"We tried renaming the 'War on Terror' to be 'Overseas Contingency Operations' - we tried renaming 'Terrorist Attacks' to be 'Man Caused Disasters.' None of it has worked so far..."
Alert! Alert! Alert! We are on high alert this weekend! Why? We intercepted some communications from Al Qaeda which said they are ready to do us some harm. Why? We are not doing anything wrong. We got rid of the "cowboy from Texas" and now have "Mr. Reset" as our leader. We will be good, we promise. Please don't try to kill us anymore.
Years ago, some folks practiced PMA (Positive Mental Attitude). For example, if you focused on not being sick, some say they could "will" the illness away. Mind over matter. If you ignore it, it will go away. We have tried that with this new, hidden enemy. So far, no good.
For the past five years, we have pretended the "War on Terror" is over. Who won - who cares. The most important thing is this - this made up war that President Bush came up with is now over. The Arab Spring is in full bloom and everyone in the Middle East and Northern Africa will like us again and will treat us with respect.
For the past five years, we have pretended the "War on Terror" is over. Who won - who cares. The most important thing is this - this made up war that President Bush came up with is now over. The Arab Spring is in full bloom and everyone in the Middle East and Northern Africa will like us again and will treat us with respect.
One very small problem - nobody told the bad guys the "War on Terror" was over. In fact, it is fine with them that we believe it is over. It is similar to a football game where the "O" line does not show up as they think the Defense will not rush anymore. They are going to come after us hammer and tong and we can either prepare for it, or just wait to get hit again, and again, and again.
A good example of our escape from terror reality happened at Fort Hood in 2009. Major Nidal Hasan, an American born Muslim, performed a mini "jihad" on some of our soldiers as they were waiting at a clinic. We caught this guy dead to rights. He stood up with loaded weapons, called out Allāhu Akbar, and then killed thirteen innocent soldiers and wounded dozens more. What did our Administration call this? "Workplace violence". Give me a break. This was an act of terror thru and thru.
We have known since the 9/11 attacks, Al Qaeda was going to try and hit us again. They will try anything, from the spectacular to smaller, "soft target" attacks such as happened in Boston. The attacks may come from organized teams, small autonomous cells or even a "lone wolf". They will hit us where ever and when ever they can get away with it. They don't care. We may have grown bored with the "War on Terror", but to them it is just starting.
I am reminded of the movie Independence Day. After an alien is captured, the President wanted to dialogue with him. The President asked, "Can there be peace between us? What is it you want with us?" The alien had a very simple answer - "Die. We want to you die."
There is only one way to defeat an enemy that wants you to die. Victory, total and absolute victory. If they want to kill us at home or abroad, we must kill them first. They don't want peace negotiations, they just want us gone. We did not start this "War on Terror", but if we can recognize it for what it is, we can sure finish it.
A good example of our escape from terror reality happened at Fort Hood in 2009. Major Nidal Hasan, an American born Muslim, performed a mini "jihad" on some of our soldiers as they were waiting at a clinic. We caught this guy dead to rights. He stood up with loaded weapons, called out Allāhu Akbar, and then killed thirteen innocent soldiers and wounded dozens more. What did our Administration call this? "Workplace violence". Give me a break. This was an act of terror thru and thru.
We have known since the 9/11 attacks, Al Qaeda was going to try and hit us again. They will try anything, from the spectacular to smaller, "soft target" attacks such as happened in Boston. The attacks may come from organized teams, small autonomous cells or even a "lone wolf". They will hit us where ever and when ever they can get away with it. They don't care. We may have grown bored with the "War on Terror", but to them it is just starting.
I am reminded of the movie Independence Day. After an alien is captured, the President wanted to dialogue with him. The President asked, "Can there be peace between us? What is it you want with us?" The alien had a very simple answer - "Die. We want to you die."
There is only one way to defeat an enemy that wants you to die. Victory, total and absolute victory. If they want to kill us at home or abroad, we must kill them first. They don't want peace negotiations, they just want us gone. We did not start this "War on Terror", but if we can recognize it for what it is, we can sure finish it.
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