PrintApril 2, 2011
Lessons for the Libyan Rebels
Without discipline, leadership, and goals, the Libyan rebellion will fizzle. News footage of civilians wearing what uniforms they can find and choosing of their own free will to bear arms and risk their lives fighting tyranny might tempt the Continental Soldier in all of us to root for them and hope they can depose their domestic despot. Of course this optimism is instantly chilled by the distinct possibility that these rebels would simply install their own tyrant (possibly of the radical Islamic persuasion), but for the moment let us suspend this concern.How could any self-respecting American not feel the temptation to approve an occasion when the downtrodden or oppressed find their inner rebel? Rebellion is what we do! We fought King George III; President George Washington had to deal with the Whisky Rebellion; Mister Shay and Nat Turner had their rebellions, and there was also that little rebellion among the Southern States. The Republic of Texas had her...(Read Full Article)
