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JohnWarren -> RE: Bush and Bees (5/25/2008 8:30:25 AM)
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There are a couple of things that you might want to add to the discussion.
We aren't fighting countries so the old "bomb from this border to the next" doesn't work. We aren't even fighting a religion. The "leaders" spouting most of this nonsense are about as close to mainstream Islam as Falwell and Hagee. Thus the old methods don't work. Remember McCarthy? He wasn't really fighting communism; he was fighting liberal Republicans. He created a world view where he could discredit the thoughtful or tolerant in his own party as "soft on Communism." The nutcase ragheads are trying to create the same climate in their world and each time we bomb a wedding party or torture someone, we make their case stronger. When people are scared they fight.
Second, much of this country is scared. I hear all the time that "they are trying to destroy us." No one is considering "can they destroy us." Just consider this. The radical Islamics haven't been able to take over any country where the vast majority of the population is already Islamic... and they can barely control those. Just before Bush started talking about attacking Iran, there was a good chance that the population was going to vote out the mullas at the next election. Of course, after George's retoric, the religious party was able to accuse the liberals of treason and being under Bush's control and they lost big.
These are largely a bunch of idiots who can only control a country by keeping it basically in the Thirteenth Century. Take over the US; don't make me laugh. Can they hurt us? Certainly, but look unemotionally on their one big success, 9/11. About 3,000 people died that day. We lose 40,000 people each year to auto accidents. In one battle in WWI, the allies lost one million men. Match the 9/11 destruction against one day in the London Blitz.
They can't destroy the US. They can kill Americans, but they can't kill America.
Sure they are trying to build an atom bomb. Almost from the time I was born, I've been looking down the barrel of something like 13,000 H bombs controlled by a bunch that was almost as nuts as those sand fleas. Now, that could destroy America. It sounds cold, but look at it rationally. We could lose a city. Maybe two. America would live. I'm not going to go into our response but it would be horrible.
It's often said that these people don't care if they live or die. That might be true of some of the rank and file, but think for a moment, to be a leader one has to be around for a long time. That means they passed up a lot of chances to "die for the cause." Maybe they are just as reluctant to meet Allah as most of us are to meet God.
Franklin said "We have nothing to fear but fear itself." That's never been truer than now.
They can't kill American, but if we aren't cautious, WE can.
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