When Muslims attack...France (Liberal reaction to the London bombings: Please Feed the Crocodiles!)

Townhall.com ^ | Wednesday, November 9, 2005 | by Ben Shapiro

[JohnHuang2]

Last week, Prince Charles of Wales visited the White House. His mission, as the UK Telegraph described it, was to "persuade George W. Bush and Americans of the merits of Islam this week because he thinks the United States has been too intolerant of the religion since Sept. 11." His timing could not have been much worse. As Prince Charles spoke with the president, Muslim rioters throughout France burned cars, shot at policemen, and launched gasoline bombs on schools and churches. Over 1,200 people have already been arrested. Continues...

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Liberal reaction to the London bombings: Please Feed the Crocodiles!

To her credit and in a show of partisan restraint, Democrat Rep. Jane Harman waited 10 minutes after the London bombings to lay the blame where it belongs: George W. Bush. The war in Iraq has really upset Islamic extremists, so they blew up subway cars and a double-decker bus during rush hour last Thursday to let out some steam. Or maybe it's not road rage but part of their campaign to win the hearts and minds of all Brits (see Ted Kennedy).

On the other hand, at least libbies aren't claiming Bush and Tony Blair knew about the attack in advance and did nothing to stop it, or that Bush ordered the bombings to divert attention from global warming at the G-8 Summit. Not possible anyway. Bush was too busy steering Hurricane Dennis towards Florida to divert attention from Karl Rove. (Give liberals at least another week for that one. They're currently busy fleshing out Rove's role in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.)

"The argument that we can fight them in Iraq and they won't hurt us here is over," Harman noted. The geography genius then realized that London is not "here" -- "here" in the U.S. -- but she said she "wouldn't be surprised to see an attack or an attempted attack in America any day." Sure glad she cleared that up. Harman can't find London on a map -- she sits on the Intelligence Committee, in case you're wondering why -- but leave it to the Deep Thinker here to figure out that safety in London's mass transit system is a) Bush's responsibility and b) lacking because Saddam's not in power. Bush seems to put hunting down terrorists where they live and breed ahead of securing buses and trains in London!

Liberals like Harman call the attacks in London deplorable, but won't categorically condemn the attackers. Maybe it's some liberal version of hating the terrorism but loving the terrorists. Oops, I meant the "Insurgents." Sorry.

Besides, not all "insurgents" are Osama bin Ladens. The key is to find the Sandra Day O'Conners among them. Then find out from them why we're the problem. "Mohammed, is there anything we can do before you kill us? Is it the gay marriage thing? Or the food? Women driving?'

In a Scotland Yard news conference Tuesday, the head of the Metropolitan Police's anti-terrorist branch was careful not to use the word 'terrorist' in reference to the terrorists who perpetrated the bombings, which killed at least 52 people. Must avoid offending Islamic communities. Apparently, Islamicists need constant reminders of how peaceful we think they are, or else! One of these peace-lovers, Sheikh Abd Rahman Al-Sudayyis, imam of the Grand Mosque of Mecca, called Jews the "scum of the human race, the rats of the world, the violators of pacts and agreements, the murderers of the prophets, and the offspring of apes and pigs." He must have been trading talking-points with Al Sharpton.

Islamowackos have been blowing up churches, blowing up synagogues, blowing up buses, blowing up ships, waging genocide, hijacking, head-hacking, kidnapping, enslaving, raping. Other than that, they're pretty peaceful.

Showing he's learned the lessons of 9/11, Sen. Harry Reid said the bombings in London should be a wake up call to America. Bush needs to provide more funding for First-Responders -- nurses, doctors, firemen. Yeah, that'll bring al-Qaeda to its knees.

Another one not letting Bush off the hook for the London bombings was Juan Williams of Fox News (this would be the 'right-wing' network that "censors" liberals like Juan Williams), saying Bush has "antagonized" terrorists with the war in Iraq. Just the thought of Iraq is enough to make terrorists a little nutty. Some terrorists have even gone psycho. All because of 'Chimpy's war in Iraq.' Let's all forget that these fanatical extremists hate western culture, hate western values, hate our way of life and would force us all to live according to their twisted and perverted ideology -- but enough about liberals. As for the Islamowhackjobs, they weren't selling Hoover vacuum cleaners nor were they active Red Cross volunteers before the Iraq war.

Americans were bombed twice in Beirut in '83, bombed in Kuwait that same year, bombed again in Beirut the following year, bombed in Madrid in '85, hijacked on the Achille Lauro that same year, hijacked on TWA Flight 840 the following year, bombed on Pam Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland two years later; in '93, CIA agents get gunned down as they try to enter CIA headquarters; the World Trade Center gets bombed the following month; an American military complex in Riyadh gets bombed two years later; the Khobar Towers get bombed the following year; two U.S. embassies in Africa get bombed two years later; the USS Cole gets bombed two years later -- all of this clearly in response to 'Bush's Iraq war.' Not.

Then came 9/11, less than one year later. So, if Bush had not invaded Iraq, I guess 3,000 Americans would no longer be dead. Since liberals have trouble with even simple logic, calenders can get pretty tricky for them. If you can get a liberal to understand that September 11, 2001, came before March, 19, 2003, consider it a miracle!

The Guardian of London reported Tuesday that "(U.K.) politicians from all main parties have gone to great lengths to avoid linking the London attacks with the war (in Iraq)." On this side of the pond, liberals have gone to great lengths to link the London attacks with the war in Iraq. Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists attacked London because of Iraq, which has no al-Qaeda-linked terrorists. Recall the '03 suicide bombings in Turkey, that great "ally" of ours in Iraq, whose Parliament voted against allowing U.S. entry into Iraq from Turkish soil. And don't forget those suicide attacks in Russia, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Egypt -- they must've invaded Iraq, too. I'll have to check.

Strange. Libbies get in a snit if Bush so much as mentions Iraq and al-Qaeda in the same breath. Mustn't connect the two! The Iraq war and al-Qaeda are not connected. So al-Qaeda attacks London, and ten seconds later libbies connect the al-Qaeda attack to the Iraq war.

Democrats insist that the root cause of terrorism is the pursuit of terrorists. Please feed the Crocodiles! Give 'em your arm and they'll leave you alone. Hunt down terrorists and you get more terrorists. Strangely, liberals don't apply this principle when it comes to politics. Hunt down Republicans and you get more Republicans. Which is why they'll be seeing a lot more Republicans -- after the next election. ;-)

Anyway, that's...
My Two Cents...
"JohnHuang2"

Above rant written 7/13/05 -- still too busy with post-hurricane Wilma 'To-do' stuff. Should be back in the groove of things in a couple of weeks.

[counterpunch]

I have no intention of taking it up with the mods. I was merely giving some advice for the future.

[yoe]

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[alwaysconservative]

Great post and rant!

[syriacus]

Is French Muslim jealousy of Iraqi Muslims fueling their anger?

[Rutles4Ever]

If these were coordinated and planned attacks, then we have nothing to fear of Islam but burned out cars.

I guess I'm in the minority on FR, but this is not an AQ plot. This has none of the hallmarks of an AQ plot. One man was killed, but that's probably par for the course on an average night in the Paris slums. Everyone here is breathlessly reporting the fall of France, and frankly, if you look at the facts, they had 13 nights of "terrorism" and one death. There were more deaths on the first night of the Rodney King riots. So, if this is the new modus operandi of AQ, then the future is bright indeed!

Sorry, this is not the counter-Crusade, either. This bears no resemblance to the Iraqi insurgency, and so far, no suicide bombers blowing up Paris cafes. I realize there are some people disappointed that the Eiffel Tower has yet to collapse like the World Trade Center, but if this is the best the disaffect Muslim street can muster up, then this will dissipate quickly over the next few days.

So far as riots go, I'm not impressed.

[newcthem]

Thanks for your valuable insight.........but we would rather see what John has to say.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you so much for the repost of your excellent essay!

[russesjunjee]

I wonder how many greenbacks Islam had to lay on the prince's table before he started seeing the wonders of Islam appearing before his eyes?

I seriously think that many of these idiots who go around touting the joys of Islam have been bought. They can't be that stupid. Can they?

[russesjunjee]

So many bigger things to worry about than someone putting a post in the wrong place...

[russesjunjee]

That's because you don't have the full story.

The media has focused on the burning of cars as a smoke screen. These Muslims have been burning schools, churches, synagogues, courthouses, as well as myriad of other buildings.

I won't be surprised to see total damage in the billions. The French and the MSM have worked hard to suppress this story. There's no telling how bad it really has been in France.

Another thing to consider is the fact that these Muslims are pulling their punches right now. They know that a full scale, armed insurrection with dead bodies everywhere would be crushed by the military. They are purposefully doing just enough to scare the pants of the french and force them to give concessions.

[Rutles4Ever]

They are purposefully doing just enough to scare the pants of the french and force them to give concessions.

But that's not the M-O of Al Qaeda. They're not interested in political reforms. They want dead bodies. That's why I'm decrying all the chatter that AQ is behind this. They're not. It does, however, provide a great opening for AQ to make some serious headway in radicalizing these thugs to their kind of mayhem.

[blackie]

Good stuff ~ Bump!

[attiladhun2]

They've already been "radicalized"--they watch Al Jazeera all day and then go out and burn cars at night.

[attiladhun2]

Some of the Islamic elders of these French suburbs are already calling, not just for political reforms, but for semi-autonomous enclaves governed, in part, by sharia. The next step will be to try to influence national policy, such as forcing bars and resturants in France to close during Ramadan between sunrise and sunset. I think Islamic legal scholars already consider France as being close to becoming a Dar al Sulh. Autonomous little Jihadistans and the national policy influence recognizing Islamic holy days would definitely put France in that camp. I think many French elites realize this and would welcome such a situation.

[Bob J]

Great rant!

[russesjunjee]

Al Qaeda's M-O changed after we forced Israel to give the Gaza strip. By forcing Israel to concede we showed Islam that it can actually take and occupy land by simply using local forces to pitch huge temper tantrums. In the mind of Islam, these troubled areas of France are now officially occupied lands. All they have to do is keep raising hell and then accepting concessions until they take control of France

This strategy is extremely cost effective. There is no need to move equipment or personnel. The participants are dirt poor and expendable, and the organizers stay safely hidden and well out of harms way. There is no financial paper trail to follow to the big dogs in Al Qaeda/Islam because nothing had to be financed. It's the perfect strategy.

AQ is constantly learning new techniques and changing with the times. Flying airplanes into buildings wasn't part of their MO either, until they did it.

World governments are lethargic, slow to move, slow to decide, and slow to learn.

AQ is fluid, and snatches opportunities where and when they see them. That's why the French are now trapped like rats by the forces of Islam.

We are going to suffer the same fate if we don't wake up and stop expecting AQ to just keep on doing the same old stuff. Our government also needs to realize once and for all that Islam cannot be bought and it cannot be negotiated with.

[Rutles4Ever]

Flying airplanes into buildings wasn't part of their MO either, until they did it.

Actually, it was, and intelligence services were aware of this because of the disrupted "Bojinka" plot originating in the Phillipines and masterminded by Ramzee Youseff.

Given the massive population of Islamists in London, why didn't they use the "occupation" technique in the UK instead of blowing up a double decker bus?

The participants are dirt poor and expendable, and the organizers stay safely hidden and well out of harms way. There is no financial paper trail to follow to the big dogs in Al Qaeda/Islam because nothing had to be financed. It's the perfect strategy.

And yet they didn't do this in London.

AQ is constantly learning new techniques and changing with the times.

Unless you count Madrid, Bali, London, Istanbul, Egypt, New Delhi, the disrupted Australian plot, and now the successful suicide bombing of hotels in Amman, Jordan - except for all of these incidents, yes, they never do the same thing twice and change with the times.

[anniegetyourgun]

Funny to see someone "advising" FR's resident essayist JH2 on how to post, eh?!!?

BTW, take a look at THIS headline. Seems foreign media are more willing to call a spade a spade.....

[dixiechick2000]

"Above rant written 7/13/05 -- still too busy with post-hurricane Wilma 'To-do' stuff. Should be back in the groove of things in a couple of weeks."


It may have been written a while ago, but it is still most excellent!
Thank you for posting it for us.

I hope everything is going smoothly with your "'To-do' stuff".

It's very good to "see" you. ;o)

[russesjunjee]

London isn't ripe for this type insurrection just yet.

How long had Al-Qaeda been in existence? During how much of that time were they flying airplanes into buildings or plotting to do so. The Airplane thing is relatively new.

Believe what you want to about Al-Quaeda, but to believe that they are incapable of changing tactics and that they would not at least capitalize on this situation in France would be to severely underestimate the enemy.

They only learned the lesson that nations will actually give them land for their bad behavior a few weeks ago. It may take the masterminds that are running this country a few months or years to "officially" decide what Al-Qaeda learned from that...or it could be never since our government pushed Israel to concede land.
If our FBI/CIA shares this attitude that Al-Qaeda only has a few tired old tricks in its bag then we are in big trouble. We should always be on the look out for new angles and new methods from AQ, and we should be especially suspicious of activities, like in France, where hordes of muslims are involved.