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[Darkwolf377]

7. Battle the Democrats at the same time

[rightinthemiddle]

A breath of fresh air.

[Christian4Bush]

bttt

[EternalHope]

Good article. Thanks for posting.

So the uncertainty is not whether the United States has a sound strategy in this long struggle against savage enemies of the Dark Ages — we have many wise ones — but rather whether we still have the will or the desire to see the war through to the bitter end.

We all know this, but it bears repeating: If we put the Dems back in control of Congress, we will have answered this question with a resounding NO.

[jigsaw]

A great article! Thanks.

[Carry_Okie]

Since they cannot defeat Western forces directly, nor offer anyone the prosperity or freedom of the West, they have been reduced to essentially two approaches: first, on the frontlines, make life miserable for all Muslim civilians and third parties to this war, so that, in their exasperation, our newfound democratic friends in Kabul and Baghdad might ask us to give up, and leave things as they once were before the latest round of violence.

Second, recycle the arguments of global critics to demoralize the Western public into thinking that their own governments are worse than the radical Islamists, and hence they should quit the struggle.

He missed the most important element:

Third: Infiltrate the West, breed like crazy, and indoctrinate the next generation to be ready for total war.

[Captain Kirk]

Victor was "depressed" a few weeks ago but now he is back in his usual Pangloss mode.

[GOPJ]

If the jihadists prove ascendant, then the larger humiliation of the West will serve to energize millions in the Middle East to recognize the successes of Islamism, which, in turn, might in some fashion come to power in the Gulf. Such theocracies, as we see in the ambitions of present-day Iran, could then soon use the petro-wealth of the Middle East to acquire nuclear weapons, destroy Israel, and force concessions from the West.

As night follows day...

[Earthdweller]

BTTT

[bordergal]

1. Beef up security to such a degree at home that it would require far more training and expertise to penetrate our defenses than what was necessary for the September 11 attacks;

(OR, ignore the border to the point where three elephants and a mariachi band can walk across the US/Mexico border unimpeded in BROAD DAYLIGHT...this is an actual news article).

2. Arrest, imprison, and kill enough Islamic terrorists in the United States and abroad to make it nearly impossible for them to carry off another September 11-like attack;

(Let in 15,000 more Saudi students to the US, and have the highest rate EVER of muslim immigrants to the US in 2005).

Yep, our "policy" is working just fine.

[bayouranger]

2. Arrest, imprison, and kill enough Islamic terrorists in the United States and....

that says it all, folks!

VDH has my support, and I am profoundly happy about his numerical order in terms of things to do. Now DOJ..get to work!

[randog]

1. Beef up security to such a degree at home that it would require far more training and expertise to penetrate our defenses than what was necessary for the September 11 attacks;

Yeah? Then how did an amateur pilot with no apparent evil motives easily crash his plane into a New York highrise yesterday?

[CarryaBigStick]

Victor cuts through the crap as usual - BTTT!