Cincinnatus BLOG *** Political Commentary - Social Commentary

  Christians must to find a way to justify war because their founder was a pacifist. Muslins have to defend peace because their founder was a warrior. Although I am not a pessimist, who sees the conflict of cultures as inevitable, we ignore this distinction at our own peril. The Obama doctrine of political correctness would have us believe that all religions are inherently peaceful. By turning a blind eye to the fundamental philosophical differences between East and West we only delude ourselves into believing that humanity will not give into to its baser instincts. History has shown this point of view to be naive and dangerous. American foreign policy must never be built on the shifting sands of wishful thinking but rather on the solid bedrock of history and philosophy. Since the… Continue reading | 180 Comments

  Barack Obama will travel to Egypt next month to deliver a long-anticipated speech about America's relations with the Muslim world.  "President Obama will deliver his long-promised speech to the Muslim world in Egypt next month", White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs declared.  It does make one wonder what Obama sees as the role of the United States in the 21st century. Will the secular U.S. government give de facto recognition to a global "Islamic State" that supersedes our relationship with the secular governments of these countries? Will he stop on the way back in Rome to discuss U.S. relations with Catholic countries and go on to London to discuss U.S. Anglican relations? What could a U.S. President possibly say beyond the fact that we respect all religions and we believe that every… Continue reading | 11 Comments