From two retired generals and strategists: a blueprint for winning the war on terror

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[Happy2BMe]

"We defeated the Axis powers within four years of our entry into World War II — and yet we still have troops in German and Japan, sixty years later. So too in the war against terror we must act with a swift sword, as we did in Afghanistan, while recognizing that a longer-term military presence in the country is a necessary burden, and not an intolerable one."

[kellynla]

"A blueprint for winning the war on terror?"

Drain the swamp...

[rhombus]

Where's the rest of the plan? Seems like a few "hot spots" are ignored.

[Happy2BMe]

Tom McInerny and Paul Vallely know well that America is at war today with an enemy every bit as dangerous as Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan, and the Soviet Union: Radical Islam. Like our past enemies, it is driven by a utopian, totalitarian ideology and rejects American-style freedom. But unlike them, it is not confined to particular nations and cannot be defeated solely through conventional warfare against enemy states. Endgame is a blueprint for victory over these tenacious and bloodthirsty foes. It details the new strategy that America must adopt to fight the very new kind of war we're in, and reveals a wealth of inside information -- including the location of Saddam's weapons of mass destruction.

McInerny and Vallely aren't mere armchair strategists. They're retired generals of the Air Force and the Army who have devoted their lives to defending America. They also serve as military analysts for FOX News, which gives them access to up-to-the-minute reports and inside sources that know everything that's going on within the Pentagon, the CIA, and other government agencies. When other analysts were wringing their hands and whining about "quagmires" in Afghanistan and Iraq, they calmly predicted relatively easy and decisive American victories -- and they were right.

Endgame explores radical Islam's global Web of Terror, showing how Muslim terrorists have established, armed, and funded a large number of terrorist organizations -- al Qaeda, Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hamas, Jemaah Islamiyah and others - that have committed atrocities across the globe. But their main target, say McInerny and Vallely, is America. They explain why the next major terrorist assault on the United States could be everyone's worst fear: an attack involving weapons of mass destruction. That's why, they argue compellingly, we must act now to destroy the terror masters before they can strike us. Among the revelations in Endgame:

• The inside story of how the strategy for the Afghan war developed in the White House and the Pentagon

• Why, despite our successes, we have not been nearly aggressive enough in the war on terror

• How we must respond to each of the eight countries that make up the principal elements of the international Web of Terror

• What America could do to reduce -- quickly and drastically -- the international threat from al Quaeda

• Overview: countries in which we should press for regime change, and others in which we should focus on regime preservation

• The key to achieving lasting success in Afghanistan

• Why some things that were touted in the 1990s as major victories against global terrorism were not all they were cracked up to be

• What Pakistan must do in order to prove itself to be our true ally in the War on Terror

• Why it was no real surprise that WMDs weren't immediately found by coalition forces in Iraq

• Iraq: why the worst thing we could do for the Iraqi people now would be to withdraw our forces from the country

• Four reasons why our campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq went so well

• Why it was so important for the U.S. to bring down the Taliban regime in Afghanistan -- and not just because it was closely allied with Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda
• Iran: why it will fall even more easily than Iraq did, and may reform itself without American intervention
• What America must do now to aid the democratic forces in Iraq

• The little-known reason why so many states in the Muslim world have failed so miserably -- and what the U.S. can and should do to help

• Why the stunning American victories in Afghanistan and Iraq should not have been as surprising as they were to international commentators and opinion-makers

• Saddam Hussein: three reasons why toppling his regime was the obvious next step in the terror war after the Afghanistan campaign

• North Korea: how, aside from selling nuclear weapons and ballistic missile technology, it uses its nuke program for extortion

• The remarkable lesson that American military strategists have learned in Afghanistan and Iraq

• Syria: how it is a domino waiting to fall -- and why it's an ideal place to use America's dominant sea and air power

• Why the analysts who say that we should return to the Clintonian idea of counter-terrorism as law enforcement rather than military action are dead wrong

• Saudi Arabia: why it desperately needs a decent education system -- but why a quality education system is not enough

• A Palestinian homeland: the key to peace in the Middle East and victory over radical Islam? Why this idea is nothing more than a self-defeating, nonsensical dream

• The gamble that America should take to try to establish real peace between the Israelis and Palestinians

• Refuted: seven reasons why the Iraq campaign was a bad idea

• Why we need a reconfiguration of global alliances -- and how it has already begun

• What America is already doing to fight and win the ideological battle that is key to ultimate victory in the terror war

• Five freedoms that America must champion and make the cornerstone of new international alliances

• How our invasion of Iraq has damaged the cause of international terror

• Plus: a comprehensive reading list on issues related to the war on terror

McInerny and Vallely know and draw on the gritty, battle-hardened wisdom of the men and women on "the sharp edge": in the rifle companies, artillery batteries, tank platoons, submarines, and destroyers. During a visit to Baghdad, one young soldier told McInerny and Vallely that the war on terror can't be lost on the battlefield; but it can be lost if the will of the American people falters.

[2banana]

Yeah, really easy - topple Iran and make Pakistan "act"

Maybe they should also have suggested democrats support the war effort and the French put in 10,000 troops...

[pettifogger]

thanks. you beat me to it.

[rhombus]

but it can be lost if the will of the American people falters.

This is THE lesson from Vietnam that few in the media learned. What they learned is "gotcha" journalism can make you rich and win you bogus journalism prizes.

[Happy2BMe]

What it will take to get us out of this hole - ping.

[lilylangtree]

Gather all the islamic terrorists at their praying ground and nuke the praying ground. No more war!

[Happy2BMe]

"This is THE lesson from Vietnam that few in the media learned."

Irregardless whether you thought he was or was not a good leader, did you ever see the look in General Westmoreland's eyes as he reflected on the damage done and American lives lost due to the carelessness and opportunism by the power of . . "The Liberal American Press."

[sheik yerbouty]

"What is good in life?" To destroy the jihadists, to drive their leftist enablers before you, and to hear the lamentations of their media!

[GOP_1900AD]

This is if anything far too tame. Firstly stop calling it the War on Terror and start calling it the Third World War (aka The War on Anti Western Forces). The principle that those who commit, aid, harbor, arm, or abet terrorist operations will be defeated must be taken to its full fruition up to and including fighting war against major nation states up and including thermonuclear war fought in a manner to win absolutely.

As for the matter of Pakistan, regime change, or outright reintegration with India should not be ruled out since the current regime are overtly involved in military operations with the PRC and overtly aid other anti Western efforts besides terrorism especially those in the ASEAN countries. As for enforcement or involvement with UN resolutions and initiatives I propose a radically different course, one of ending the UN. It has been demonstrated throughout history the unnecessary foreign entanglement especially with so called multi-lateral supranational bodies does more harm than good.

The USA needs to move back to a geopolitical strategy which was in force at the very end of the 19th century and heartily embrace strict bilateralism. The beauty of this is that multiple bilateral relationships with true friends would result in a far more effective de facto international alignment of the like minded than anything like the UN or NATO ever have.

Finally as for Afghanistan, it is urgent that we understand the fact that geopolitical enemies of the USA have it in their interests to maintain the current situation. "Ex" Red Army General Dostum is assuredly not on the side of the West, long term, nor are the many Red Chinese helpers we've allowed into the country. Again, and in bold afront the the effette, world opinion obsessed mantras of the 1945ers of the Western liberal orthodoxy, we should outright ban certain countries' nationals from entering Afghanistan, shoot on sight.

[FBD]

bump^

Thanks for pinging me to this and other posts today,
Happy!
I will check out the book "End Game"
Right now, I'm reading "Onward Muslim Soldiers"

I'm out for the rest of the day.
Regards

[Happy2BMe]

If you have ever heard General Mc talk about this subject, he would tell you "Yes, we are at war. And this is every bit as critical to the existence of the world as World War II was. In fact, this is World War III."

I've heard him say it; and believe me - he did not say it lightly.

[B4Ranch]

More than the average citizen wants to give.

A life style that emits only self responsibility.

[B4Ranch]

How many times did you read the words comprimise or pacify?

[taxed2death]

Simply amazing. Absolutely no mention of increasing border security.

[Musket]

How to stop Islamic terrorists.

[priceofreedom]

"Absolutely no mention of increasing border security.".......youre absolutely right. I would also suggest finding and rounding up anyone who has overstayed their Visa from any nation of "concern".

[FBD]

"How many times did you read the words comprimise or pacify?"

- I'm not following you. Are you talking about "Onward Muslim Soldiers", or this article?

Regards