Long-winded but some good points that needed saying. I suggest that Islamofascism be used rather than the rather vague two words of 'Militant Islam'. We might even get a few liberals to join in the war if we use Islamofascism!
Well, we have some history and tradition on our side also. Dresden, Toyko, Hiroshima and Nagasaki are only more recent examples. Time to dust off our "traditions"?
The pacifist's saying, "violence never settled anything", is likely to once again be proven wrong, hopefully sooner rather than later.
Don't you think you should post articles from National Review, Reason, Foreign Affairs and similar publications under the "editorial" topic? Even if they're not masthead editorials, good OpEd columns and commentaries do not necessarily merit being given the short shrift of not being categorized as closely as possible. If the "Click to Add Topic" key worked, then I wouldn't have made this comment.
I'm not criticizing for the sake of criticizing. Timely articles like this one will get more hang time and attention when given the "editorial" designation, as opposed to being shuffled off to cyberspace when classified as "extended news" or nothing at all. In other words, I've noticed that articles that can hang in appropriate sidebars get more comments.
I'll argue that it's the closest appropriate classification as opposed to "Breaking News", "Front Page News", "Annoucements", etc. Flame away, if you must. This is directed more to other posters. Adios
Reminds me of a guy in Karbala, age 31, his dead father has a city named after him...
Sadar and Karbala are a case study...of what is wrong with Islam and Muslims
If it wasn't for GW...this would be playing out in America twenty years from now...instead its today in Karbala...thank god
Wow...I thought that was fabulous...
As much hate that is whipped up in me...this cut through the emotions...
I don't normally send stuff to my email list...but I did send this...
Thanks for the post...
Note my tag line
Bump for an extremely clear-headed essay.
good one!!!
"Impress upon the minds of terrorists and potential terrorists everywhere, and upon the populations and governments inclined to support them, that American retaliation will be powerful and uncompromising. You will never deter fanatics, but you can frighten those who might support, harbor or attempt to use terrorists for their own ends. Our basic task in the world today is to restore a sense of American power, capabilities and resolve. We must be hard, or we will be struck wherever we are soft. It is folly for charity to precede victory. First win, then unclench your fist."
'Nuff said.
BT