(2007-04-07) — President George Bush this week allegedly plans to address efforts by Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee to remove references to the so-called “global war on terror” from the 2008 defense budget.
Below is a draft of his speech, reportedly leaked by an unnamed White House official. Spokesmen for the major TV networks and cable news channels have already told the White House that no time is available to broadcast these remarks.
PRESIDENT BUSH:
Lately, some in Congress have attempted to alter the language of our fight. They don’t like the phrase “global war on terror” and prefer to talk of isolated conflicts — of wars in this country or that region.I can agree with them on one point: ‘Global War on Terror’ is not an adequate phrase, because it fails to name the enemy. The United States of America is not at war with terror any more than we’re at war with the AK-47 assault rifle or the improvised explosive device. We’re at war with people who employ these tools as they attempt to terrify us into submitting to their will.
It’s hard to know what to call these people. They march under the banner of Islam, but some Muslims say the terrorists have twisted the religion of Mohammad to justify their godless thirst for power. And yet there is no concerted effort among the world’s Muslim leaders to stamp out the brush fire of radicalism that threatens to turn their so-called ‘peaceful religion’ into a blazing crusade against the infidels — that means you and me. There is no significant coalition of Islamists working to bring justice to those who have so perverted their religion that a militia operates from a mosque under the blessing and command of the Imam. The failure of so-called moderate Muslims to take action against in their radical brethren is more telling than their infrequent condemnations of terror as a tool to advance their faith.
Our fight is a global war on terror in the sense that terror tactics aim to inspire fear. President Franklin Roosevelt wisely pointed out that our only formidable enemy during the darkest days of World War II was that paralyzing emotion that clouds our vision, wearies our muscles, staggers our steps and waters down our resolve.
In this battle against the principalities of fear, we fight no nation. We aim to conquer no ethnic or religious group. We desire to occupy not one inch of soil beyond our borders.
Some have said that the global war on terror is unwinnable, but I believe that it is unloseable. In other words, we must not lose this war for Western civilization.
And we will not lose, because Divine Providence rules in the affairs of men, because righteousness trumps wickedness, because freedom overshadows slavery, and because — despite all of our faults — the United States of America is the greatest nation the world has ever seen, and the only human hope for humanity. This is not an arrogant statement. It’s a humble recognition that God has seen fit to bless this experiment in citizen-rule with unprecedented prosperity, opportunity, joy and strength.
The enemy longs to strip the people of their God-given rights and power. But we love these treasures more than they hate them. We will guard them. We will not permit them to be plundered, even if it takes our last breath and our last drop of blood. Because to live in the world that our enemies envision is to live not at all.
Calling it the ‘global war on terror’ is accurate in this respect: This is a not a national conflict. It belongs to no country and respects no borders. No legitimate claim to sovereignty exists. When we triumph over the terrorists, no nation of people will be humbled. The losers will be the terrorists. No sensible person in any nation will mourn their loss. And some who now cower in caution, appearing to give tacit approval to the terrorists, will dance with joy on their graves.
Some think that the battle in Iraq is unrelated to the global war on terror. In this, they not only disagree with me, but they’re at odds with the terror leaders themselves who have poured millions of dollars and thousands of lives into the effort to raise the dark flag of fear over the heads of 25 million Iraqis. The terrorists fight in Iraq as if their future depends on it. It does.
They’d like nothing better than for us to view the conflict as a centuries-old civil war among a primitive people that cannot be resolved by any means.
If the attempt by our opponents to reclassify this global battle as a series of unconnected dots is successful, the terror leaders will check off another box on their to-do lists, and celebrate another milestone.
Much of the talk among politicians and pundits of all political stripes reflects an ignorance of history and of warfare.
The crucial element in time of war is not perceived troop morale or somebody’s gut feeling about how things are going. The crucial factor is victory always — and victory alone.
Victory means the enemy must surrender, his ability to wage war must be destroyed, his ambitions definitively denied. His commanders must be tried and punished, or slain on the field, and his troops disarmed. The streets of the war zones must be made safe for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
The purpose of waging war is not to keep our troops out of harm’s way or even to bring our troops home. It is to defeat the enemy.
No soldier, Marine, seaman or airman wants to leave the theater of battle without the laurel of victory. No true American will countenance surrender, or anything like it. When our opponents here and abroad speak of anything short of victory, realize that it is nothing but defeat draped in the costume of fine words and empty diplomacy. Viewed in the full light of history, it is little short of treason.
The stakes could not be higher.
When our enemies believe that we don’t have the stomach to fight, they know that they have not only won the war, they have effectively ended the era of the American republic. We have become their colony, subject to their rule, and to their dark vision of a future under their law. We may be allowed to maintain our standing army, to conduct our legislative and judicial activities, but real executive power shall have been transferred to them.
This must never happen. We will not permit it.
Changing the name of the global war on terror does not end the war, anymore than a child covering her eyes makes the scary thing disappear.
May God grant us the wisdom to answer our calling to fight for something greater than our ambitions, and to do so with unshakable resolve toward ultimate victory.
Thank you. God bless you, and may God continue to bless the United States of America.
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1 Scott Ott // Apr 7, 2007 at 8:55 am
Bush to Slam Renaming ‘Global War on Terror’…
by Scott Ott(2007-04-07) — President George Bush this week allegedly plans to address efforts by Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee to remove references to the so-called “global war on terror†from the 2008 defense budget.Below is a….
2 NightTwister // Apr 7, 2007 at 9:21 am
God Bless America!!
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4 diamond jim // Apr 7, 2007 at 9:38 am
Well done.
5 conserve-a-tips // Apr 7, 2007 at 9:41 am
OK. So, another WOW. That’s all that’s left to say.
6 Walter E. Wallis // Apr 7, 2007 at 9:59 am
Perhaps if we called it “Banana.”
7 RedPepper // Apr 7, 2007 at 10:46 am
Way to go, Dems!
Welcome to the “War That Dare Not Speak Its Name”!
For your next achievements, perhaps you can change your own name to “the House Dis-Armed Services Committee”, and get busy implementing Dennis Kucinich’s suggestion: the “Department of Peace“!
Go Team !
8 out boy » Bush to Slam Renaming 'Global War on Terror' // Apr 7, 2007 at 10:53 am
[...] mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Jim Peters, CTO at SITA) wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptAnd yet there is no concerted effort among the world’s Muslim leaders to stamp out the brush fire of radicalism that threatens to turn their so-called ‘peaceful religion’ into a blazing crusade against the infidels — that means you and … [...]
9 TouchyFeely // Apr 7, 2007 at 11:07 am
We are at war against state-sponsored terrorism. It will exist as long as countries exist that allow mass murderers to congregate and plan attacks against sovereign governments. Iran, Iraq and Syria were the three biggest criminals in this regard. One of them is well on its way to leaving the fold. The other two could be taken out of the equation, almost overnight, if the Democrats – the “other party” that wants desperately to direct American pursestrings – would put greed behind them and unify against a common enemy. Obviously, all they seek is power and money, to the detriment of the world.
10 Fred Sinclair // Apr 7, 2007 at 12:25 pm
One thing I don’t understand.”no time available to broadcast these remarks”
I should think that the MSM should be caught up in the throes of rapture with this speech. Oh! I see! The Democrats in Congress must be planning to have a solid Gold Medal struck in honor of President Bush to be awarded him on National TV for his brilliant fight against the forces of evil. The Awards Ceremony following this speech that they want him to give after they have the medal available to present to him.
What a brilliantly ingenious plan!
(satire mode – off)
Heirborn Ranger
11 upnorthlurkin // Apr 7, 2007 at 1:54 pm
Well, if the “drive-by media” doesn’t have the time to broadcast this speech, I guess it’s up to us in the “Blogosphere” to Git ‘er done and mail it ’round the world! I’m thinking of cutting and pasting the majority of the article into letters to North Dakota’s three stooges in Congress. Of course, I’m sure I’ll only receive their form letters in response, but I have to try again!!
12 MargeinMI // Apr 7, 2007 at 1:55 pm
Dear, dear Scott, Your Bush speeches are amongst the best of your writings, and this one is just INSPIRED!
Bravo!
13 GnuCarSmell // Apr 7, 2007 at 1:56 pm
In the cruel calculus of the Democrat leadership, success in Iraq will help Republicans and discredit Democrats. In their determination to win the White House in 2008, the Democrats will stop at nothing to undermine Bush’s efforts in Iraq — even if a premature pullout results in a Cambodia-style genocide. In fact, the worse the outcome in Iraq is, the better it is for Democrats.
Early indications are that General Petraeus’ surge is working. This is making the anti-war left mighty nervous. Expect to see an increasingly frantic effort to sabotage the Iraq phase of the Global War on Terror as the situation there improves. For Democrats, failure is the only option.
14 DasPoetica // Apr 7, 2007 at 2:06 pm
In reply to Touchy Feely’s comment I would like to say that the democrats (read liberals (read anarchists)) have know idea that what they seek; i.e., the total abolition of any absolute. The results of their destruction means what Freidrich Nietzsche said: when nothing is true, everything is permitted. Our society is rotting from within; we’re killing our future generations in the name of a woman’s “right” to choose; we shatter the concept of family by bowing to queers and lesbos who demand a “right” to foist their version of sexuality on the rest of us; and all of congress, when they are not concerned with their own re-election, gayly shreds our constitution by demanding authoirty where none is granted them by the insturment of government. Nancy Pelosi should be drawn before a court of Justice and tried as the traitor she is. Where does it say in the Constitution that anyone other than the President is granted the power to make treaties or enter into negotiations with a foreign entity? STOP THIS MADNESS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!
15 antodav // Apr 7, 2007 at 2:21 pm
I don’t know, Scott. These things are usually very well written, but you put words in President Bush’s mouth that aren’t parody, but don’t sound anything like him either. I guess it represents what you wish he would say. Often times it’s what I wish he would say too. But I would lose respect for him if he ever spoke out against Islam. Bush has always been a very tolerant, compassionate guy.
The rest of that though was very good. I wonder if he reads Scrappleface. If not, he ought to.
16 JamesonLewis3rd // Apr 7, 2007 at 2:27 pm
Hm. While President Bush already has my utmost respect, it would increase to infinity if he would, even just once, speak out against Islam, the religion of violence and hatred.
17 Luke // Apr 7, 2007 at 3:38 pm
Great, just great.
18 bloater // Apr 7, 2007 at 3:51 pm
Hm. While President Bush already has my utmost respect, it would increase to infinity if he would, even just once, speak out against Islam, the religion of violence and hatred.
Comment by JamesonLewis3rd — April 7, 2007 @ 2:27 pm
I agree completely. In fact, I’m not renewing my NRCC membership ’till SOMEONE, ANYONE, in the Republican Party has the cajones to come out and say that the GREATEST THREAT TO THE CIVILIZED WORLD IS THE SICK CULT OF ISLAM!
19 Rock Slatestone // Apr 7, 2007 at 4:47 pm
God Bless Scott Ott. This was beautifully written.
20 myword // Apr 7, 2007 at 5:42 pm
The Great Scott has once again displayed his brilliance.
I sent it on to the POTUS and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson.
Let’s send the Dims some crayons and coloring books to keep them busy. Maybe install a sandbox in the Capitol for their amusement. It’s obvious they’re not interested or capable of governing/leading as adults.
21 JamesonLewis3rd // Apr 7, 2007 at 6:03 pm
Fred Thompson blogs at Red State.
22 Beerme // Apr 7, 2007 at 6:21 pm
Once again, I’m astounded by the Great Cheeto Eater’s gift for speechifyin’!
Fine job Scott!
23 camojack // Apr 7, 2007 at 7:17 pm
A rose by any other name…
24 myword // Apr 7, 2007 at 7:40 pm
The new plan by the Democrats is brilliant, I would even
say Machiavellian in scope.
Instead of losing the GWOT (their hope), we can lose
the war in Iraq, the war in Iran, the war in Afghanistan,
the war in Syria, and any other place we need to confront
the terrorists. Oh, the joy of it all. We could lose lots of wars.
The Libs would be dancing in the streets at such concrete
evidence of the evilness of the US. They would make a fetching
sight in their black/blue burkas.
25 RedPepper // Apr 7, 2007 at 7:44 pm
antodav, JL3, bloater: I have a fairly long article here, from about a year ago, that was published in the Canadian National Post . More than worth the time to read it.
Islam: A religion of peace ?
Muslims are not the only scriptural community to face challenges of interpretation. Jews and Christians who regard the Hebrew scriptures as the Word of God must deal with the conquest of Canaan, the commandment of total cherem destruction, the violence of judges like Samson and the bloodshed of kings like David — among many other materials that suggest Godly approval for aggressive warfare against non-believers.
But also this:
Indeed, one of the greatest challenges facing peace advocates in Muslim nations is that the Islamist voices that seem to have the greatest appeal to youth are those that portray the Koranic commands to kill as clear and unequivocal.
My 2 ¢ : Moderate is as moderate does.
26 JamesonLewis3rd // Apr 7, 2007 at 7:57 pm
Apples != Oranges
27 gafisher // Apr 7, 2007 at 9:30 pm
Well said, Scott. Very, very well said.
28 gafisher // Apr 7, 2007 at 9:35 pm
Oh, and one more thing.
‘Global Warming‘ will henceforth be known as ‘Springtime.’
Again.
29 Darthmeister // Apr 7, 2007 at 10:06 pm
What’s next, renaming the “War on Poverty”? That’s been a real quagmire the last forty years.
30 Darthmeister // Apr 7, 2007 at 10:20 pm
RedPepper, I put the actual number of “moderate” Muslims at around three to five percent. Often these “moderates” describe themselves as “secular Muslims”. I think what they mean by that is they believe in separation of mosque and state.
I know any number of Muslims who, from all outward appearances, seem to have adopted western values and certainly some western vices, but when you really start digging deep you find they have great sympathy for “the Muslim struggle” (jihad), vigorously defends the Palestinian cause despite the numerous atrocities the Palis have committed against innocent Israelis, believe Jews are involved in any number of conspiracies to hold back Muslims and to eventually subjugate the world beneath the feet of Zionism, and … Jews are literally pigs and apes.
It appears the only thoroughly “moderate” Muslim is one that has either converted to Christianity or has become an atheist. I don’t know of any Muslim convert to Judaism.
I wish I were wrong and maybe I’ll be proven wrong if moderate Muslims begin stepping up to the plate and condemning their radical brethren in unambiguous terms. And in the final analysis, actions speak louder than words, particularly since we’re dealing with a culture which has celebrated taqiyya (holy lying) in order to advance the cause of an Islamic global caliphate.
31 conserve-a-tips // Apr 7, 2007 at 10:59 pm
Darthmeister, I know that it is politically incorrect and that the ACLU may be knocking at my door, but the fact is, any religion that does not accept the truth of Christ is not a religion of peace. It doesn’t matter whether they claim to be moderate or fundamentalist or secular, any religion that does not include Christ is a religion that encourages humans to act apart from God. Of course, I realize that I am preaching to the choir here.
When people, who are ignorant of the truth of Christianity, start trying to compare Islam and Old Testament “Christianity” (which didn’t exist at that time), they completely miss the boat. God used men throughout the Old Testament to deal with evil and sin. Plain and simple. Before Christ, there was no intercessor, save the priest and those who didn’t have the priest were totally separated from God because of their sin unless they performed the ritual sacrifices. That is the whole reason we celebrate this weekend…because the sacrifice was made once and for all. Those who accept that sacrifice for what it was, do find peace. But for us to expect even the moderate Muslims to know that peace that passes all understanding is fruitless. It isn’t possible.
Their religion teaches an “eye for an eye” and “the nonMuslim deserves to die because of his disobedience” which is something they just can’t get past. God promised Hagar, regarding Ishmael, the son of Abraham, father of the Arab nation “He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone’s hand against him, and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers. Genesis 16:12 and when Ishmael became the father of nations, it was written of his descendants: “His descendants settled in the area from Havilah to Shur, near the border of Egypt, as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.” Gen. 25:18 And who were their brothers? The sons of Issac – the nation of Israel. It is the way it is.
32 old cro // Apr 8, 2007 at 3:59 am
Peggy Noonan would be proud……
Maybe we can call it “The war formally known as the war on terror”.
33 Big Java // Apr 8, 2007 at 6:30 am
A Blessed and Happy Easter to all.
This fits rather nicely with the Daybyday cartoon of
yesterday, April 7th.
As always, brilliant, Scott, absolutely brilliant.
34 MargeinMI // Apr 8, 2007 at 7:12 am
HE IS RISEN! Happy Easter Scrapplers!
35 camojack // Apr 8, 2007 at 7:38 am
Good News!
36 MargeinMI // Apr 8, 2007 at 7:55 am
Here’s an inspirational story I just came across:
http://sigmundcarlandalfred.wordpress.com/2007/04/05/every-child-saved-with-my-help-is-the-justification-of-my-existence-on-this-earth-and-not-a-title-to-glory/
JL3, Thanks for the Fred Thompson link (#21). The more I hear, the more I like!
37 rv // Apr 8, 2007 at 8:18 am
HE is riz, indeed.
38 Darthmeister // Apr 8, 2007 at 8:23 am
The most terrifying words to unregenerate man upon his/her death: He is risen … and you are accountable for your response.
And I’m not talking about the Energizer Easter Bunnyâ„¢. Better the sharp rebuke of a friend than words of flattery from an enemy.
39 conserve-a-tips // Apr 8, 2007 at 8:35 am
Good Blessed Easter Morning All.
His is risen indeed…Praise be to God, Creator of Heaven and Earth!!
40 MargeinMI // Apr 8, 2007 at 8:38 am
Check out this letter to Nasty Nan & Co. from some serious legal minds.
http://www2.nationalreview.com/dest/2007/03/21/warpowersltrtohillleaders.doc
It spells out the UNconstitutionality of what Congress is trying to do to the CIC. Not to mention treasonous. Might want to bookmark this one, ola.
41 JamesonLewis3rd // Apr 8, 2007 at 8:40 am
Yes.
Thank You, Heavenly Father.
Thank You, Holy Spirit.
Thank You, Jesus.
Hallelu Yah!
Amen.
42 Darthmeister // Apr 8, 2007 at 8:57 am
c.a.t. – I’ve never taken this biblical truth in this way before, having associated it with those worldly wolves in sheep’s clothing in the peace movement, but the Bible does say “in those days there will be some saying, ‘peace, peace’ when there is no peace (among them).”
Once again I’m reminded of the satirical movie, “Mars Attacks.” There are several scenes where Martians are running pell mell blowing up everything in sight in American streets while mechanically intoning, “We come in peace … we come in peace … we come in peace.” Though a parody, this movie mocks the naivete of peaceniks while the Martians could have been metaphors for Muslim jihadists – in my opinion. So I guess this biblical truth about claiming peace when there is no peace, as in the case of Islam, does have some application there. What benefit to man is it to be “at peace” with the moon-god Allah if indeed he is simply another false god, in this case invented by the profiteer and blood-soaked warrior Mohammed for the purpose of uniting Arab tribes fourteen hundred years ago?
43 Ms RightWing, Ink // Apr 8, 2007 at 9:29 am
HhAaPpPpYy EeAaSsTtEeRr
That is a double whammy on the enemy of our soul. Though it looks a lot like Christmas out my window—I still know what time of year it is, so to each and all…..Be Blessed
44 onlineanalyst // Apr 8, 2007 at 9:55 am
A happy and blessed Easter to all!
Thanks for the link, Marge.
Our Republican/conservative leadership needs to take a page of no-nonsense from Fred Thompson and John Bolton.
45 JamesonLewis3rd // Apr 8, 2007 at 10:50 am
“Fred Thompson Facts” over at IMAO.
Funny.
Along the lines of “Chuck Norris Facts” such as:
* “When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night, he checks his closet for Chuck Norris.”
* “Chuck Norris doesn’t read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants.”
* “Outer space exists because it’s afraid to be on the same planet with Chuck Norris.”
46 RedPepper // Apr 8, 2007 at 1:06 pm
Happy Easter, everyone!
47 RedPepper // Apr 8, 2007 at 1:12 pm
On a less happy note :
U.K. Schools’ Sickening Silence .
British and French educators are ready to abandon 500 years of progress owing to open intellectual inquiry through the use of logic. The schools won’t confront or challenge students but rather will leave them safe in their prejudices.
48 JamesonLewis3rd // Apr 8, 2007 at 3:32 pm
“1984″, “A Clockwork Orange”, “Brave New World”, “Fahrenheit 461″, “Harrison Bergeron”, et al.
None of these seem quite so fantastic these days. Back in the day, when I was much younger reading that sort of thing, it all seemed possible but not so probable…..Now? Well, heh, truth really is stranger than fiction.
“A-ah, but I was so much older then
I’m younger than that now-w-w.”
49 conserve-a-tips // Apr 8, 2007 at 7:53 pm
James~~ I got a used, hardback copy of Brave New World about a year ago, deciding to reread it. It gave me chills. The technology is there. The education is there and the laziness is there. In fact, it seems rather antiquated in the technology. Kind of makes you wonder about 10 years from now.
Oh yes. And Chuck Norris is an Okie, y’know. Need I say more?
Darthmeister ~~ Boy, you got that right! Remember that Christ said that He did not bring the “peace of this world”. The “peace of this world” is a peace between men. Christ’s peace is a peace between man and God among men. It is a peace in the middle of chaos.
50 conserve-a-tips // Apr 8, 2007 at 9:19 pm
Awesome article from the WSJ on the Democrats’ attempt at a government coup.
51 Pros and Cons » Be glad you are Christian, or Jewish, in this Easter/Passover season // Apr 8, 2007 at 10:43 pm
[...] While the point isn’t exactly right as a matter of Biblical accuracy, as Judges and Samuel both tell us, the Jews did not in fact drive out all of the peoples G_d wanted them to displace, he gets the basics spot on. What Christian chauvinists point out, God is not the moon god of the Hashemites, is just as true as that the Jewish God Yahweh or G_d, as they address him, is not him either. One does not love Allah. From what I have been told by my Muslim acquaintances, and even some of my Ismaili friends, the very idea is offensive. Not for us Christians and Jews. Even the Jews admit God sent profits to other peoples and must, therefore, have loved some of them. Now maybe they are all wrong and the heretics of Muslim tradition, like the dervishes (skip the first entry) or the Sufis are right (there really are those who dissent from Muslim orthodoxy). We shall see, I suppose, but they seem to be to be in part God’s counter-offensive within the heresy that is Islam, as does Najaf-centered Shiism (see an internal view agreein with me here and one from our people here), which generally preached restraint in the face of attacks on civilians until the bombing of the Golden mosque, even as Qom used (and fueled) inter-denominational inter-Arab violence for it’s own ends. [...]
52 bRight & Early // Apr 9, 2007 at 8:59 am
First Cup 04.09.07…
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55 rsmoon // Apr 12, 2007 at 9:45 pm
I ran this speech through my site http://www.wordsofwar.com which translates the rhetoric of Bush to Bin Laden and vice versa. It came up with this:
Lately, some in Arab leaders have attempted to alter the language of our fight. They don’t like the phrase “Global jihad on Terror†and prefer to talk of isolated conflicts — of wars in This country or that region.
I can agree with them on one point: ‘Global jihad on Terror’ is not an adequate phrase, because it fails to name the enemy. Al Qaeda of the Muslim World is not at jihad with aggression any more than we’re at jihad with the Ak-47 assault rifle or the improvised explosive device. We’re at jihad with people who employ these tools as they attempt to terrify us into submitting to their will.
It’s hard to know what to call these people. They march under the banner of Islam, but some Muslims say the United States military have twisted the democracy of Mohammad to justify their godless thirst for power. And yet there is no concerted effort among the World’s American leaders to stamp out the brush fire of radicalism that threatens to turn their so-called ‘peaceful religion’ into a blazing crusade against the infidels — that means you and me. There is no significant Muslim of Islamists working to bring justice to those who have so perverted their democracy that a militia operates from a mosque under the blessing and command of the Imam. The failure of so-called moderate Muslims to take action against in their radical brethren is more telling than their infrequent condemnations of aggression as a tool to advance their faith.
Our fight is a Global jihad on aggression in the sense that aggression tactics aim to inspire fear. Leader of the struggle against Western agression Franklin Roosevelt wisely pointed out that our only formidable enemy during the darkest days of most glorious creation of Allah jihad Ii was that paralyzing emotion that clouds our vision, wearies our muscles, staggers our steps and waters down our resolve.
In This battle against the principalities of fear, we fight no people. We aim to conquer no ethnic or democratic group. We desire to occupy not one inch of soil beyond our borders.
Some have said that the Global jihad on aggression is unwinnable, but I believe that it is unloseable. In other words, we must not lose This jihad for Western civilization.
And we will not lose, because Divine Providence rules in the affairs of men, because righteousness trumps wickedness, because holy justice overshadows slavery, and because — despite all of our faults — Al Qaeda of the Muslim World is the greatest people the most glorious creation of Allah has ever seen, and the only human hope for humanity. This is not an arrogant statement. It’s a humble recognition that Allah has seen fit to bless This experiment in citizen-rule with unprecedented prosperity, opportunity, joy and strength.
The enemy longs to strip the people of their God-given rights and power. But we love these treasures more than they hate them. We will guard them. We will not permit them to be plundered, even if it takes our last breath and our last drop of blood. Because to live in the most glorious creation of Allah that our enemies envision is to live not at all.
Calling it the ‘Global jihad on Terror’ is accurate in This respect: This is a not a idealistic conflict. It belongs to no country and respects no borders. No legitimate claim to sovereignty exists. When we triumph over the terrorists, no people of people will be humbled. The losers will be the United States military. No sensible person in any people will mourn their loss. And some who now cower in caution, appearing to give tacit approval to the terrorists, will dance with joy on their graves.
Some think that the battle in Palestine is unrelated to the Global jihad on aggression. In This, they not only disagree with me, but they’re at odds with the aggression leaders themselves who have poured millions of dollars and thousands of lives into the effort to raise the dark flag of fear over the heads of 25 million Iraqis. The United States military fight in Palestine as if their future depends on it. It does.
They’d like nothing better than for us to view the conflict as a centuries-old civil jihad among a primitive people that cannot be resolved by any means.
If the attempt by our opponents to reclassify This Global battle as a series of unconnected dots is successful, the aggression leaders will check off another box on their to-do lists, and celebrate another milestone.
Much of the talk among politicians and pundits of all political stripes reflects an ignorance of history and of warfare.
The crucial element in time of jihad is not perceived cell morale or somebody’s gut feeling about how things are going. The crucial factor is victory always — and victory alone.
Victory means the enemy must surrender, his ability to wage jihad must be destroyed, his ambitions definitively denied. His commanders must be tried and punished, or slain on the field, and his troops disarmed. The streets of the jihad zones must be made safe for life, freedom and the pursuit of happiness.
The purpose of waging jihad is not to keep our troops out of harm’s way or even to bring our troops home. It is to defeat the enemy.
No soldier, Marine, seaman or airman wants to leave the theater of battle without the laurel of victory. No true Muslim will countenance surrender, or anything like it. When our opponents here and abroad speak of anything short of victory, realize that it is nothing but defeat draped in the costume of fine words and empty diplomacy. Viewed in the full light of history, it is little short of treason.
The stakes could not be higher.
When our enemies believe that we don’t have the stomach to fight, they know that they have not only won the War, they have effectively ended the era of the Muslim republic. We have become their colony, subject to their rule, and to their dark vision of a future under their law. We may be allowed to maintain our standing army, to conduct our legislative and judicial activities, but real executive power shall have been transferred to them.
This must never happen. We will not permit it.
Changing the name of the Global jihad on aggression does not end the War, anymore than a child covering her eyes makes the scary thing disappear.
May Allah grant us the wisdom to answer our calling to fight for something mightier than our ambitions, and to do so with unshakable resolve toward ultimate victory.
Thank you. Allah bless you, and may Allah continue to bless Al Qaeda of the Muslim World.
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