The 1930s, Again: A hard rain is going to fall.

National Review ^ | March 25, 2002 | Victor Davis Hanson

[sinclair]

4ConservativeJustices & Zviadist,

You guys be sure to ping me here on this forum and let me know how it is that you feel when the someone's and something's you cherish are destroyed by the weapons of mass destruction that the minions of Islam so vociferously full of hate for the freedom we represent use against them. Unless of-course you yourselves are included in that prelude to Armageddon.  Because if we continue to do nothing but beat up on the smaller factions of the larger evil that hate us and vow our destruction by any and all means, this unthinkable scenario will occur. Not if, but when!!! It is only a matter of time. And the ticking is getting louder and louder.

[Noumenon]

My guess - and it's no better than that - is that we're likely to see a series of suicide bombings similar to the ones in Israel occur here in America. It's a 'cheap kill,' easy to set up and carries maximum psychological impact, There will be no lack of true believer volunteers.

[tpaine]

I'm a National Review subscriber, and usually their articles are, as the Brits say, "spot-on".
Occasionally they publish someone who strings exceedingly verbose, authoritative-sounding sentences together that just grate on my nerves.
This is one of those times.

He needs to educate himself on American history a little more, IMHO.

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Feel free to educate all of us on the authors historical misconceptions. -- Please.

You might learn a few things in return that would calm your nerves. - But probably not.

[tpaine]

"There will be no lack of true believer volunteers."

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And my guess is that 'profiling' will not help against these 'true believers'. Fanatics come in all guises.

[mercy]

****There will be no lack of true believer volunteers.****

I have no facts to back this up but I have the opposite view. I think they are running out of suicide bombers already. The more the West trounces their asses the more of them that have to be wondering if perhaps the Imams might have led them astray.

Even an islamist can see whose culture (and whose God) is winning around here. We may have to kill several million of them to get the point across in an undeniable manner but so be it.

Let the slaughter begin. They have proved beyond all doubt that they deserve it. Rush is right. Not just in the Israeli/pali fight but between the West and Islam in general. They will cease to be a problem when they are CRUSHED. Hellsbells even the writers of West Wing get it.

[headsonpikes]

Thanks for your Brilliant #68. ;^)

[Lurker]

We've already seen the largest suicide bombing in history. FWIW, I think we'll see far worse in the very near future.

L

[mercy]

No. Not home. Our nation has lost it's spine. We are as gutless as Neville Chamberlain and repeating the exact same mistake even though we should know better. If the islamofascists are smart they will refrain from another 9/11 type of attack as they will be largely unmollested by us if they do refrain. In ten years they will have total control of most of the Arab nations and many others. I just hope they do not do the smart thing and I think we can count on them for that.

[aculeus]

Feel free to educate all of us on the authors historical misconceptions. -- Please.

Yes. Waiting ...

[tpaine]

Thanks. -- This Hanson guy writes well. - Anyone read more about his basic political stance?

[Noumenon]

Agreed - we've just seen the opening shots of this war of civilizations. Worse is coming...

[mercy]

he he he he he he

[tpaine]

<<<<<< Historical Crickets? >>>>>>>

[mercy]

YES! They OWE us bigtime. A few trillion at least. After all it was mostly Saudis who attacked us and several attacks have been masterminded by the infamous Saudi OBL. We should confiscate as much oil as is needed to pay the debt.

[headsonpikes]

He certainly gets his point across!!LOL!

"...The problem is you, not us-- you, you,you..."

And that's exactly right. Eff 'em if they can't keep up.

[Urbane_Guerilla]

My guess - and it's no better than that - is that we're likely to see a series of suicide bombings similar to the ones in Israel occur here in America. It's a 'cheap kill,' easy to set up and carries maximum psychological impact, There will be no lack of true believer volunteers.

alas ... your guess has the frightening ring of truth ... if (or ... when) the suicide bombers start inflicting the nightmare on us, our countrymen will unite, as we are not united now, but should be ... America is still in a revery, we are still in the throes of prosperous hope ... for those of us who see the nightmare coming, we can only wait in patience ... when the first hell-bound martyr blows himself up in Grand Central Station, that is when the world will really change, and Americans will realize that the evil cult of Islam must be destroyed

[NMC EXP]

A comment or two on history: The author did not mention the major factor in Hitler's rise which was the peace imposed on Germany by Wilson and company post WWI. Consider the major hotspots around the world since WWII; e.g. Korea, Viet Nam, Israel/Palestine, Afganistan, India/Pakistan, the former Yugoslavia, the entire African continent...the roots of these conflicts can be traced to the vacuum created by the withdrawl of the British empire and/or idiotic foriegn policy "experts" drawing artifical lines on the globe after WWII.

Now the US is perpetuating the problem in the Balkans. We have Afganistan as a client state, and it would seem we are soon to have Iraq as well.

I am not suggesting that the US should not obliterate anything that poses a clear and present danger -- we should. But given the historical record of those egalatarian morons who have tried to build a better world between the wars my question is will our children and grandchildren be fighting this same war 20 years after victory is declared?

Regards

J.R.

[GOP_1900AD]

I understand our own shelter industry to recently be in vogue. Of course, this is no comparison with the technology in Asia and Europe in this regard. The Swiss are the masters.

[Constitution Day]

(hearty guffaw)

Such a witty fellow!

No historical crickets here. I'm busy paying bills.
I'll get back to you when I am less busy.

[Constitution Day]

You too? See #99.

CD