Bush & Batman

Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na BUSH-MAN! Well, that doesn't exactly fly but there are some comparisons. Andrew Klavan wrote a opinion piece about what Bush and Batman have in common. Klavan states that both Bush and Batman "confront terrorists in the only terms they understand". It is a great piece you should read for yourself http//onlinewsj.com/article/SB121694247343482821.html

I was so intrigued by this I went to see the movie. To me the biggest similarity between our fight against Islamo-fascist and Gotham's fight against the Joker was the way many people attacked their defenders as being the problem. Many of the Gotham citizens and policemen called for Batman to acquiesce to the Jokers demands in hopes that that would end the violence. Just as many Americans call for us to get out of Iraq, forgetting who is perpetrating the violence. Essentially the Gotham's were excusing the Joker's direct actions, killing people, and blaming Batman for his actions which were antagonizing the criminals of their city including the mentally deranged Joker.

Since we have held fast in Iraq we have not had demonstrated for us what would happen if we acquiesce to the Islamo-fascists demands. In The Dark Night we did see what happened. Stop reading here if you haven't seen the film yet. The Joker didn't stop killing people, he just changed the target and told the citizens of Gotham to kill a person or he would unleash more terrorism on the city. Several citizens did try to carry out that execution request. Hey, just because the Joker didn't keep his first promise doesn't mean he wouldn't keep a second one.

You should see the eyes roll when I say that Star Wars helped Ronald Reagan get elected but this film, The Dark Knight" could help us win the war on terror. Like Star Wars, it could remind us that there is good and evil. There are enemies with whom we cannot negotiate. Enemies who must be defeated and very probably destroyed if we want to survive.