The mystery of Leftist thought

Okay, thought may be an overly generous adjective (if not a contradiction in terms) to apply to the mindset that plagues most Lefties. Perhaps we'll just stick with mindset, as it can also evoke lockstep, which describes the manner in which most Lefties march when it comes to undermining and weakening the work of our armed services. Embarrassed apologists for even the most benign presence of our military anywhere in the world, other than safely tucked-in behind our own borders (and not on any school campuses), the Left simply doesn't understand the proper mission of our military and their central role in the Global War On Terror.

Perhaps the college-bound Bill Clinton's infamous draft-dodging derision for our armed forces is, ironically, the most honest admission of the Left's general view of our men and women in uniform: "I despise the military."

This often hidden contempt for the very people who purchased and now maintain our freedom begins to explain the Left's rush to defeat in Iraq today, and their decades of opposition to America's influence for human liberty around the world, even before the ungrateful 60's radicals started destroying college campuses. But this anti-military malevolence doesn't fully satisfy as rationale for the Left's opposition to the current U.S. military deployments. Not when one considers the suicidal aspect of destroying the strength and effectiveness of the forces which preserve our precious freedoms.
They do, after all, benefit from those same freedoms.

So, what is it that drives the Left's thought processes? How can they possibly look at America's role in defending liberty around the world for generations, and yet repeatedly conclude that America is somehow a greater threat to world peace than those who've stated and demonstrated their evil desires to destroy us and our allies? Is it merely a spirit of rooting-for-the-underdog, taken to insane extremes?

Using that analogy, they root for the rabid street-mongrel who's come into our neighborhood, and threatens to harm our children, meanwhile scolding our own St. Bernard for protecting them and guarding his territory. They'd rather kennel our watchdog/protector for being too aggressive and confrontational, for presuming the mongrel is a threat just because he's snarling, baring his foamy teeth, and bristling his back.
They insist that, surely, our dog must have provoked him somehow, and all we need to do is feed the rabid street-mongrel, show it some affection, and try to understand it, and all will be well.
Oh- and send our dog to diversity trai-- I mean, obedience training.

What if it's not the underdog in our enemy that liberals are sympathizing with? Could it be our enemy's ideology itself? Could it be that they favor the intolerance, misogyny, antisemitism, antichristianism, anticapitalism, and antimodernity quest for a global Islamic theocracy? That seems an unlikely motive, even for the staunchest Leftists.

Is it possible, then, that Democrats and other Lefties (here and in Europe) actually believe that if we get out of the Middle East, stop supporting Israel, and just leave the Islamofascists alone, that we'll all be safe, and we can put all this self-induced conflict behind us?

A naivete born of innocence in a child, we embrace, even cherish. It's precious and sentimental. The naivete born of ignorance on the Left, is damnable. It's dangerous and sorta mental.*

Here are a few simple questions that demand answers from the opponents of the GWOT and the war in Iraq:
Why do they want our military to be weaker than it currently is?
Whose military would they favor to be stronger than our own?
What, exactly, do they believe is the proper role of our military in the GWOT?
Do they believe there is a GWOT underway, or should there even be one?
If there is an Islamofascist terrorist enemy that threatens us, then where , when , and how shall that threat be met?

These big questions that beg for answers from the Left never seem to get asked of national Lefties, be they major Democratic officials or leftist university professors. If we could get rational, indepth answers to some of these questions, perhaps we could begin to unravel the mysteries of Leftist thought, and move them beyond sloganeering and cliches, but don't hold your breath.

* mental: "Of, relating to, or affected by mental disorder." Webster's II, New Revised Dictionary