, Der Spiegel et al will be using the word "redeploy" in their headlines? Or will they use a word closer to what's actually going on?
While Steyn is always interesting from a political standpoint, there's something more important here. This column gives you a little glimpse into the next 20, 30, 40 years of world history. If you understand the demographics, you're halfway there in understanding what the future holds.
Even if you think you might disagree with Steyn, you should read this one.
The future could hold great riches, rewards, and amazing possibilities. Or the Dems could win out, and the future holds hardship, bloodshed, death for the West.
*sigh*
First thing we do, we kill the NYTimes!
Posted by: benning | June 27, 2006 at 05:36 PM