THE PING
Posted on 07/24/2005 3:10:02 PM PDT by 4.1O dana super trac pak
By now, many people in America - and likely around the world - are familiar with my statements regarding a possible response to a nuclear attack on U.S. cities by fundamentalist Islamic terrorists.
Without question, my comments have prompted strong reactions from many quarters, but they have also served to start a national dialogue about what options we have to deter al-Qaeda and other would-be Islamic terrorists.
Many critics of my statements have characterized them as "offensive," and indeed they may have offended some. But in this battle against fundamentalist Islam, I am hardly preoccupied with political correctness, or who may or may not be offended. Indeed, al-Qaeda cares little if the Western world is "offended" by televised images of hostages beheaded in Iraq, subway bombings in London, train attacks in Madrid, or Americans jumping to their death from the Twin Towers as they collapsed.
Few can argue that our current approach to this war has deterred fundamentalists from killing Westerners - nor has it prompted "moderate" Muslims and leaders of Muslim countries to do what is necessary to crack down on the extremists in their midst who perpetuate these grisly crimes.
That being the case, perhaps the civilized world must intensify its approach.
Does that mean the United States should be re-targeting its entire missile arsenal on Mecca today? Does it mean we ought to be sending Stealth bombers on runs over Medina? Clearly not.
But should we take any option or target off the table, regardless of the circumstances? Absolutely not, particularly if the mere discussion of an option or target may dissuade a fundamentalist Muslim extremist from strapping on a bomb-filled backpack, or if it might encourage "moderate" Muslims to do a better job cracking down on extremism in their ranks.
People have accused me of creating more terrorism by making these statements. Indeed, we often hear that Western governments bring these attacks on themselves. Just days after the London subway attacks two weeks ago, for example, Tariq Ali, a prominent British Muslim activist, was quick to suggest that London residents "paid the price" for British support in the Iraq campaign.
A professor in Lebanon, Dr. George Hajjar, went even further, proclaiming, "I hope that every patriotic and Islamic Arab will participate in this war, and will shift the war not only to America, but to ... wherever America may be." Hajjar went on to say that "there are no innocent people," and referred to the victims of the attack as "collateral casualties."
These are fairly "offensive" statements, to be sure, but the sentiments expressed by Ali and Hajjar are sadly commonplace in the "mainstream" Muslim world, where justification for terrorist attacks like the ones that rocked London, New York and Washington is never in short supply.
Fundamentalist Muslims have advocated the destruction of the West since long before the attacks of Sept. 11, long before the Madrid, London and Bali attacks, long before the embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, long before the attack on the USS Cole and the 1993 WTC bombing.
In many respects, the decision of "moderate" Muslims to acquiesce to these actions and even provide tacit justification for them is just as damaging to global safety and security as the attacks themselves.
Until "mainstream" Islam can bring itself to stop rationalizing terrorist attacks and start repudiating and purging people like Ali and Hajjar from its ranks who do, this war will continue. As long as this war goes on, being "offended" should be the least of anyone's worries.
Republican Tom Tancredo represents Colorado's 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Great statement.
Islam is at war with the west. They want to kill or convert us and destroy what took 2000 year or more to create and replace it with a fanatical desolation based on a belief system created by a tribe of raiders, looters and plunderers.
The West MUST racket up the pressure on Islam. We must make it clear that failure by Muslims to openly, actively and vociferously support us and condemn the actions of these fanatics can only be interpreted by support for their evil deeds.
We must stop providing the enemies of our culture, society and faith with safe harbors and havens right in our own countries.
And I agree with Tancredo. If New York, Philadelphia, etc are turned into smoking ruins by Islamofascists, Mecca and Media should be fair targets and we should make this perfectly clear to the lunatics who threaten us, and, more imporatnly, to those who provide them with aid and assistance.
I'd go farther. If we can identify the individuals involved in suicide bombing, then make their tribe and their realtives pay for the tears and the grief of their dead victims. In a tribal society, such a retaliation is a good way to assure that their fellow tribesmen and family members will stop suicide bombers before they strike, rather than praising them after they accomplish their evil deeds.
We must stop fighting a Marquis of Queensbury war against an opponent who knows no rules but one - to destroy us at any cost.
He's got my vote. I'd be very disappointed if he doesn't run.
ONLY laughter will cure it.. The Qu'ran and Hadiths should be studied until ALL the laughter is extracted from it.. Not all will see the humor but many/most will.. it really is a very funny world view..
Example;
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 4, Book 54, Number 516) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "If anyone of you rouses from sleep and performs the ablution, he should wash his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out thrice, because Satan has stayed in the upper part of his nose all the night.".. <<- only an example, many many other examples of hidden "truth"...
Islam CANNOT stand in the bright light of the day.. it is indefensable to a thinking people..
I remember when Fox kept flapping his gums about a new North American Union, which will come about in 2010, nobody would touch his statement with a ten foot pole. No, keep the gringos stupid until it is too late for them.
While Americans are rightfully expected to support their nation over all other negative influences only Islam asks orders it's thralls to disregard the laws of whatever nation they live in for Islamic rule. Wife beatings, wife killings and daughter murders have already been let slide under the appeasement of "cultural bridging" in Canada - a country harboring multiple thousands of radicals with evil intentions for us. The Minutemen are right in showing that both of our borders are as weak as the political prostitutes we entrust them to.
Whoa!
Scarey thought, dude!
Scarier that you may be right.
We don't. Clinton gave that technology to the Chinese.
Consider the context of the original scenario, which postulated 20 or so nukes going off in the biggest American cities. Tens of millions dead, and millions more dying from radiation poisoning. Every person in the US would have had close friends and relatives among the dead.
Because of Islam
You seriously think there would not be a response that would make Rwanda look like a Chucky Cheese birthday party? There would be Muslims hanging from every light pole from Boston to LA, and there would not be a damn thing the government or anybody else could do to stop it
LOL...do you mean the same way most folks will ignore tancredo. On balance seems like a great deal to me.
About as much as I find appealing with tancredo...not much.
"What's funny about all the hullabaloo over Tancredo's remarks is this: if you were to ask the man on the street, he'd agree with Tancredo . ."
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I recall the day when "the man on the street" was a Republican.
THE PING
I guess when the V.P. makes the threat, it's okay.
God, your graphic is irritating.
The Nuclear Option of the US, Iraq, and Al Quaida: Could force US nuclear deterrent use.
Why isn't Cheney being barbecued too?
I honestly don't know.
"""Does that mean the United States should be re-targeting its entire missile arsenal on Mecca today? Does it mean we ought to be sending Stealth bombers on runs over Medina? Clearly not.""
A lot of Tancradoiacs wont be happy to hear their great leader say that
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