How to end terrorism: Grow a pair

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Will someone please tell me who's in charge?

Where is someone with the appropriate "body parts" to speak out in defense of their own country and the independence of the free world?

Look around. Read it and weep.

In Sweden, furious Muslims burned art and threatened death to the artist, a cartoonist whose newspaper cartoon they didn't like. They want the government to change laws to accommodate Muslims.

In fact, they had a list of demands ready for their recent meeting with the Swedish prime minister – although they backed off when their tactic got publicity.

Across Europe, Muslims make similar demands on governments, school systems, publications, churches, bureaucracies – all with the goal of having laws, guidelines and traditions changed to suit them. Their fallback position is the implicit and real threat of riots and violence and the "jihads of death."

Opposition to these tactics is virtually unheard although the Swedish newspaper refuses to apologize.

The same situation arose when a Danish newspaper published cartoons Muslims didn't like – the fallout spread across the world with riots, fires, destruction and at least one murder – of a Catholic nun.

That cartoonist is still getting death threats. The newspaper didn't apologize.

Religion of peace?

In England, new Prime Minister Gordon Brown, showed his spine after the latest terrorist attack in Scotland and a bomb-attempt in London, by demanding that no one in government or media speak of militant, Islamic terrorism!

He didn't mean don't refer to militant Islamic terrorism. He meant, literally, don't use those words.

How do you fight and defend yourself against an enemy you refuse to identify?

Australian Prime Minister John Howard

About the only leaders with those right "body parts," are in Australia where it's been clearly stated that if Muslims don't like the culture and traditions of that country, they should go back home and live where things are to their liking.

God bless Prime Minister John Howard and Treasurer Peter Costello. They may not be loved by all Aussies but they're tops on my list.

The U.S. needs politicians like that.

President Bush talks tough when it comes to the Iraq war, but he still plays "nice guy" when identifying the enemy. George Bush cannot wash the words "Islam is a religion of peace" out of his mouth.

Last week's ugly reality of U.S. politics shows clearly that patriotism, loyalty and decency are gone.

It was ironic that it occurred around the 6th commemoration of 9/11 – the mass killing of some 3,000 Americans on our own soil by a gang of determined, militant Islamist terrorists.

That's what they were, and what they remain – and all the politically correct blathering since then, doesn't change it one iota.

They were the enemy and they are the enemy. But now, the battle is being fought on their turf – Iraq and Afghanistan. Like it or not, like President Bush or not, it's a fact.

My opinion is simple: better there than here.

But according to the Democrats, the war is a failure, the goal is to get out now regardless of the consequences and, in general, return to life as usual. Whatever that is.

Do they mean life before 9/11? How about before the USS Cole? The first World Trade Center bombing? U.S. embassies in Africa and Lebanon? Khubar Towers? Beirut Marine barracks bombing? Clubs, caf?s, airports, planes, ships? How far back shall I go?

It appears an America under continual surprise attack by militant Islamist terrorists anywhere in the world, including here, is what Democrats consider life as usual.

Not in my world. Nor is it my view of peace. A primary role of the U.S. government under the Constitution is to protect American citizens and national sovereignty.

Not so for the Democrats who are selling us out and betraying the future.

Their hate of George Bush is palpable and the intensity of their goal to destroy his administration regardless of the damage to the system, the Constitution and the nation is dangerous.

The verbal and print attack on four-star Gen. David Petraeus, as he was to present his Iraq War assessment to Congress members, was unconscionable and disgraceful.

People like Rep. Tom Lantos, D-Ca, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Ca, and Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y. – just three of many – told him to his face, before he even said a word, that they wouldn't believe him.

I would expect such insulting rudeness from Tom and Hillary. I know Dianne has better manners, but politics prevails.

Gen. Petraeus coolly ignored the insults.

Would we had politicians of his caliber instead of what we're cursed with.

Then came the full-page ad in the N.Y. Times, headlined "General Petraeus or General Betray Us? Democrat-funded MoveOn.Org paid for it, and according to the NY Post, got a $116,000 discount from regular ad rates!

Not one of the Democrat presidential candidates objected to it.
Money talks.

There's no point to such actions except to undermine and endanger the president and the country to gain political power, all at a time of war.

There was a time in this country, when such people would face charges. Sedition? Treason?

There was a time, even with unpopular wars and issues, the bottom line was protect the country and honor the military.

Not now.

We're in dangerous territory with no end in sight.

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