how to negotiate with terrorists
http://hurricaneharry.blogspot.com/2006/08/how-to-negotiate-with-terrorists.html
Hurricane Harry has a fantastic blog on Blogspot.com, and the above link will take you to what I think is the most brilliant piece of writing I have ever read about how we should be dealing with terrorism. Hurricane Harry included this link in his comment to my Lee Hamilton post from August 28, and I just wanted to feature it here in a way that would draw more attention to it. H.H.'s narrative raises a number of strong issues.
1. History shows us conclusively that talking/negotiating/appeasement won't work in the war on terror. It is guaranteed to fail, but liberals continue to believe in it. Why? The short answer is--it depends on the liberal. I believe that liberals can be divided into two categories. The first category is the Lee Hamilton-type of liberal. These liberals love their country and have integrity; they just don't happen to possess the wisdom necessary to get to the right answers on most of the issues, including terrorism. That doesn't make them bad people; it just makes them wrong.
The second category is the Jimmy Carter-type of liberal. The people in this category are despicable, treasonous, reprehensible human beings who hate America and all of the foundational principles of American republicanism. They believe that America is the root cause of all evil in the world, so they are hell-bent on destroying America with the intent of submitting us to one-world government. That can't happen if America is strong. These liberals support appeasement precisely because it would destroy us.
2. How does being a "peacemaker" fit in with utterly destroying our enemies? Doesn't the Bible command us to strive for peace, love our enemies and turn the other cheek? Aren't we expected to negotiate and appease by God? No, I don't think so. I believe that more than a few American Christians misunderstand what the word "peace" means. Make no mistake, if we refuse to aggressively combat terrorism in the name of peace, we won't get peace. Islamofacism has declared war on us and they will fight us to the death, whether we defend ourselves or not. Look at the Sudan for a real ugly picture of what that looks like! If we are to achieve real and lasting peace, we must utterly destroy Islamofacism. Every trace of this evil must be wiped off the face of the earth. If that means using nuclear weapons against our enemies, then we must have the courage to do that. If that means turning Tehran into a parking lot, then we must not waver. We will not have peace until Islamofacism is eliminated.
I am reminded of a great scene from the movie The Untouchables, starring Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert DeNiro, and Andy Garcia. Connery explains "the Chicago way" to Costner, and I think it is applicable here.
Then what are you prepared to do? If you open the can on these worms you must be prepared to go all the way because they're not going to give up the fight until one of you is dead....They pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. That's the Chicago way....Are you ready to do that?
Hurricane Harry has a fantastic blog on Blogspot.com, and the above link will take you to what I think is the most brilliant piece of writing I have ever read about how we should be dealing with terrorism. Hurricane Harry included this link in his comment to my Lee Hamilton post from August 28, and I just wanted to feature it here in a way that would draw more attention to it. H.H.'s narrative raises a number of strong issues.
1. History shows us conclusively that talking/negotiating/appeasement won't work in the war on terror. It is guaranteed to fail, but liberals continue to believe in it. Why? The short answer is--it depends on the liberal. I believe that liberals can be divided into two categories. The first category is the Lee Hamilton-type of liberal. These liberals love their country and have integrity; they just don't happen to possess the wisdom necessary to get to the right answers on most of the issues, including terrorism. That doesn't make them bad people; it just makes them wrong.
The second category is the Jimmy Carter-type of liberal. The people in this category are despicable, treasonous, reprehensible human beings who hate America and all of the foundational principles of American republicanism. They believe that America is the root cause of all evil in the world, so they are hell-bent on destroying America with the intent of submitting us to one-world government. That can't happen if America is strong. These liberals support appeasement precisely because it would destroy us.
2. How does being a "peacemaker" fit in with utterly destroying our enemies? Doesn't the Bible command us to strive for peace, love our enemies and turn the other cheek? Aren't we expected to negotiate and appease by God? No, I don't think so. I believe that more than a few American Christians misunderstand what the word "peace" means. Make no mistake, if we refuse to aggressively combat terrorism in the name of peace, we won't get peace. Islamofacism has declared war on us and they will fight us to the death, whether we defend ourselves or not. Look at the Sudan for a real ugly picture of what that looks like! If we are to achieve real and lasting peace, we must utterly destroy Islamofacism. Every trace of this evil must be wiped off the face of the earth. If that means using nuclear weapons against our enemies, then we must have the courage to do that. If that means turning Tehran into a parking lot, then we must not waver. We will not have peace until Islamofacism is eliminated.
I am reminded of a great scene from the movie The Untouchables, starring Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert DeNiro, and Andy Garcia. Connery explains "the Chicago way" to Costner, and I think it is applicable here.
Then what are you prepared to do? If you open the can on these worms you must be prepared to go all the way because they're not going to give up the fight until one of you is dead....They pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. That's the Chicago way....Are you ready to do that?
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