NOT A POLITICALLY CORRECT 9/11 MEMORIAL

“Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster.” -Gen. William T. Sherman

As far as I am concerned, the time for memorials has passed. I never watch TV news anyway, and today would be a great day for everyone to boycott them. Because all you're going to get is a series of self-absorbed memorials. What we need is NOT sugar-coated memorials, but 24 hours of video of the planes slamming into the World Trade Center, followed by the panicked people of New York fleeing for their lives as the towers collapsed, then followed by the videos of the decapitations of Daniel Pearl and Nick Berg's by adherants to the Religion of Peace - Islam. How peaceful are they? The reason Pearl and Berg were beheaded - they were Jewish.

Our current political leaders have pulled back from the commitment to protect this country from religious extremists. But, maybe its just the wrong religion. I wonder what the response would have been if the Pentagon and World Trade Centers had been attacked by a group of pro-life southern Baptists? Would the ACLU be calling for restraint and fairness in dealing with these 'insurgents'? Would the ACLU be lobbying to view these people NOT as soldeirs, but dealing with these combatants as criminals? Would the ACLU be volunteering to represent these 'insurgents' in court? Would they be calling them 'insurgents'?

“The carping and bickering of political factions in the nation's capital reminds me of two pelicans quarreling over a dead fish.” - General William T. Sherman

My main complaint against the War of Terror is this - it's a poorly run war. There is only one way to conduct a war - full out 100% to the max. You have to love politicians who refuse to learn from history. One of the main reasons Vietnam was a failure was because the military was restricted from conducting war to the max. Another of the main reasons was that the media decided to do their best to erode any support the American people may have had for the war. The battle in Iraq shold be viewed as that - a battle, just as Normandy was a battle, just as Desden was a battle in the greater conflict called World War II. Iraq is just one of many battles that will take place over the next decade between the western culture and its sworn enemy -Islamic fascism.For those of you who are not sure what fascism is . . i.e. those who love to refer to our currrent President as a fascist, here is a definition from the American Heritage dictionary:

fas‧cism  –noun
1. a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.

CBS/ABC/NBC, one of those networks I never watch, is broadcasting a mini-series titled “The Road to 9/11” and many political factions are upset that some of the facts in the film are not true. Did they complain when Michael Moore's factually spotty "Fahrenheit 911" was showing on thousands of movie screens across America? I have no problem with mass media films taking "artistic license". Michael Moore made a very entertaining film, which played loose with some facts in order to make his political point. Okay. I didn't see anyone in the government trying to shut him down, or asking him to re-edit his film. in fact, amny in the government embraced Moore. Remember him sitting in the box during the Democratic National Convention next to former Pres. Carter?

How about being consistent. You either have to be FOR factual accuracy, or not. Don't do it on a case-to-case basis. What's good for the goose, etc . . . And for God's sake, don't try to be in charge of content of a so-called "fictional film based on historic accounts". Those who are trying to limit what a group of artists (film makers) can broadcast are coming close to the definition of fascism.

In case some of you have forgotten, or conveniently ignored the facts, here is a list of some of the things that led up to the "War on Terror".

-- November 1979: Muslim extremists (Iranian variety) seized the U.S. embassy in Iran and held 52 American hostages for 444 days, following Democrat Jimmy Carter's masterful foreign policy granting Islamic fanaticism its first real foothold in the Middle East.
-- 1982: Muslim extremists (mostly Hezbollah) began a nearly decade-long habit of taking Americans and Europeans hostage in Lebanon, killing William Buckley and holding Terry Anderson for 6 1/2 years.
-- April 1983: Muslim extremists (Islamic Jihad or possibly Hezbollah) bombed the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, killing 16 Americans.
-- October 1983: Muslim extremists (Hezbollah) blew up the U.S. Marine barracks at the Beirut airport, killing 241 Marines.
-- December 1983: Muslim extremists (al-Dawa) blew up the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait, killing five and injuring 80.
-- September 1984: Muslim extremists (Hezbollah) exploded a truck bomb
at the U.S. Embassy annex in Beirut, killing 24 people, including two U.S. servicemen.
-- December 1984: Muslim extremists (probably Hezbollah) hijacked a Kuwait Airways airplane, landed in Iran and demanded the release of the 17 members of al-Dawa who had been arrested for the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait, killing two Americans before the siege was over.
-- June 14, 1985: Muslim extremists (Hezbollah) hijacked TWA Flight 847 out of Athens, diverting it to Beirut, taking the passengers hostage in return for the release of the Kuwait 17 as well as another 700 prisoners held by Israel. When their demands were not met, the Muslims shot U.S. Navy diver Robert Dean Stethem and dumped his body on the tarmac.
-- October 1985: Muslim extremists (Palestine Liberation Front backed by Libya) seized an Italian cruise ship, the Achille Lauro, killing 69-year-old American Leon Klinghoffer by shooting him and then tossing his body overboard.
-- December 1985: Muslim extremists (backed by Libya) bombed airports in Rome and Vienna, killing 20 people, including five Americans.
-- April 1986: Muslim extremists (backed by Libya) bombed a discotheque frequented by U.S. servicemen in West Berlin, injuring hundreds and killing two, including a U.S. soldier.
-- December 1988: Muslim extremists (backed by Libya) bombed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 on board and 11 on the ground.
-- February 1993: Muslim extremists (al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, possibly with involvement of friendly rival al Qaeda) set off a bomb in the basement of the World Trade Center, killing six and wounding more than 1,000. The Clinton administration treated it as a crime, not an attack.
-- Spring 1993: Muslim extremists (al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, the Sudanese Islamic Front and at least one member of Hamas) plot to blow up the Lincoln and Holland tunnels, the U.N. complex, and the FBI's lower Manhattan headquarters.
-- November 1995: Muslim extremists (possibly Iranian "Party of God")
explode a car bomb at U.S. military headquarters in Saudi Arabia, killing five U.S. military servicemen.
-- June 1996: Muslim extremists (13 Saudis and a Lebanese member of Hezbollah, probably with involvement of al Qaeda) explode a truck bomb outside the Khobar Towers military complex, killing 19 American servicemen and injuring hundreds.
-- August 1998: Muslim extremists (al Qaeda) explode truck bombs at U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, killing 224 and injuring thousands.
-- October 2000: Muslim extremists (al Qaeda) blow up the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Cole, killing 17 U.S. sailors.
-- Sept. 11, 2001: Muslim extremists (al Qaeda) hijack commercial aircraft and fly planes into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania, killing nearly 3,000 Americans.

“War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want.” - General William T. Sherman

To those of you who are still addicted to TV news, mainsteam newspapers and magazines, how many of these events do you remember? Have you heard these events mentioned in the last five years? If you have, I'm sure it was not mentioned in the context as part of the War on Terror. The news media are not in business to educate you, they are in business to make money and push an agenda that is “progessive” (i.e. socialist). Remember the Vietnam conflict?

“I hate newspapermen. They come into camp and pick up their camp rumors and print them as facts. I regard them as spies, which, in truth, they are. If I had my choice I would kill every reporter in the world, but I am sure we would be getting reports from Hell before breakfast.” - General William T. Sherman

At some point, hopefully before it becomes too late, the majority of Americans will understand that this “War on Terror” will never end until the enemy is completely destroyed. Until people understand that our enemy is radical Islamists - people who are resolved to kill everyone who does not agree with them, and are commited to doing so, even if it means their death - this War will limp along like s-l-o-w-l-y pulling a Band-Aid off a wound. The only way to defeat an enemy who wants to destroy your way of life is to kill them and destroy their way of life.

I see these cars with bumper stickers that say "STOP WAR". If we stopped the War On Terror today, what would happen? We would be attacked again and again by our enemies. What have you accomplished except being responsible for the death of thousands of civilians? A Pacifist is someone who doesn't believe in Evil.

The best way to stop war is defeat the enemy so completely that you will never have to worry about them attacking you again. As odd as it seems, the best way to get peace is wage total war. General Sherman understood that. What do you think would have happened if Sherman had not so completely destroyed the South's spirit by leaving behind utter desolation? I bet there would have been years of skirmishes between Union soldiers and pockets of Rebel units striking in quick guerrila raids - similar to what is happening in Iraq right now.

The politicians in charge of our country, from Pres. Bush all the way down to your local representive in Congress, will never have the backbone to wage this war as it should be until their constituents (YOU and ME!) convince them what needs to be done. The time for looking to politicans for courage and leadership is long gone. And the sad thing is, once the majority of Americans realize what needs to be done, it may be too late.

“If the people raise a great howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer that war is war, and not popularity seeking.”- General William T. Sherman