[BitPig] No War But Total War

brucelewis.com ^ | 2004.05.11 | BitPig [B-Chan]

[B-Chan]

[In a message to this journal sent earlier today, a good friend of mine expressed the opinion that the U.S. personnel who tortured their Iraqi captives were ultimately culpable for the brutal decapitation of 26-year-old American civilian Nick Berg by Islamic terrorists.

Needless to say, I took issue with his analysis. My response is below. — BitPig]

For shame. I expected better of you.

Let us examine the differences between the U.S. personnel who tortured their Iraqi prisoners and the Islamic terrorists who murdered Mr. Berg earlier today.

• The murdering bastards who killed Mr. Berg cut a civilian's throat. Our prison staffers psychologically tortured a small number of enemy military prisoners.

• The Iraqi “victims” are all still alive. Mr. Berg is dead, dead, dead.

• The Iraqis are all likely going to go home to their families eventually. All Mr. Berg’s family will get is their son’s headless corpse.

• The Iraqi prisoners were actively trying to kill our men and women. Mr. Berg was trying to rebuild the country his killers came from.

Notice the difference?

Opponents of war crow loudly about the lack of mercy amidst the horror and bloodshed. Well, let them crow, I say. When it comes to a battle for survival, a moral man can show no mercy towards the enemy; in the mad mathematics of war, mercy equals cruelty. The only moral way to fight a war is to do so as fiercely and as brutally as possible in order to end it quickly. Halfheartedness is war only prolongs the agony for the innocent and encourages the guilty to continue fighting.

Some say we shouldn’t be over there because the Iraqis don’t like us. Well, I say eff the Iraqis who don't like us, and furthermore eff those Americans who are too blinded by ideology to realize that we are in a battle for our survival. We should wage merciless total war on anyone who dares raise a hand to us, and get the dying and suffering over with as quickly as possible.

At times like this, I find myself fighting not to give in to hatred. Rationally, I know it is morally wrong to wish ill for any person or people, but after seeing a pack of masked killers slitting my countryman’s throat and then crowing over his pitiful, desecrated body, the thought of wave after wave of U.S. bombers blasting Iraqi cities into rubble, Dresden style, and then napalming and neutron-bombing the ashes until thay are as sterile as an autoclave develops a certain appeal.

May God forgive my black heart!

As a Christian, I am also forced to pray for God's blessings upon the killers of Mr. Berg: may He bless them with the stark, arctic chill of guilt that they deserve, and with the spiritual strength to submit themselves to His justice for the sake of their souls.

Finally, as for the soul of Mr. Berg — and for his suffering loved ones — we can only hope that God will comfort them.

Enough pussyfooting around. If the choice comes down to using a neutron bomb or losing the war, we should use the neutron bomb, or any other means at our disposal, to win. The lesson of history is clear: no war but total war.

In the modern world, where a small group of men can gain the power to kill a nation, every war is a battle for our survival. Let’s fight to win!

[B-Chan]

No war but total war.

[AK2KX]

Yes, but are Americans up to it after 40+ years of leftist mind-poisoning?

[katz]

When did this savage murder take place? He was captured around April 9. Was the audio added after the embarrassing videos? I say embarrassing not torture.

[B-Chan]

With the right leadership, yes.

As it is — I doubt that anything short of a terrorist you-know-what going off in some major city is going to wake the country up to the hard truth.

God forbid, of course.

[yooper]

Loved your post except for one thing; the use of the word "torture."

What our troops did to those Muslimes was NOT "torture." "Torture" was what went on in that prison when it was run by Saddam Hussein. There is a vast difference between photoing naked Muslimes and lowering them into a vat of acid.

Inhofe spoke for me today. He is right on the money and should be considered as a presidential contender in the future....

[Faithfull]

I agree...it's time to end the war with all we've got. The politically correct have made everything worse. Also...don't forget the criminals that were 'mistreated' may get reparations and go home with pockets full of money. They'll use it of course to fund more terrorism.

[bitt]

actually, one of them said he was too shamed to return to his home town, so he wants to go to...


are you ready?



America.

[Eastbound]

Pinging President Bush.

[vanmorrison]

The sad but indisputable truth is that there is a hard-core element of the American community that is so f**cked up that they wouldn't even "wake up" if a nuclear bomb were dropped right on top of their heads. Shouldn't the crashing down of the Twin Towers qualify as a pretty stark wake up call? Then consider that John Effin Kerry polls better than Bush in New York and New Jersey, and that the most repugnant reptile in the US Senate is the junior Senator from New York. There is, indeed, an irredeemable bunch of absolutely stupid asses, that is, Democrats, that this country is burdened with who may wind up being the death of us all.

[Freemeorkillme]

Let us just set one thing straight here. The premise is flawed.

In no way are the words "torture" and "abuse" interchangeable.

[Jim Noble]

But if we keep pissing off Muslims like this then we will have to worry about some Pakistani setting off a nuke in downtown DC. You want to set off a neutron bomb on Pakistan as well?.....................

If you're not worried about that NOW, if you haven't been worried about that since 9/11/01, then you are hopelessly confused.

they aren't going to nuke us because we fight back. They're going to nuke us because they are godless savages.

I want to occupy Pakistan together with India, uproot their moon-god cult, educate their children and convert their grandchildren.

What do YOU want to do?

[RightWhale]

Phil Hendrie is ready to buy a flamethrower, go to Iraq, find Alqaida, and put the weapon on broil. He hopes the younger generation is ready to fight this war and save the country because the boomers don't have a clue.

[FreedomCalls]

"No war but total war."

Careful there, "Total War" (Totaler Krieg) was Joseph Goebbels' rallying cry.

Total war is the demand of the hour. We must put an end to the bourgeois attitude which we have also seen in this war: Wash my back, but don't get me wet! The danger facing us is enormous. The efforts we take to meet it must be just as enormous. The time has come to remove the gloves and use our fists. We can no longer make only partial use of the war potential at home and throughout Europe. We must use our full resources, as quickly and thoroughly as it is organizationally and practically possible. Unnecessary concern is wholly out of place. The future of Europe hangs on our success in the East. We are ready to defend it. The German people are shedding their most valuable blood in this battle. The rest of Europe should at least work to support us. There are voices in Europe that have already realized this. Others still resist. That cannot influence us. If danger faced them alone, we could view their reluctance as literary nonsense. But the danger is to us all, and we must all do our share. Those who today do not understand that will thank us tomorrow on bended knees that we courageously and firmly took on the task.

The people are willing to bear any burden, even the heaviest, to make any sacrifice, if it leads to victory.

This naturally assumes that the burdens are shared equally. We cannot tolerate a situation in which most people carry the burden of the war, while a small portion attempts to escape its burdens and responsibilities. The measures we have taken and will take will be characterized by the spirit of National Socialist justice. We pay no heed to class or standing. Rich and poor, high and low must share the burdens equally. Everyone must do his duty in this grave hour, whether by choice or otherwise. We know this has the full support of the people. We would rather do too much rather than too little to achieve victory. No war has ever been lost because of too many soldiers or weapons. Many, however, have been lost because the opposite was true.

It is time to get the slackers moving. They must be shaken out of their comfortable ease. We cannot wait until they come to their senses. That might be too late. The alarm must sound throughout the nation. Millions of hands must get to work throughout the country. The measures we have taken, and the ones we will now take, and which I shall discuss later in this speech, are critical for our whole public and private life. The individual may have to make great sacrifices, but they are tiny when compared to the sacrifices he would have to bring if his refusal brought down on us great national disaster. It is better to operate at the right time than to wait until the disease has taken root. One may not complain to the doctor or sue him for bodily injury. He cuts not to kill, but to save the life of the patient.
February 18th, 1943, Joseph Goebbels

"Unconditional Surrender" was the rallying cry used by in the West to mean the same thing.

[jolie560]

It will probably do no good to be..."blasting Iraqi cities into rubble"...Blasting the Kaaba Rock in Mecca is a lot simpler, will kill no people, and will send a powerful message.

[Former Proud Canadian]

I wonder when the US is going to stop pussy footing around. It might come soon, even before the election. Israel is getting ready to remove Iran's nuclear capabilities. Could be a hot summer in the Middle East.

[Former Proud Canadian]

You ask: "Why provoke a holy war...?"

Too late, they already started one.

[CholeraJoe]

No war but total war.

I agree with that statement.

However I disagree that prisoners were "tortured." They were hazed. I received worse hazing during my fraternity initiation, my initiation into a ROTC honor society and during basic training in the late 60's.