Islamists shift focus to Europe as jihad enters third phase

Guardian ^ | 11/18/04 | Simon Tisdall

[wildbill]

What the Euros don't understand is that Islamofascism is like water--it will run downhill in the easiest place.

Bush is making America like a walled fortress so the water will run around it and downhill to the Europeans.

Too bad, but they will have to build their own dike.

[konaice]

Europe does little until it's too late for them and then they yell UNCLE HELP US"

Heh, not a snowflake's chance in hell of us committing troops the help the French ever again. The surrender monkeys can just grow their beards, wear their burkas, tear down their Cathedreals and build Mosques as they slip forgotten into the dark ages.

[RichLane]

now wait a min France can't grow beards without first finding out if that is going to offend some one first

[tkathy]

Muslim minds an oxymoron...

[nathanbedford]

We aught not forget that this article is only purest speculation. The notion that terrorists will strike Europe is not particularly helpful in winning this war unless one defines the nature of the strike. Will it be limited to a Madrid sized affair or a giant hit like 9/11? If the former, it will not do much more than add momentum to the appeasers, as it did in Spain.

The real fear in this war is a strike, or multiple strikes, with WMDs causing massive casualties and economic disruption. This is dangerous beyond the horror of the actual deaths involved because these massive asymmetrical attacks threaten western democracy itself. No one can guarantee how America will behave under the weight of the terror caused by a virus on the loose and the collapse of our economy. Would we send Jimmy Carter to cut a deal? If we cannot be sure how we will behave, even less can we predict the reactions of the Euroweenies.

On the other hand, a strike in Europe could easily change the entire dynamic in our favor and turn Europe into an aggressive ally. Al Quaida does not know the answer to this speculation either and will therefore decide the issue out of ingnorance, wishful thinking, desperation and superstition - which makes them so dangerous and unpredictable. But, in war it is always the better part of prudence to assume that the enemy will do what he should do. In this case I would conclude that the attacks will be aimed at America because an intelligent adversary will not make Hitler's mistake and gratuitously increase his enemies.

Finally, we cannot assume that terrorists are monolithic, that is, coordinated. French Muslim terrorists undoubtedly have different aspirations than Filipino terrorists. So we cannot assume that French terrorists, for example, will defer their ambitions for the greater good of the terrorist war effort and refrain from striking Paris over head scarves.

My bet is that the first group to get WMD will use it and no one can predict where that will be nor can anyone confidently predict the reaction of our western democracies. We can only thank God that we have Bush and not Kerry to turn to.

[Destro]

Serbs to the West: Reap what you sow! We told you so!