On Wednesday evening, the eve
of the 9/11 anniversary, President Barack Obama will outline to the
nation his administration's plans for fighting the Islamic State of
Iraq. For the present (and future) sake of America, whatever he chooses
to communicate needs to originate from his heart, nurtured by pensive
thought and prayer. He needs to sound presidential, not like a talking
head grasping at random thoughts while reciting a pre-written speech.
He needs to ooze confidence, boldness, authority and resolve. The
President must use his sworn authority and power granted him to defend
and protect the citizens of America. The world will be watching and
Americans need to know they have a competent leader who is “all in”.
Words must be chosen strategically and voiced authoritatively.
Consequently he should not engage in any amount of waffling,
indecisiveness, campaigning, blame games, moral ambiguity or hesitation.
He needs to look boldly into the camera and demonstrate he means
business.
This speech has
the potential to be a defining, memorable one. Most importantly, it
could serve to rally all political parties and ideologies to a single
cause, defeating evil. Evil does not negotiate, it relentlessly
conquers. We must move the line in the sand back to its place. As in the
days of 9/11, Americans would do well to spend an abundance of time on
their knees, praying that The Lord grants a hedge of protection around
our great nation, His nation.
Folks, it’s time to act as though
we are one nation under God, indivisible with the collective goal of
liberty and justice for all. In seasons like these we must be one. For a
cord of many strands is not easily broken. The alternative is to simply
do nothing and allow evil to pursue and destroy that which remains of
all we consider virtuous.
