In Vietnam, and in Iraq, when we played at the Vietcongs/AlQaeda's game of tit for tat we could keep them at bay, but never turn the corner.
Unless Islam rises as one nation, raises a standing army, and starts grabbing territory they can never hope to batter the west into submission.
Yes they may be capable of horrible acts of violence including the deployment of weapons of mass destruction, and yes we need to do what we can to protect ourselves against such possibilities.
But nowhere do I see that a true Caliphate is being created, or an Islamic standing army, or any real attempt to grab and hold land.
Sending hoardes of Muslim immigrants into Western Europe may seem like a good strategy at first, but what is to prevent the Muslims from going native and becoming addicted to internet porn and fried pork before the call for war is made?
Afghanistan (along with NW Pakistan) may not be the only beachhead in the current war on terror, but it is a significant one that needs to be dealt with.
If our success in Iraq allows us to spare a few more troops to go to that region then I say that it is a very good thing to do. And if Obama kinda sort agrees with that sentiment then I agree with him on at least one thing.
Thanks, that does make me feel better. Militarily, they don’t stand a chance and they know it.
What I’m most concerned about and hits a little closer to home is the willingness of the 5th column in the U.S.A. (Liberal media and politicians, Islamic lobbyists, and all their little minions)to undermine the foundations of our nation from within.
It was bureaucratic bickering in D.C. that cost us Vietnam, and is a great factor in Iraq. This unwillingness to use force against a definable enemy that would submit to it (no pun intended) is a Washington failure with dire cost.
These litle armies like al-sadr’s mahdi army can become definite threats unless they are ruthlessly crushed, and while our fighting men are able and willing to do so, their hands are tied by paperwork.
Shameful.