London Burning - (remember Bush's words; "we will not falter and we will not fail! - courage!)

A.I.M.ORG ^ | JULY 11, 2005 | JOHN LEPPARD

[CHARLITE]

Once again, the world can see the barbarism, the recklessness, and the cruelty of what we have come to refer to generally as terrorism. The question however is, "what has changed?"

Even still, there are those crying retreat. This, to me, is both incomprehensible and indefensible. A group endorsing a murderous ideology blows up several public transportation networks, killing scores of people and injuring hundreds more who are guilty of nothing more than being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and some people still have the audacity to say that these savages are right and we should retreat in our effort to rid the world of such fanaticism? Such people should be run out of town. But alas, this is a free country, and they can say what they want, no matter how idiotic.

Osama bin Laden himself noted that "[America] left Somalia carrying your humiliation, your shame, and your dead with you. A few soldiers are killed and you fall back. At your cowardly retreat your impotence became very clear." The perception of weakness is what inspires Islamo-fascists to perpetuate their "holy" war. To grant them their wish and make it appear as if their barbarism is working is to stand in opposition to everything that civilized society and peace loving people are supposed to stand for. Sadly, sometimes the true pacifist must chose war.

The world needs to stand up (I'm looking at you France and German) and throw down. We find ourselves in the midst of a singular struggle. Pray for those who have fallen, pray for those who will fall, and pray that we will never lose our resolve. Providence appears to have chosen this generation to confront a global threat. We can't stop until we answer that call.