Muslims Are Having Babies....We Aren't.
The future of the world lies in the ideology of the babies.
Right now millions of Muslim babies are being trained in traditional Islamic ideology, which gives 'infidels' three choices: 1) convert to Islam 2) accept second-class citizenship in a Muslim society 3) be slaughtered.
Americans do not have millions of babies. We are not replacing ourselves. We have been killing our babies for the past two decades.
The War on Terrorism is only beginning.
It is about babies.
The Pimpernel
Tuesday, April 13, 2004
Iraq is a Huge Kindergarten
The people of Iraq are incapable of immediate self rule. They are incapable of securing their own country. They are incapable of forming an opinion and sticking to it. They are like little children.
This is a text book example of the mindset of a people under 40 years of dictatorship. They are programmed to submit to whatever authority presents itself, as evidenced by the defection of the old Ba'ath army and the newly trained Iraqi security forces. You can't just walk into the room and say, "OK, you're all free now." It has no immediate meaning. It will require a few years to completely sink in.
Therefore, those who are accustomed to authority will lead the people. The battle for leadership among these groups is going on right now. The U.S., the CGA, the ex-Ba'athists (Sunnis), the religious clerics and, of course, the terrorists from other countries. To believe that these groups bode well for democracy seems rather far-fetched to me. I have always been convinced that Iraq would end up an Islamic state, although models such as Turkey and Lebanon present fragile and imperfect goals for the future.
Patience is required in the current situation if it is not to blow up. While U.S. citizens are crying for crushing the rebellions...and we could...they may not appreciate the nuances of the situation in Iraq, and that the only hope for a satisfactory solution from an Iraqi point of view lies in subtleties, saving face, and inclusion of representatives from all disgruntled groups, even Sadr himself. Distasteful though this may be, it is the only hope for any near-term possibility of resolution. We are playing a very tricky chess game, and one we cannot afford to lose, or the war will come to our soil.
The U.S. should not have set a date certain for transfer of power, an idea which currently seems ridiculous. However, the best path is to now announce a transfer in phases. It is difficult to even imagine what a first phase would be under current circumstances. But we should try accommodate the date now that it has been set; to do otherwise would be perceived by the terrorists as a victory.
Perhaps we should be looking at a three-state solution.
This will not end well.
The Pimpernel
The people of Iraq are incapable of immediate self rule. They are incapable of securing their own country. They are incapable of forming an opinion and sticking to it. They are like little children.
This is a text book example of the mindset of a people under 40 years of dictatorship. They are programmed to submit to whatever authority presents itself, as evidenced by the defection of the old Ba'ath army and the newly trained Iraqi security forces. You can't just walk into the room and say, "OK, you're all free now." It has no immediate meaning. It will require a few years to completely sink in.
Therefore, those who are accustomed to authority will lead the people. The battle for leadership among these groups is going on right now. The U.S., the CGA, the ex-Ba'athists (Sunnis), the religious clerics and, of course, the terrorists from other countries. To believe that these groups bode well for democracy seems rather far-fetched to me. I have always been convinced that Iraq would end up an Islamic state, although models such as Turkey and Lebanon present fragile and imperfect goals for the future.
Patience is required in the current situation if it is not to blow up. While U.S. citizens are crying for crushing the rebellions...and we could...they may not appreciate the nuances of the situation in Iraq, and that the only hope for a satisfactory solution from an Iraqi point of view lies in subtleties, saving face, and inclusion of representatives from all disgruntled groups, even Sadr himself. Distasteful though this may be, it is the only hope for any near-term possibility of resolution. We are playing a very tricky chess game, and one we cannot afford to lose, or the war will come to our soil.
The U.S. should not have set a date certain for transfer of power, an idea which currently seems ridiculous. However, the best path is to now announce a transfer in phases. It is difficult to even imagine what a first phase would be under current circumstances. But we should try accommodate the date now that it has been set; to do otherwise would be perceived by the terrorists as a victory.
Perhaps we should be looking at a three-state solution.
This will not end well.
The Pimpernel
Tuesday, April 06, 2004
The Faces of Killer Children
Looking at the pictures of the radical killers in Iraq it becomes immediately clear that the majority are but children. Killer children.
The short term solution to this problem is distasteful to all who reside in civilized society, but we are currently engaged in that task.
The long term solution lies only in changing the education of the children, replacing the evil teaching of the madrassas and replacing it with something which prepares the children to live in civilized society. Whether or not that is possible will be determined by the outcome of the short term solution.
The Middle East is not the only part of the world which has killer children. The phenomenon has begun to show its face in the United States. A society which kills its young devalues life. The sins of the fathers and mothers are visited upon the next generation. A free society cannot exist without morality.
We are in a cultural war with radical Islamists without.
We are in a cultural war with radical secularism within.
Both are religious wars.
The Pimpernel
Looking at the pictures of the radical killers in Iraq it becomes immediately clear that the majority are but children. Killer children.
The short term solution to this problem is distasteful to all who reside in civilized society, but we are currently engaged in that task.
The long term solution lies only in changing the education of the children, replacing the evil teaching of the madrassas and replacing it with something which prepares the children to live in civilized society. Whether or not that is possible will be determined by the outcome of the short term solution.
The Middle East is not the only part of the world which has killer children. The phenomenon has begun to show its face in the United States. A society which kills its young devalues life. The sins of the fathers and mothers are visited upon the next generation. A free society cannot exist without morality.
We are in a cultural war with radical Islamists without.
We are in a cultural war with radical secularism within.
Both are religious wars.
The Pimpernel
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