[JohnHuang2]

Friday, April 18, 2003

Quote of the Day by Despiser of Democrats

[Consort]

Pre-emption must become the norm. In the age of easily transportable weapons of mass destruction, anything less is an invitation to disaster.

[Illbay]

The war has most dramatically conveyed the following realities:

I have another:

4) Don't be lulled into a false sense of security by a weak and feckless Democrat President who seems to actually AID your efforts at thwarting American interests. Sooner or later, the American electorate wakes up.

[truth_seeker]

"How long will the Americans stay?"

As long as they want. Who can make them leave?

"Will they successfully build an (infectious) democracy?"

The US will give a structure for democracy. It will take hold and succeed, if the people are worthy (serious doubts).

"Will they apply pressure to neighboring states?"

Most certainly, but not necessarily by immediate military force (excepting SOF).

"Who might be next?"

All in the area should be VERY careful, if they wish to avoid being next.

"The dismay and shame in the region that the Arabs did not put up a better fight stands in remarkable contrast to the joy of the Iraqis that Saddam is finally gone."

Since the region cheers for muslim victory, no matter how terrible the regime treats the citizens, it must be realized that all of islam is potentially the enemy, until they prove otherwise.

WWIV is underway, the US is winning, and will prevail. How big and long it lasts is up to islam.

[backhoe]

The West ( dare I say "the civilized World?" ) is locked in a fight to the death with militant Islam.

No second-place winner, no "third way" solution-- it's March or Die time, folks.

It's Us versus an eighth-century "culture" of plunder, forced religious "conversions," and the mistreatment of women.

The sooner we face this fact realistically and quit dancing around PC talking-point nonsense about diversity and tolerance, the better off we'll all be.

We didn't pick this fight- which really has roots in Jimmy Carter's appeasement in 1979 of militants- but we had damn well better see it for what it is, and be prepared to face it and finish it.

I'll put it in raw, personal terms-- I don't want Sharia law visited upon my women, and I don't want a goatroper "culture" infesting my land.

I don't want their vile, nasty weapons of mass destruction loosed on my fair country, either.

They picked the fight, so it's up to us to finish it- balls to the wall, hammer and anvil, fire and blood and iron... freedom is never, ever free, and the coin of the realm is men's lives.

What we saw during Gulf War I was our military doctrine ( high tech ) versus Soviet doctrine ( throw a lot of low tech iron at the problem )-- and we all know how that turned out.

What we have just seen in the 3-Week War is Information-Tech,
( Some are calling it Hyperwarfare... )
or 21st Century warfare versus 20th Century...

What I would suggest, and call your attention to, is the fact that we, and Israel, are capable of waging 21st Century warfare, and the entire Arab world is not.

Proven fact, by recent events.

Believe me, lessons are being drawn, across the world...

[LS]

"Much of what appeared in press accounts was misleading, if not wrong. There were coalition forces supposedly "bogged down" in a "quagmire," suffering "substantial casualties," with insufficient forces, with supply lines stretched and exposed to undue risk. Momentary setbacks -- or alleged setbacks -- were inflated in a manner that obscured the overall course of battle."

Don't count on it. The mainstream media does not understand the "western way of war," because it doesn't understand what really makes America great. Consequently, there will be NO "introspection" among the liberal elites. Rather, there will be a continued erosion of their power in the media. I don't see any erosion in the universities, however.