Have you heard about this? … three U. S. Navy SEALs are being charged with assault for punching a terrorist they captured. If you think I’m joking, guess again. This is chilling. If I were serving in the military today, I would not be looking to re-enlisting. If you’ve read my blog entry “What Are We Doing In Afghanistan”, you will recall the Navy SEALs that were killed because they were aware that the media could make them out to be the bad guys instead of the enemy. That awareness cost them their lives (but not their honor or reputations).
Now we hear that three SEALs are being charged with assaulting the mastermind of the Fallujah bridge atrocity where Americans working for Blackwater security were murdered, burned and hung for display. According to FOX News, the murderer was handed over to Iraqi authorities to whom he made the complaint. This statement from the FOX News story is very telling: “The military is sensitive to charges of detainee abuse highlighted in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. The Navy charged four SEALs with abuse in 2004 in connection with detainee treatment.” Should we be so sensitive as to care how murdering terrorist are treated? … I don’t think that the terrorist cared about our public opinion when the Americans they captured were murdered, burned, and be-headed.
Do you know what the abuse was at the Abu Ghraib prison? … to put it simply we were mean and scary to terrorist … we didn’t even water board them. I bet you thought maybe we burned, tortured and be-headed them … no we did not. But now, because these SEALs were mean, they are having exactly what the deceased SEALs feared would happen to them … persecution from their own … not from the media in this instance (although it won’t be long until this is the case), but from the military.
What should we expect when we’ve just heard that the investigation of the Fort Hood massacre has been stopped. Why? … I guess it is because the bad guy was one of our own … we killed two birds with one stone. He had to be a bad guy because he was in the American military and a killer … never mind that he is an Islamic terrorist. Why can’t we dig more into it? We are being told to believe the cock-eyed story that he worked alone … I haven’t bought into that.
I believe that hanging our own is unacceptable. Why would any Soldier, Sailor, Marine, or Airman have confidence in their chain of command or leadership when they hear of acts like this? … it is a treason of sorts. It shows a fear of the enemy and (even though they are not stronger or more courageous than our warriors) that they can still win. Actions like these are perceived as weak and cowardly and causes them to think that they have the upper hand. It gives them a voice that could not be obtained on their own. They can say, “look at the Americans, even their leaders know that they are criminals”.
I am no expert on military or international relations (and in all honesty I don’t care what Islamic extremist think of our treatment of detainees). I believe that we should do things that make sense to the American people, as well as the parents, spouses, and children of our military personnel. We should show that we support our men and women in uniform and that we stand by them above all others … not just on the field of battle, but in the media and in the courts. Our warriors should feel safe from their command leadership and on their bases. We should not stand to let these three SEALs to be made a politically correct example. They should never again be left in danger due to political correctness, whether it’s from a soldier turned traitor on base or from their command leadership. Charging the SEALs will unleash a dangerous ripple effect through out the military. It will cause our soldiers to hesitate and second guess themselves just … as the SEALs that were ambushed in Afghanistan did (now they are dead).
There you have it.
Pass it on if you like or let me know if I don’t have a clue.
Eddie
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Left Wing Confusion
I got into a political exchange on Facebook a couple of days ago. I stated that I would rather be on the right and correct than on the left and confused. This exchange really got me thinking … one should be able to back-up a statement (or point of view) like that with a good argument.
Confusion, to my mind, is an uncertainty of thought, or a inability to understand something clearly. I used same sex marriage in my Facebook exchange as one example of left-wing confusion. Most societies (including ours) have understood marriage as being between one man and one woman. This concept should not have to be explained to anyone … that is, unless your are confused. Marriage (in western culture) has not needed to be explained or defended as anything other than one man and one woman. We don’t have to debate what the definition of is … is. Gay marriage is being forced onto the majority of Americans … not by the will of the people, but by the will of a small number of left-wing judges.
I also believe (just as our founding fathers did) that our rights come from God, not from government … American history is clear on that. Our forefathers used terms such as “divine providence” and “endowed by our creator” in reference to God … not mother earth, the universe, a monarch, or (least of all) government. The left has confused that notion to such an extent that many Americans have become inclined to conceal their faith in God to avoid ridicule.
Currently the left is confused as to who’s the bad guys and who’s the good guys. They attack our military and intelligence agencies as being brutal and thuggish, yet fail to recognize that our enemy is brutal, thuggish, cruel and uses terrorism to kill us. Even though they attack with an effort to kill anyone and as many as possible, we fight them with a concentrated effort to avoid as much unnecessary killing as possible. The left forgets that the best way to fight fire is with fire. It puts us all in danger to confuse the good guys from the bad guys.
Our left-wing President and his Attorney General have decided to put Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), the mastermind of 9-11 and the highest ranking terrorist we have captured , on trial in New York City. If putting him to trial on our soil is such a great idea, why not try him in Washington D.C? Why not? … because they are confused, not stupid. The President and Attorney general have so confused their responsibilities to the American people and the citizens of New York from their personal ideals that they cannot see the danger in their actions. Having KSM in New York and not expecting something bad to happens is like putting Bonnie & Clyde in a bank and not expecting it to get robbed. Foolishness!
New York is as much a target for additional terrorism today as it was on 9/11 … with KSM in town it will only become more so. It is not hard to imagine a homicide bomber making his way to the building and setting off a bomb … he wouldn’t even have to make it inside. Or how about Al Qaeda setting off a dirty bomb in Manhattan or some lone sleeper cell like Major Hasan “losing it” at just the right time. There is no room for left wing confusion in matters of security.
Left wing confusion has been costly to our national culture and security. They often resort to accusation when they cannot effectively defend a position. They say that they are for freedom of choice and that those on the right are not. They say they are for letting people be people and that they do not want someone else’s morality imposed on them. I think it is more correct to say that those on the left are the ones trying to impose their version of morality (or immorality) and government onto the rest of us … and it is them that are intolerant, closed-minded and arrogant.
There you have it.
Pass it on if you like or let me know if I dont have a clue.
Eddie
Confusion, to my mind, is an uncertainty of thought, or a inability to understand something clearly. I used same sex marriage in my Facebook exchange as one example of left-wing confusion. Most societies (including ours) have understood marriage as being between one man and one woman. This concept should not have to be explained to anyone … that is, unless your are confused. Marriage (in western culture) has not needed to be explained or defended as anything other than one man and one woman. We don’t have to debate what the definition of is … is. Gay marriage is being forced onto the majority of Americans … not by the will of the people, but by the will of a small number of left-wing judges.
I also believe (just as our founding fathers did) that our rights come from God, not from government … American history is clear on that. Our forefathers used terms such as “divine providence” and “endowed by our creator” in reference to God … not mother earth, the universe, a monarch, or (least of all) government. The left has confused that notion to such an extent that many Americans have become inclined to conceal their faith in God to avoid ridicule.
Currently the left is confused as to who’s the bad guys and who’s the good guys. They attack our military and intelligence agencies as being brutal and thuggish, yet fail to recognize that our enemy is brutal, thuggish, cruel and uses terrorism to kill us. Even though they attack with an effort to kill anyone and as many as possible, we fight them with a concentrated effort to avoid as much unnecessary killing as possible. The left forgets that the best way to fight fire is with fire. It puts us all in danger to confuse the good guys from the bad guys.
Our left-wing President and his Attorney General have decided to put Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), the mastermind of 9-11 and the highest ranking terrorist we have captured , on trial in New York City. If putting him to trial on our soil is such a great idea, why not try him in Washington D.C? Why not? … because they are confused, not stupid. The President and Attorney general have so confused their responsibilities to the American people and the citizens of New York from their personal ideals that they cannot see the danger in their actions. Having KSM in New York and not expecting something bad to happens is like putting Bonnie & Clyde in a bank and not expecting it to get robbed. Foolishness!
New York is as much a target for additional terrorism today as it was on 9/11 … with KSM in town it will only become more so. It is not hard to imagine a homicide bomber making his way to the building and setting off a bomb … he wouldn’t even have to make it inside. Or how about Al Qaeda setting off a dirty bomb in Manhattan or some lone sleeper cell like Major Hasan “losing it” at just the right time. There is no room for left wing confusion in matters of security.
Left wing confusion has been costly to our national culture and security. They often resort to accusation when they cannot effectively defend a position. They say that they are for freedom of choice and that those on the right are not. They say they are for letting people be people and that they do not want someone else’s morality imposed on them. I think it is more correct to say that those on the left are the ones trying to impose their version of morality (or immorality) and government onto the rest of us … and it is them that are intolerant, closed-minded and arrogant.
There you have it.
Pass it on if you like or let me know if I dont have a clue.
Eddie
Thursday, November 12, 2009
The Trouble with Peace Loving Muslims
The trouble with peace loving Muslims is that they have let hate piddling Muslims define their religion for the rest of us. The treasonous attack in Fort Hood, Texas, by a Muslim officer only adds to the distrust. When an Army officer fires upon and kills his fellow comrades, it calls into question not only the loyalty of the officer, but of the faith as well. I don’t personally know any Muslims; I’m sure I deal with Muslims and don’t know it, but an incident like this causes people like me to wonder about Muslims in general.
I never hear of Muslims turning in or capturing terrorists. I never hear of them turning on hate-spewing clerics or religious leaders. Never. What I do hear is that Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance and that we have nothing to fear from Islam. Really? Why shouldn’t people who know little of the faith not be fearful? Terrorism by Muslims is nothing new. Ask any Israeli or any one that was stationed in the embassies that were bombed in the 1990’s … or witnesses of the first World Trade Center attack … or the 9/11 attacks … and now at Fort Hood … do they believe there is nothing to fear from Islam? I think you might find that some have a different opinion.
When will Muslin (especially American Muslims) take action against the extremists in their midst? When will they take the lead in removing the threat? They haven’t done a thing in decades... and even less since 9/11. Some will say that they have. Some say that they fear retaliation from the extremists. Others will say it is not Muslims’ responsibility.
The 9/11 terrorists were living among us … moreover they were living and interacting with other Muslins and religious leaders among us. Don’t you think there were just a few of them that were aware of their motives? It is not hard to imagine that they were given aid and support. Major Hasan received aid and direction from somewhere … from someone. These killers have been taught it is acceptable to kill those that believe differently from them. What concerns me most is that this teaching is being fostered in Mosques here in the U.S.
It is no longer acceptable to tell Americans that incidents involving Muslims here at home are simply isolated and not related to Al Queda …. it doesn’t matter whether or not if it is related to global terrorism. There have been foiled attempts in Florida, Buffalo, New York, and Dallas by poorly organized young men … an Army recruiter in Arkansas was killed by a lone Muslim … enough is enough! Now we hear that the FBI had identified Major Hasan as a known threat … by protecting his rights and being overly cautious, good people were killed. What happened to the victims’ rights to life and liberty?
Our government’s first responsibility is to protect us from all enemies - foreign and domestic. They did not protect the victims from domestic enemies in Fort Hood … they did not protect victims from our enemies on 9/11 or countless other times when Americans have been killed by Muslim terrorists (regardless of whether it was by the PLO, Hamas, Hezbala, Al Queda, or a lone attacker).
Islamic terrorism is not our problem … it is a Muslim problem. Peace loving Muslims are all to willing to pass blame onto political, cultural and religious circumstances rather than taking responsibility for the hatred that is encouraged within some of their ranks. The Muslim population is very small in the U.S. There is not a Mosque in every town and neighborhood. I believe that when attacks take place, there are a good many Muslims that are not taken by surprise … their numbers are just not vast enough for me to believe otherwise. Where do they pick up their ideals? Is it from some Muslim evangelist on TV or radio? Is it from you? It’s not from me. It’s imported from their homeland and fostered by their religious leaders.
Americans may complain about government’s failure to insure our security and their inability to “connect the dots” that lead up to terrorist attacks … and they do so justifiably. However, the best way to not be attacked is for Muslims to stop known terrorists and bigoted religious leaders from taking action and spreading their dangerous ideals among believers. By denying them a platform, aid, and comfort, they can help rid us of the menace. It is up to peace loving Muslins to remove the cancer from within their body.
Until peace loving Muslins show that they love all life as their own and turn in (and turn on) the extremist element that lives among them, no one is safe from them … including other Muslims. If there is only a small percentage of extremists within the Muslim faith, then surely there are greater numbers that are able to counter and over-power them. However, there must be a willingness to do so … and that is what I believe is missing.
Some in the media are worrying and warning that there may be a backlash against Muslims in the U.S. because of the killings in Fort Hood (as if a back lash has ever really happened in the past). There has been a concentrated effort, not only by our government but by every day Americans, to avoid any serious back lash. Government (in the form of our political leadership, bureaucrats, and lawyers … not our hard working agents and investigators) has once again failed to keep us safe here at home. But it’s not just the government who has failed … Muslims have failed us as well. It’s time for our efforts to be met with an equal effort by Muslims to end jihad against non-Muslims here and globally. Only when that happens will we then be able to call them our friends and allies in the fight against Islamic terrorism and embrace them as fellow Americans without suspicion.
There you have it.
Pass it on if you like or let me know if don’t have a clue.
Eddie
I never hear of Muslims turning in or capturing terrorists. I never hear of them turning on hate-spewing clerics or religious leaders. Never. What I do hear is that Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance and that we have nothing to fear from Islam. Really? Why shouldn’t people who know little of the faith not be fearful? Terrorism by Muslims is nothing new. Ask any Israeli or any one that was stationed in the embassies that were bombed in the 1990’s … or witnesses of the first World Trade Center attack … or the 9/11 attacks … and now at Fort Hood … do they believe there is nothing to fear from Islam? I think you might find that some have a different opinion.
When will Muslin (especially American Muslims) take action against the extremists in their midst? When will they take the lead in removing the threat? They haven’t done a thing in decades... and even less since 9/11. Some will say that they have. Some say that they fear retaliation from the extremists. Others will say it is not Muslims’ responsibility.
The 9/11 terrorists were living among us … moreover they were living and interacting with other Muslins and religious leaders among us. Don’t you think there were just a few of them that were aware of their motives? It is not hard to imagine that they were given aid and support. Major Hasan received aid and direction from somewhere … from someone. These killers have been taught it is acceptable to kill those that believe differently from them. What concerns me most is that this teaching is being fostered in Mosques here in the U.S.
It is no longer acceptable to tell Americans that incidents involving Muslims here at home are simply isolated and not related to Al Queda …. it doesn’t matter whether or not if it is related to global terrorism. There have been foiled attempts in Florida, Buffalo, New York, and Dallas by poorly organized young men … an Army recruiter in Arkansas was killed by a lone Muslim … enough is enough! Now we hear that the FBI had identified Major Hasan as a known threat … by protecting his rights and being overly cautious, good people were killed. What happened to the victims’ rights to life and liberty?
Our government’s first responsibility is to protect us from all enemies - foreign and domestic. They did not protect the victims from domestic enemies in Fort Hood … they did not protect victims from our enemies on 9/11 or countless other times when Americans have been killed by Muslim terrorists (regardless of whether it was by the PLO, Hamas, Hezbala, Al Queda, or a lone attacker).
Islamic terrorism is not our problem … it is a Muslim problem. Peace loving Muslims are all to willing to pass blame onto political, cultural and religious circumstances rather than taking responsibility for the hatred that is encouraged within some of their ranks. The Muslim population is very small in the U.S. There is not a Mosque in every town and neighborhood. I believe that when attacks take place, there are a good many Muslims that are not taken by surprise … their numbers are just not vast enough for me to believe otherwise. Where do they pick up their ideals? Is it from some Muslim evangelist on TV or radio? Is it from you? It’s not from me. It’s imported from their homeland and fostered by their religious leaders.
Americans may complain about government’s failure to insure our security and their inability to “connect the dots” that lead up to terrorist attacks … and they do so justifiably. However, the best way to not be attacked is for Muslims to stop known terrorists and bigoted religious leaders from taking action and spreading their dangerous ideals among believers. By denying them a platform, aid, and comfort, they can help rid us of the menace. It is up to peace loving Muslins to remove the cancer from within their body.
Until peace loving Muslins show that they love all life as their own and turn in (and turn on) the extremist element that lives among them, no one is safe from them … including other Muslims. If there is only a small percentage of extremists within the Muslim faith, then surely there are greater numbers that are able to counter and over-power them. However, there must be a willingness to do so … and that is what I believe is missing.
Some in the media are worrying and warning that there may be a backlash against Muslims in the U.S. because of the killings in Fort Hood (as if a back lash has ever really happened in the past). There has been a concentrated effort, not only by our government but by every day Americans, to avoid any serious back lash. Government (in the form of our political leadership, bureaucrats, and lawyers … not our hard working agents and investigators) has once again failed to keep us safe here at home. But it’s not just the government who has failed … Muslims have failed us as well. It’s time for our efforts to be met with an equal effort by Muslims to end jihad against non-Muslims here and globally. Only when that happens will we then be able to call them our friends and allies in the fight against Islamic terrorism and embrace them as fellow Americans without suspicion.
There you have it.
Pass it on if you like or let me know if don’t have a clue.
Eddie
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