Posted by
Steve on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 8:39:59 AM
Our illustrious Vice-President put his foot into his mouth again yesterday. He said that we are not at war with the Taliban. We started fighting the Taliban in 2001 and have been fighting them ever since. If we are not at war with the Taliban, why are we over there shooting at them?
The Taliban sheltered and encouraged Al Qaeda for many years prior to 9/11/2001. They oppressed their people, particularly women. There is nothing good I can say about the Taliban. They were evil in 2001. They are still evil today. We may not recognize that evil as much today, because they have not been in power since early 2002. But that does not diminish the evil that they did and would still do.
One thing Democrats have a problem with is identifying who the enemy is. Our Fearless Leader goes around the world and treats those that are our allies like they are enemies. He treats those who have an expressed desire to see us destroyed as friends. People captured on the battlefield are to be treated as if they were US citizens captured after the commission of a crime. American citizens that disagree with the administration are vilified as potential terrorists. If you listen to Democrats, particularly those in Washington, you would never know that we have any enemies in the world.
We do have enemies. They have come out and stated what their goals are. They constantly talk about how they want to destroy Israel and the United States. To those who listen, the signs are clear who our enemies are. Radical Islam is the primary culprit at self-identifying as enemies. I am not condemning all of Islam. Most Muslims are peaceful and just want what most people want. That is to be left alone and allowed to live their lives without government interference. But, radical Muslims are out to control the world.
How many Radical Muslims are there? Estimates vary, but the most common estimate is that about 10% of all Muslims are radical Muslims. Since there are about 1.2 billion Muslims on the planet, that would mean there about 120 million Radical Muslims. That is a huge figure. Of course, those radical Muslims are scattered throughout the world. Go to any country and you will find Radical Muslims. That is why we are not at war with any particular country. We are at war with a group of people that are self-identifying. Some deny that they are radical Muslims like CAIR here in the US, but a little checking of who they support will tell you where their true allegiance lies.
One problem with radical Muslims is that a person can be a peaceful Muslim today and become a radical Muslim next week. The Ft. Hood shooter was that kind of radical. When he joined the military, he was a normal, peace loving Muslim. He became radicalized during his time in the military. That resulted in the deaths of about 15 people. The people, who reviewed Major Nadal Hassan’s records identified that there was a problem, yet did nothing. They did not act because they were afraid of being called a racist. Political Correctness is also killing us. That is another invention of the left.
Michael Savage had it right when he said that liberalism is a Mental Disorder. Other people have come to the same conclusion. Thomas Sowell says today that liberalism makes people do things that are harmful to society in the name of helping society. To be a liberal requires that people suspend logic. Logic and liberalism cannot coexist in the same location at the same time. Once people start thinking logically, they cease to be liberals because liberalism is entirely feeling based. Conservatism is based on logic. That is why most conservatives use logic to defend positions. Liberals use feelings to describe their positions. The two arguments are incompatible. That is why liberals and conservatives tend to not communicate, even though they may use the same words.