Our World: Bush's information offensive

Jerusalem Post ^ | 9/25/06 | Caroline Glick

[dervish]

During the past week we learned a great deal about the nature of our enemies. We also learned a great deal about ourselves. If we draw the proper lessons from what we have seen we will go far toward winning the war.

With their ghoulish presentations at the UN General Assembly, both Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made clear their hostile intent, disdain for freedom and their foes, and their fanatical intent to use all murderous means toward their totalitarian ends. The men were so hostile that even their usual apologists in academia and the political Left were too embarrassed to be seen in their company.

The Chavez and Ahmadinejad show ensured that the Bush administration's gamble in permitting the two entry to the United States had paid off. Given a platform, the dictators demonstrated the gravity of the threat they posed, as the administration had doubtless hoped they would.

Yet laying out a gangplank and hoping the enemy will be stupid enough to walk it is hardly a winning strategy in war. The stark reality of the global Islamist jihad and its strong support from European appeasers to third world dictators makes it necessary for the US to enact an information campaign capable of effectively advancing the stated American war aim of destroying jihad as a governing ideology and social force.

The potential for victory in the information warfare arena is great, and the failure of the US to meet this challenge is a great shame.

'snip'

[dervish]

Israelis should know. They lost the 'information war' big time when Arafat was legitimized and took his place at the podium of the UN.

[SJackson]

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[Salem]

"...it necessary for the US to enact an information campaign capable of effectively advancing the stated American war aim of destroying jihad as a governing ideology and social force.

The potential for victory in the information warfare arena is great, and the failure of the US to meet this challenge is a great shame. "

The men and women of FREE REPUBLIC were in The Arena while Uncle Sam was still looking for his socks!

To win the info war, recruit anybody and everybody you know with an Internet access to FREE REPUBLIC!

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[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Dervish.

With their ghoulish presentations at the UN General Assembly, both Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made clear their hostile intent, disdain for freedom and their foes, and their fanatical intent to use all murderous means toward their totalitarian ends. The men were so hostile that even their usual apologists in academia and the political Left were too embarrassed to be seen in their company.

They still found someone willing to be seen, and the MSM obliged by not giving it publicity.

[Jewels1091]

what a simple painting she colors...wish it were

[Convert from ECUSA]

Caroline Glick nails it with a great big hammer!

[unionblue83]

Caroline Glick GETS IT! Think she'd be available to take over our State Defartment? I suggest they give her carte blanche to "clean things up". There are some positive signs emerging from Bush's initial policies about the War on Islamonazism. The Spanish capitulated but the Canadians elected a right-wing government, the Mexicans just elected a conservative leader, the Germans brought in their first woman chancellor from the Christian Democratic Party, and the Swedes just elected a center-right government after seeing the failure of the liberal welfare state. Even Sarkozy may have his best chance to unseat Jacques-strap Chirac in France. I just hope it's not too late.