Attack on U.S. Embassy in Yemen

Justin Paulette

Justin Paulette is an attorney practicing international law in bella Italia. He hails from the great Buckeye State, "The Heart of it All," the only state with a bridge which you can cross and still be on the same side of the river, home of the hot dog, pop top soda can and the largest basket in the world! Though he's spent the past decade jet-setting across the Atlantic with one foot in London and the other on Capitol Hill, he still fancies himself a Mid-western, God-fearing, role-playing geek at heart.

Posted:

09/17/08

Sixteen people, including one US embassy guard from Yemen and several Yemeni security officials, were killed today in a well-organized, terrorist attack on the U.S. Embassy in Yemen. The State Department has indicated that the assault bears "all the hallmarks of an al Qaeda attack."

While liberal commentators have castigated Republicans for continuing to keep their eyes on the ball in the Global War on Terror, it seems that conservatives have the better part of valor in this case. The GOP have consistently remained committed to fighting global terrorism, while Democrats have taken every chance to mock continued attention to terrorism and national security as fear-mongering and political opportunism.

Unfortunately, today's tragedy reminds us that terrorism is an enduring threat. "This attack," stated President Bush, "is a reminder that we are at war with extremists who will murder innocent people to achieve their ideological objectives." Vigilance against evil is a sacred duty and remembrance of the fallen is a service of honor. Those who demean such observances reveal the meanness of their own characters.