June 1, 2004

Thanks - we needed that

By Thomas Lifson
Singaporeans are the most pragmatic people on earth, and they don't care a whit about political correctness. Living as they do in a Confucian city—state, Singapore's leaders are free to speak their minds on certain subjects, without worry about the niceties of pandering to the sensitivities of sundry groups. Singapore is conscious that it has no time or spare resources to waste on wishful thinking about matters vital to its survival. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong of Singapore paid Americans the compliment of speaking bluntly, as a friend, about the realities of the War on Terror, in a speech last month, before the Council on Foreign Relations. P.M. Goh's  bracing words are carefully—chosen, and sometimes quite eloquent. Americans, who actually care about winning the War on Terror more than simply winning the next election, would do well to read the entire transcript. P.M. Goh acknowledges that we are locked in a war for our survival, against a hostile ideology which...(Read Full Article)