Voice of the Resistance - Terrorism edition, 2 of 3 *a must-read*
Putting to rest the ignorant or dishonest claims of the Left on terrorism.
As I said in the last post... ATTENTION "PROGRESSIVES". This article makes simple arguments and supports them. If you plan to share this with the hive, please do. Keep your snarky self-delusional comments to your echo chamber, however. If you want to post here to argue the contents of this article be sure to prove you've read it in its entirety and skip the non sequiturs, the attacks, the mocking, ignoring what was written or playing dumb (all standard tactics for Liberals/Progressives, Alinksy's children, these days). Do what the author does. Make a point or counterpoint and support it. I don't think you can.
Beating the Dead Terrorist Horse, By Victor Davis Hanson - September 11 taught us many lessons. To our peril, we have forgotten them.
"Most of the current acrimony over counterterrorism is stale. The debate is simply a rehash of issues that were discussed and, in fact, resolved early last decade.
Let us review them one more time." And then stop tolerating the lies!
"MOST TERRORISTS ARE NOT POOR AND DOWNTRODDEN", "September 11 taught us that a Mohammed Atta or a Khalid Sheikh Mohammed does not commit mass murder out of hunger, want, illiteracy, or Western oppression."
"the poor in Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Yemen are no more impoverished than those in the slums of São Paulo, Mexico City, Ho Chi Minh City, or Johannesburg."
"A Major Nidal Hasan or an Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab wishes to kill Westerners not because he is poor or even on behalf of the poor, but rather out of a warped sense of pride, hurt, and anger.
Such passions derive from a radical religious creed that insists that comparative failure in the modern Middle East is not self-induced [...] Instead the fact that there is no longer an intercontinental caliphate of rich and powerful believers is due to some sort of contemporary Jewish or Western oppression."
"THERAPY IS NO ANSWER, "Radical Islam’s anger is irrational. It is not predicated on the degree of outreach shown by the United States. A contrite and compliant Jimmy Carter, after all, prompted the creation of the slur 'The Great Satan.' The year 2009 saw the greatest number of foiled terrorist plots against America since 9/11 [...] the time of the Obama Al Arabiya interview, the Cairo speech, the bowing to Saudi royals, the promises to close Guantanamo Bay, and the ritual trashing of the Bush anti-terrorism policies."
"Islamists, after all, ignore past American help to, and support for, Islamic peoples in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Chechnya, Indonesia, Iraq, Kosovo, Kuwait, and Somalia - only to pay far more deference to the Chinese and Russians, who have systematically oppressed and often butchered fellow Muslims." Hm. Could it be that Muslim extremists fear strength and prey on weakness? No way!
"A PROJECTION OF WEAKNESS IS DANGEROUS", "Much of radical Islam’s posture is predicated on our expected response" "Instead of reacting to perceived Muslim grievances, we should be continually directing questions to Islam: Why are there numerous mosques in the West, but few churches in Islamic countries? Why are Korans freely disseminated in the West, but Bibles not so under Islamic rule? Why do Muslims enjoy more freedom and rights under Western secular law than in their own countries? The aim of such interrogatories is not to score points, but to suggest to radical Muslims that we hold them to the same standards as we hold ourselves."
"ISRAEL IS NOT THE PROBLEM "Just because radical Muslims and the Arab Street claim that a Jewish presence on the West Bank is the catalyst for terrorist outrage does not make it so"
"Should Palestinians cease the violence, welcome investment from elsewhere in the Arab world, and establish a consensual government, one transparent and free of corruption, the West Bank could become like Dubai - and deal with Israel as a responsible neighbor adjudicating a common border."
"THE SO-CALLED WAR ON TERROR WAS WORKING "We constantly argue and bicker about what we should be doing rather than showing some appreciation for our past successes." "'Bush did it' is becoming ironic, and having the unintended consequence of reminding us how well we once defended ourselves - and how risky it is not to appreciate why and how."
"WILL WE NEVER LEARN?" "In short, soon after September 11 the United States correctly sized up radical Islam, its nature, its aims, and its pseudo-grievances. We may have made mistakes in implementation, and at times in tactics and strategy, but in large part we had contained the threat, and radical Islam was losing its currency.
Apparently we’ve forgotten why that was so"
As I said in the last post... ATTENTION "PROGRESSIVES". This article makes simple arguments and supports them. If you plan to share this with the hive, please do. Keep your snarky self-delusional comments to your echo chamber, however. If you want to post here to argue the contents of this article be sure to prove you've read it in its entirety and skip the non sequiturs, the attacks, the mocking, ignoring what was written or playing dumb (all standard tactics for Liberals/Progressives, Alinksy's children, these days). Do what the author does. Make a point or counterpoint and support it. I don't think you can.
Beating the Dead Terrorist Horse, By Victor Davis Hanson - September 11 taught us many lessons. To our peril, we have forgotten them.
"Most of the current acrimony over counterterrorism is stale. The debate is simply a rehash of issues that were discussed and, in fact, resolved early last decade.
Let us review them one more time." And then stop tolerating the lies!
"MOST TERRORISTS ARE NOT POOR AND DOWNTRODDEN", "September 11 taught us that a Mohammed Atta or a Khalid Sheikh Mohammed does not commit mass murder out of hunger, want, illiteracy, or Western oppression."
"the poor in Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Yemen are no more impoverished than those in the slums of São Paulo, Mexico City, Ho Chi Minh City, or Johannesburg."
"A Major Nidal Hasan or an Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab wishes to kill Westerners not because he is poor or even on behalf of the poor, but rather out of a warped sense of pride, hurt, and anger.
Such passions derive from a radical religious creed that insists that comparative failure in the modern Middle East is not self-induced [...] Instead the fact that there is no longer an intercontinental caliphate of rich and powerful believers is due to some sort of contemporary Jewish or Western oppression."
"THERAPY IS NO ANSWER, "Radical Islam’s anger is irrational. It is not predicated on the degree of outreach shown by the United States. A contrite and compliant Jimmy Carter, after all, prompted the creation of the slur 'The Great Satan.' The year 2009 saw the greatest number of foiled terrorist plots against America since 9/11 [...] the time of the Obama Al Arabiya interview, the Cairo speech, the bowing to Saudi royals, the promises to close Guantanamo Bay, and the ritual trashing of the Bush anti-terrorism policies."
"Islamists, after all, ignore past American help to, and support for, Islamic peoples in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Chechnya, Indonesia, Iraq, Kosovo, Kuwait, and Somalia - only to pay far more deference to the Chinese and Russians, who have systematically oppressed and often butchered fellow Muslims." Hm. Could it be that Muslim extremists fear strength and prey on weakness? No way!
"A PROJECTION OF WEAKNESS IS DANGEROUS", "Much of radical Islam’s posture is predicated on our expected response" "Instead of reacting to perceived Muslim grievances, we should be continually directing questions to Islam: Why are there numerous mosques in the West, but few churches in Islamic countries? Why are Korans freely disseminated in the West, but Bibles not so under Islamic rule? Why do Muslims enjoy more freedom and rights under Western secular law than in their own countries? The aim of such interrogatories is not to score points, but to suggest to radical Muslims that we hold them to the same standards as we hold ourselves."
"ISRAEL IS NOT THE PROBLEM "Just because radical Muslims and the Arab Street claim that a Jewish presence on the West Bank is the catalyst for terrorist outrage does not make it so"
"Should Palestinians cease the violence, welcome investment from elsewhere in the Arab world, and establish a consensual government, one transparent and free of corruption, the West Bank could become like Dubai - and deal with Israel as a responsible neighbor adjudicating a common border."
"THE SO-CALLED WAR ON TERROR WAS WORKING "We constantly argue and bicker about what we should be doing rather than showing some appreciation for our past successes." "'Bush did it' is becoming ironic, and having the unintended consequence of reminding us how well we once defended ourselves - and how risky it is not to appreciate why and how."
"WILL WE NEVER LEARN?" "In short, soon after September 11 the United States correctly sized up radical Islam, its nature, its aims, and its pseudo-grievances. We may have made mistakes in implementation, and at times in tactics and strategy, but in large part we had contained the threat, and radical Islam was losing its currency.
Apparently we’ve forgotten why that was so"