Well, I TOLD you Bush fucked up. --- that's true he listened to military advisors he listened to neocons at AIPAC and the jews in his admin
he ran on a a non-intervention and anti-nation building platform, then forgot now he's political history On Feb 22, 2:00 pm, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > Travis, > > Well, I TOLD you Bush fucked up. > > On Feb 22, 1:59 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > * * > > February 20, 2010 > > *How Muslims Defeated the United States* > > > <http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php> > > > From the desk of *Diana > > West*<http://www.dianawest.net/Home/tabid/36/EntryId/1240/A-Soldier-Speaks-...> > > > Today, I am posting an extraordinary letter from a soldier currently > > stationed in Iraq, a sometime penpal of mine to whom I sent my three-part > > series, *“Victory” in Iraq? > > Really?*<http://townhall.com/columnists/DianaWest/2009/12/31/victory_in_iraq_r...>, > > on the aftermath of the surge to elicit his opinion. Knowing how thoughtful > > he is, I expected a substantive response. Given his time constraints alone, > > I did not expect an essay of this scope and I decided, with his permission, > > to present it here. It is unlike any commentary I have read from Iraq; it is > > both coolly reasoned and deeply passionate, and *certain to challenge and > > disturb readers across the political spectrum: PC-believing liberals, > > Iraq-as-success-believing conservatives, Islam-as-a-religion-of-peaceniks of > > both Left and Right.* > > > So be it. > > > He writes: > > > I apologize for the delay in my response. I have been putting in long days … > > lately and I hadn’t had the time to put the thought and effort into writing > > this until now. > > > Your three-part column series wonderfully analyzes Iraq and reaches the > > correct strategic assessment that no one in power wants to acknowledge. > > > I have many things that I want to say but I do not wish to waste your time > > and I therefore put an executive summary at the beginning of this e-mail so > > you can skip the expanded version if you wish. > > > ***** > > > *You correctly assessed that we have not gained anything positive from our > > efforts in Iraq and that the nation is not our ally.* (The same is true for > > Afghanistan.) I will go as far as saying that the Iraqis are our > > enemies—enemies better equipped to wage jihad against us than they have ever > > been. *We will regret what we have done. We will regret that we created this > > officially Islamic nation. And we will regret that we created an officially > > Islamic Afghanistan. We will regret that we have placed ourselves in the > > service of Islam, waging jihad worldwide as we advance the Religion of Peace > > and eliminate Christians in the process. (So much for the accusation that > > the U.S. is on a “Crusade.”) It is a shame that so many people refuse to > > recognize how horrible Islam is, and that the U.S. made a fatal mistake when > > it refused to declare war against Afghanistan and Islam—when it refused > > victory by binding the greatest military force of all time.* > > > *The Full Analysis:* > > > Parts 1 and 2 of “The ‘Surge’ and ‘Success’” correctly identify that we have > > gained nothing positive for our efforts in Iraq while the Iraqis have > > betrayed us. I do not trust any Iraqi or Middle Easterner. I do not care if > > anyone calls me a “racist” or “bigot” anymore. Those words have lost their > > meaning. Do I think that every single Iraqi or Middle Easterner is bad? No. > > But I think it is difficult to tell. An Iraqi or Middle Easterner will smile > > to your face or be your best friend one moment, and cut your head off in the > > next. It is odd that so many people cannot comprehend this. It is even > > weirder that those who pride themselves on being “culturally aware” cannot > > grasp that Middle Eastern culture and thought, and Islamic behavior and > > thought are completely different than ours (than ours on the Right, at > > least). Perhaps this ignorance partially explains why the U.S. had no > > reaction when Maliki declared victory over the U.S. when we moved out of the > > major Iraqi cities. But even if it is a partial explanation it still is no > > excuse. > > > The Iranian War in Iraq is a travesty and has been since it started under > > Bush. I still cannot believe that a nation can war against us and murder > > Servicemen, and not pay the price of oblivion for it. Our nation sits back > > and apologizes, and defends itself constantly from accusations of an > > “illegal” and “unjust” war yet Iranians, other foreign terrorists, and even > > Iraqis go about murdering American troops without any consequence > > whatsoever. We should war back against them. But we won’t. > > > I remember when people said that we had brought on the September 11 attacks > > because “we created Bin Laden.” I never understood that. In fact, that we > > had helped the Afghanis defeat the Soviet Union should have been even more > > reason for us to kill Bin Laden and destroy Afghanistan. We had saved their > > lives and they repaid us for it by murdering us on our own soil. Yet our > > government refused its God-given duty to its people to mete out punishment > > and justice. History repeats with Iraq. The Iraqis lived under oppression > > for decades and when we liberated their nation they repaid our unimaginable > > mercy and sacrifice with betrayal. It is sickening. > > > Part 3 (“Victory” in Iraq? Really?) perfectly summarized where the U.S. is > > now in our “war” in Iraq. Once we made Iraq an officially Islamic country I > > knew that it would become among our worst enemies. (The same is true for > > Afghanistan.) I said years ago that the end result of our efforts will be > > that Iraq will be a rebuilt nation better prepared than ever to wage jihad > > against us. You cannot create an officially Islamic nation and expect > > anything less. Regrettably, our leaders and our nation cannot identify Islam > > for what it is: evil. And so we continue our suicidal practice. The Iraqi > > betrayal of the U.S. started sooner than I expected it but I expected it > > nonetheless. This is outrageous. Yet the situation is even more unjust than > > this. > > > Muslims have waged jihad against the West since their insane, pedophiliac > > founder started their cult; they have waged jihad against the U.S. since our > > inception. But what is worse about our policy of establishing officially > > Islamic nations and pouring money, technology, weapons, and training into > > them is that we have been labeled as “occupiers” being on a “Christian > > crusade to wipe out Islam.” Think about that. We have been demonized as > > “occupying Christian crusaders” (if only!) even as we have waged jihad in > > the service of Islam, helped Muslims spread Islam and wipe out Christians, > > and died for ungrateful Iraqis even as terrorists from all over the war > > invaded and occupied Iraq, and slaughtered and oppressed Iraqis. (And don’t > > even get me started on the fact that we—the United States of America—are > > truly being invaded and occupied by illegal aliens warring on us!) > > > I am woefully understating the situation when I say that the U.S. has no > > clue how to fight wars any longer. We have allowed our enemies to control > > this war and make it one of media and information—information warfare / > > information operations . We have chosen not to win by refusing to reject the > > enemies’ preferred warfare; we have chosen not to wage a kinetic warfare > > where we could easily defeat our enemies in months if not weeks with our > > superior technology, tactics, and Servicemen. And through it all we seem not > > the least bit embarrassed that a “coalition” of dozens of nations cannot > > beat a primitive bunch of troglodytes. I no longer can express my outrage > > about this or any of the myriad horrors which plague our once great land. > > Every day there is something new which is more perverse and inequitable than > > the last day’s wickedness. I sit here in Iraq and do all I can do to stomach > > the disastrous excuse that passes for “strategy” in this war—a strategy > > where our leaders openly say that the lives of our Islamic enemies are worth > > more than ours; a “strategy” where the Army Chief of Staff openly states > > that the “death of diversity” would be a larger tragedy than the slaughter > > of Soldiers (and get away with it with but a whisper of outcry from the > > American people). I pray that I get out of here alive so I can complete my > > Army contract and get away from this nonsense and betrayal. > > > Two final things. > > > First, I wonder how many people have considered how successful the September > > 11, 2001 Islamic attacks were. Think about what they accomplished. They > > thrust Islam to the center of the world; they undoubtedly caused more people > > to learn about Islam than would have prior to their attacks. And the attacks > > combined with the near non-response of the U.S. doubtlessly gained them > > converts. Furthermore, what response the United States did produce resulted > > in the establishment, enrichment, and training of the officially Islamic > > nations of Iraq and Afghanistan, and the enrichment and training of > > countless other Muslim nations around the globe. Islam now stands better > > suited than ever to wage jihad across the world. The September 11 attacks > > also resulted in Muslims being portrayed as victims around the world (thanks > > to their leftist allies) and helped them (again, with an assist from their > > leftist allies) advance their jihad even as Muslims and leftists further > > vilified Christianity, America, and Western values. And finally the crowning > > achievement of the September 11 Islamic attacks: eight years after them the > > United States places as its leader a person whom can at best be described as > > an anti-American, racist, Islamic sympathizer (and who has the same name as > > an infamous Islamic dictator). This is stunning. It is bizarre. It is > > incomprehensible. Yet it is our nightmarish reality. The Islamic attacks on > > September 11, 2001 achieved success beyond the wildest dreams of the > > Religion of Peace cultists. > > > Finally, I would like you to know that I am willing to comment on other > > posts and articles that you publish, including some of your other posts that > > mention the debate that your three-part column on the > > ... > > read more » -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. 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