Posted by
James Biga on Thursday, November 30, 2006 12:33:26 PM
Why should I agree with anything that is going to appear in the Iraq Study Group document? What makes the opinion of these bureaucrats more valuable then General's running the war? Why would I agree with anything that may support the desires of our enemy? Granted, I haven't seen the document yet. Everything I say in this post is in regards to what I have read by those have heard it all second hand. That being so, I get back to my second question. What makes the ISG opinion mare valid than that of the General's?
The time for diplomacy with Iran passed in 1979. The time for diplomacy with Islamists ended with the Russians leaving Afghanistan. Islamists use and manipulate the west's need to talk to their advantage. If the ISG recommendations are what is presently being circulated, the enemy will be dancing in the streets. Hizbollah, Hamas, Al Quaeda, Iran, and Syria will have won. The US will successfully snatch defeat from potential victory. 3800 soldiers have died fighting in the defense of Iraqis. This is enough for most Americans to call it quits. How pathetic.
Millions died in WWII.What if we had the approach then that we have now. Wait a minute, that is exactly what happened leading up to the war. Talk, talk, talk, and more talk. Nothing gained and the war came anyway. We will experience the same again. Whether we bring the troops home or not, the war is coming. We cannot prevent it. No think tank of bureaucratic mush can prevent it. We are way past being able to deal with the Middle Eastern problem diplomatically. In fact, it is diplomacy that has gotten us where we are.
Lebanon is on the verge of having it's government toppled by Hizbollah with the support of Iran and Syria. Israel is a shimmer of light that is about ready to be pushed into the sea once Iran gets their Nuclear capability. Once that happens, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Egypt will have decisions to make. My bet is they converge with those that are the immediate threats.
We often look with disdain at our forefathers of centuries ago for their seemingly endless thirst for blood. At least they settled their disputes. Strength and tactics won the day. This is exactly the approach the Islamists have taken. Claiming vicitmization while being on the attack. Manipulating the compassion of the enemy in order to achieve propagandistic victories. Has anyone read Sun Tzu? Maybe Napoleons "Art of War." How about Mao's little book of war?
The Islamists have learned from history while we continue to ignore it. We send talkers while they send killers. We send Diplomats and they send soldiers. we provide money and they use it to kill us. Whatever happened to common sense. If a guy hits you once it could have been a mistake and can be resolved. The second punch eliminates any doubt as to the adversary's intent. Wake up America. Jihad is coming to America for a prolonged battle for our very souls. There is nothing that ISG or any other group of eggheads can do to prevent it.
Update: I used the acronym ISG because of it's similarity to MSG. One of the first hits I took to this article was from the FDA. It may have been coincidental but I found it funny anyway.