I guess I’m confused as to why American journalists find it necessary to lend fair air time to our greatest enemies. In my logical mind, interviewing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for an exclusive CBS broadcast could be interpreted as an effort to try and understand, or empathize with the mindset of our opposition. His feelings on our country and administration were touted clearly, if not wrought with vile threats and disgust. But such is the mindset of the liberal; catering towards the belief that everyone deserves a fair shot. True, we learned in Journalism 101 to present all factual sides of a story and deliver that news without favor towards one or the other. The difference here is that we are now dealing with nations who want to destroy us and take over the Middle East, if not the world. To even begin dealing a hand of fairness to all sides undermines the mission of the free world to conquer this mounting, evil-laced, terror-connected power trip.

Iran occupies the most dangerous position in the world right now, as they are fueling Hezbollah with funds and weapons, and plot to overtake whichever nation’s weakness will allow. In the interview with Mike Wallace, Ahmadinejad said of an 18-page foreign policy criticism he sent to President Bush, “Those who refuse to accept an invitation will not have a good ending or fate.” (CBS News) This is a thinly blanketed warning that we cannot ignore.

Sadly, it seems that some of our country remains ignorantly blinded by the reality of our fated world and warrior card that US must play consistently. Such ignorance is plainly illustrated by the loss of traditional Democrat Joe Lieberman to Ned Lamont in Connecticut’s primaries yesterday. Democrats abandoned a strong leader with a good record in favor of an inexperienced businessman. Pro-war. Anti-war. It’s so much more complicated than that and when we start electing people who drop the ball at “no war”, we slowly start losing ground, as if bogged down in a hardening river of sugar that will melt away before realizing the bitterness beneath it.

People choose to be blissfully unaware of the violence and necessity of war because they wish it didn’t exist. Therefore, they pick the guy who tells them it doesn’t have to and hope he will make that happen. Such is the mindset of shallow, un-investigative thinking that disregards essential realities for the future of humanity. Plenty of people live their daily lives and personal realities this way. Unfortunately, pretending is not an option when it comes to terrorism, dictatorship, religion, and democracy.

This is why I’m thankful for an administration that understands that, that doesn’t back down in the face of dwindling public opinion polls, that visualizes the ultimate goal, and rises up stronger when other supposed allies of “good” back down (France for example). Joe Lieberman stuck by his gut wisdom and got struck down. I hope the American people don’t continue on in those type of foolish moves. Bashing the government does nothing but hault our progress and the enemies see our disloyalty everyday, in protests, elections, editorials, and the traitor-esque stories unveiled in our country’s most well-known and wide-read newspaper, The New York Times.

Post-interview declarations by Wallace were of a questionable nature, causing this American to doubt the neutrality of the veteran newsman’s report. He said, “He’s actually, in a strange way, he’s a rather attractive man, very smart, savvy, self-assured, good-looking in a strange way…” (The Hollywood Reporter) Perhaps that odd comment was nothing more than just that, odd. But in light of the current world situation, Wallace might have quipped keeping his opinion of Ahmadinejad’s looks and intelligence to himself.