When we Were Cowboys, We Were Invincible

“We were John Wayne and Gary Cooper, Randolph Scott and Audie Murphy, rife with guts from Normandy to Hiroshima, and never once thinking it necessary to apologize for defending freedom—both our own and that of strangers. Wicked men trembled at the thought of our Marines on their shores, and the righteous oppressed whom we have repeatedly saved stood in awe of our decency, generosity, and ability to forgive and rebuild alongside an enemy that our efforts—and ours alone—transformed into a friend. There has never been such a nation in history; we overthrow evil but don’t overtake their country; we destroy the cancerous tumor dining on the flesh of the free without destroying the rights of the people to their God-given free will. We have been magnificent as cowboys, better than most and stronger than all, the keepers of the flame and the defenders of freedom on behalf of those too weak to fight for themselves. This has been the legacy of America. If we lose her now, there will never be such a realm again. Our new slave masters will see to it.”

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