Posted on 03/15/2004 5:52:53 AM PST by shhrubbery!
When the next bomb goes off--perhaps this time in Poland--the families of the dead should blame the people in Spain who voted to run from terrorists and cower before them, instead of standing strong against them.
Sound cruel? Perhaps, but it's the sad truth. The majority of Spaniards decided to follow the illogical path of blaming their president for the attack in Madrid instead of the people who actually carried out mass murder. In doing so, they handed the butchers a victory. Terrorism and murder have been handsomely rewarded this day.
When word broke about the vicious attack in Madrid--killing 200 and severely injuring over a thousand broke--I had overwhelming sympathy for the Spanish people. I no longer have. That sounds horrible, but by taking the cowards’ path, they have given permission to al Qaeda or any other terrorist group to run amok across Europe and elsewhere to ''punish'' anyone who dares defy them. The terrorists must be giddy with joy over their success. They have been handed an entire country for a relatively inexpensive attack.
My guess is the new socialist president will pull the Spanish troops out of Iraq. After all, to leave them there would be a sign of defiance and he will not want the terrorists thinking there is any fight left in them. Total and complete capitulation is what the people have chosen. Appeasement, the European way, is the road they will now go down. I will have no sympathy for them from this point forward.
What is mystifying about all this is that Europe never seems to learn from the past. Over and over again there are examples of appeasement that have failed, often leading to terrible wars where millions have died. Yet, once again, these Europeans seem willing to give it just one more try. Maybe THIS time, it will work. But it won’t. I have no faith in the people of Old Europe ever learning from their mistakes. Instead, they have come to rely on the Americans to come and save them from their own ignorance. I’m beginning to wonder if we should bother.
Neville Chamberlain, perhaps the most famous appeaser, came home with a paper he said would keep England safe from Hitler. The British people could sleep well now, knowing that he had removed the threat. But Tony Blair did not want to become England’s modern-day Chamberlain. He knew you could not deal with or appease these terrorists, but the majority of British people don’t feel that way. Come election time, Blair may well find himself suffering the same fate as Winston Churchill. This will be another victory for the likes of bin Laden.
As country after country tries to hide from the death and destruction by holding up their hands in surrender, more people will die. You see, terrorists take no prisoners. They have no respect for weakness. Their master-plan is the total and complete destruction of the Western world and its way of life. It is mind-boggling that there are people who still cannot see this.
As an American, I have heard the same train of thought here. The attack of 9/11 was deserved. Even an ex-president blamed it on the Crusades and American imperialistic attitude in the world. Yes, we should have taken the attack as overdue punishment and eat humble pie. We have a socialist party here as well. Its members these days pass themselves off as Democrats or ''progressives.'' What is progressive about their beliefs is yet to be seen.
The man presently running on that “progressive” ticket is one who will stop the war on terror. In his mind, there is no war--only random ''crimes.'' Let there be no mistake or misunderstanding about this—the vote in Spain absolutely guarantees that there will be a major attack, here, in the States, prior to the November election.
Not only will Islamic fundamentalists run wild all over Europe killing and creating mayhem, they will activate groups here, and their attacks will be specifically carried out to alter the outcome of the election. They want George W. Bush out of office. He is their biggest threat. Perhaps, he is their only threat.
The pattern is now set. The machine is in motion and it is unlikely anything can stop it. There will be a massive attack here, somewhere, with many casualties and the opposition will blame President Bush for the attack. Count on it.
Just as in Spain, the Democrats will not blame the true enemy of America--they will blame the incumbent president. With all the fervor of maniacal Bible-thumpers, they will point the finger of blame at Bush as the evil one. HE started this war. Americans have died because of HIM. HE didn’t try to reason with the enemy. HE chose to irrationally fight our enemies. HE decided to root them out where they live, making them angry and defensive. HE went against the will of the world to simply look the other way and hope it all goes away.
Our only hope is this—that as Americans we have been away from the European mindset long enough to know that you cannot run from our enemies, but we must face them. You cannot reason with them because they are irrational. You cannot talk with them because they will not hear. If Americans must fight this war alone, then so be it. I will have neither respect nor sympathy for those who will pay the price of trying to bargain with the devil.
Even if the Spanish socialists weren't complicit in the bombings (and I don't believe they were, this time), still, it sure worked out well for them, didn't it?
Socialists the world over must be thinking that a little terrorism before an election might not be a bad thing -- for them.
Which reminds me of that deed perpetrated by another (national) socialist: The Reichstag fire.
Bump for Barbara.
They have no respect for weakness. Their master-plan is the total and complete destruction of the Western world and its way of life. It is mind-boggling that there are people who still cannot see this.
Acquiescence is only a short term solution, but to a socialist with little or no foresight, it appears to be a victory.
Owl_Eagle
”Guns Before Butter.”
And terrorists already know how well the socialist/leftist appeasement mentality works in their favor. Yes, we will see more attacks, and probably here in the US, and yes, I will blame the spineless people of Spain.
That said, I think the Socialist Workers' Party got quite a bonus out of these murders: They got to overthrow a reasonably popular (on most other issues)government, at the cost of "only" 1700 casualties: relatively "bloodless" by Marxist standards !
I think reports of an Iraqi intelligence agent having set up the bombings are right on the mark.The use of remote detonation-as opposed to putting a dozen suicide bombers on the trains-is very Iraqi.
For what it's worth, this morning's planting of a timer-detonated bomb at the US Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan,sounds like "more of the same". (The bomb was found and de-fused:one of the reasons al-Qaeda and the other Muslim Brotherhood outfits prefer suicide operatives.)
Good luck to Athens.
I suspect the new Spanish prime minister will find a loophole and keep Spanish troops in Iraq.
Since he says that a new UN resolution will be his fig leaf, he'll probably get it. After June 30, the new Iraqi government will probably request foreign troops to remain in Iraq, and a new UN resolution agreeing to the Iraqi government request will pass unanimously.
The Spanish voters are still in shock, denial, and anger, the initial stages of the grieving process, and they might have voted against the wrong party. After some time, I hope cooler heads will prevail.
And the assassination of Sergei Kirov, by yet another socialist.
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