PROMETHEAN ANTAGONIST

It‘s odd that, from the very beginning of our responses to the Islamic Jihadists’ war against free society, many voices in the media have sought to portray our side (yes, there is an our side) as being in a "quagmire," the implication being that we’re losing (often with some subtle suggestions that we should lose, or at least retreat).

Has it occurred to anyone that the forces of Jihad may actually be in a quagmire?

After decades of successful but isolated attacks against both military personnel and innocent civilians, the forces of Islamic extremism (e.g. Islamo-fascism) have now extended their foolish gambit too far. Their greatest tactical misjudgment, 9/11, has put their main enemy on clear offensive. In fact, Al Qaeda and the forces of Islamic Jihad can be said to have become stuck in a quagmire they can never win, but you won't hear that from "mainstream" commentators. To them the "Q" word can only be used when referring to Bush, the coalition, and the troops of free society. The critical beachheads of the Islamists’ “struggle,” Afghanistan and Iraq have both decisively fallen – their terror friendly governments gone. New freely elected governments now lay the groundwork for open society in the context of moderate Islamic religious practices.

While continuing cowardly strikes to win back their totalitarian authority, the Islamic extremists have lost any claims to legitimacy on all counts (not that they ever had any in the first place).

The quagmire that Islamo-fascists find themselves in can be attributed to a series of blunders, most significant being their attack on two powerful open societies currently led by unwavering and resolute leadership (as opposed to the weak-willed and appeasing non-leaders they had hoped to confront – and still do in places like Spain and France).

While the forces of oppressive Islamic fanaticism can count on the efforts of some in their enemy's camp (e.g. media clowns and assorted “critics” from the left in general) to support their cause, the leadership of America and Britain is ever steadfast in holding the line against the defeated minions of death and tyranny.

Regarding Iraq specifically, some look to (and hype) opinion polls or weaknesses in basic services like infrastructure improvement to deny the successes of the coalition's effort. There are more than a few in the West itself that clearly wish for their own country’s defeat and continue to hope the tables will magically turn to the totalitarians’ favor -- but it just ain't gonna happen.

The fanatics’ weaknesses can be seen in their last-ditch efforts to randomly strike civilians in homicide attacks -- as a war strategy; useless, as well as morally reprehensible.

In World War II, the Japanese military state’s recruitment for suicide missions was a symptom of desperation, something we can expect from a totalitarian cause when it knows it will lose in the end. While the wretched forces of radical Islam daily kill with wanton vengeance (typically, their own women and children) their acts can hardly be seen as the actions of a brave or successful adversary. They've deliberately killed far more Muslims than coalition forces have killed by accident.

It seems that every generation or so, since the advent of free and open democratic society, we have to deal with the recurring phenomena and threats of tyrannical philosophies and their supporters. Though they drape their schemes in high sounding values for mass audiences (“the people”) they’re still no more than kings wanting their thrones back.

Islamic Jihad will no doubt continue tactical strikes on innocents, even as they move deeper into their quagmire phase of defeat. They've lost. The remnants of their “cause,” that so embrace death, should be given their wish, and when they get to heaven – or, more likely, hell -- I hope the seventy-something virgins awaiting them, humiliate him further, not only for their evil, but their blatant stupidity.

To juxtapose Michael Moore's warped thinking into a more sober -- and loyal -- view, “[our forces]… are the Minutemen… and they will win.”


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In several prior posts I’ve noted the elitist background of terror’s “masterminds.” Like their supportive far-left brethren they don’t even come close to being representative samples of common people and certainly not examples of the “poor and oppressed.”

Although I’m no fan of The Washington Post, I have to agree with their essay last month by David Ignatius regarding “The Revolt of Privilege, Muslim Style”.


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HISTORY TEST

I received the following “test” that was forwarded to me in an e-mail. While it’s not usually my practice to post such things (I have on a few occasions), I think this one gets right to the point regarding the blatant stupidity of political correctness (e.g. contrived and insincere ideological nonsense), particularly in a time of terrorist threat.

As I had once noted before, though I am not Muslim, I fit the visual profile of a Middle Easterner. I don’t like inconvenience any more than anyone else but, anyone who wastes time checking an old Scandinavian woman, while flagging me, and people who look like me, through an airport checkpoint, isn’t doing anyone any favors (myself included). What utter fools! Political correctness used to just be a stupid thing that lukewarm leftists used to do to feel morally superior. Now, it will surely cost innocent lives at some future point – all because of the stupid edicts of bureau-land and the phony left-wing “philosophy” that drives them.

(note: I believe the information used in the following test was likely taken from Ann Coulter’s book, “Treason” where she notes a similar list of facts regarding the history of recent Muslim extremist acts and their typical perpetrators.)


["]History Test["]

["]Please pause a moment, reflect back, and take the following multiple choice test. The events are actual ones from history. They actually happened!!!["]

["]Do you remember?

1. In 1968 Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by
a. Superman
b. Jay Lenno
c. Harry Potter
d. Muslim male extremist between the ages of 17 and 40

2. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by
a. Olga Corbett
b. Sitting Bull
c. Arnold Schwarzenegger
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

3. In 1979, the US embassy in Iran was taken over by:
a. Lost Norwegians
b. Elvis
c. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

4. During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:
a. John Dillinger
b. The King of Sweden
c. The Boy Scouts
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

5. In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:
a. A pizza delivery boy
b. Pee Wee Herman
c. Geraldo Rivera
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

6. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by:
a. The Smurfs
b. Davy Jones
c. The Little Mermaid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

7.In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a US Navy diver trying to rescue passengers was murdered by:
a. Captain Kidd
b. Charles Lindberg
c. Mother Teresa
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

8. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:
a. Scooby Doo
b. The Tooth Fairy
c. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

9. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by:
a. Richard Simmons
b. Grandma Moses
c. Michael Jordan
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

10. In 1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
a. Mr. Rogers
b. Hillary Clinton, to distract attention from Wild Bill's women problems
c. The World Wrestling Federation
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

11. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to take out the World Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed into the US Pentagon and the other was diverted and crashed by the passengers. Thousands of people were killed by:
a. Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
b. The Supreme Court of Florida
c. Mr. Bean
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

12. In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:
a. Enron
b. The Lutheran Church
c. The NFL
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

13. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:
a. Bonnie and Clyde
b. Captain Kangaroo
c. Billy Graham
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40


14. 2004 - Spain Railway bombings.
Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40


15. 2005 London Railway bombings
Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40["]

["]Nope, I really don't see a pattern here to justify profiling, do you?["]

["]So, to ensure we Americans never offend anyone, particularly fanatics intent on killing us, airport security screeners will no longer be allowed to profile certain people. They must conduct random searches of 80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification, secret agents of the President's security detail, 85-year old Congressmen with metal hips, and Medal of Honor winning and former Governor Joe Foss, but leave Muslim Males between the ages 17 and 40 alone because it would be profiling.["]

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To any Muslims that may be reading this: I hope you can see that your religion is being seriously tarnished in the eyes of millions across the world. While a few token statements to the effect that you don't like seeing Muslim children blown up in public squares may ease your conscience somewhat, I'd recommend a more concerted effort to show who's side you're on; Free and open society where people can live as they choose (which of course includes the devout following of one's chosen religion), or the side of ruthless spoiled autocrats who have completely destroyed the image of your religion. Half-hearted denunciations of terror followed by apologetic sympathy for "responses to 'root causes'" just isn't very convincing.