My Thoughts Reflect London
Yesterday, England was attacked by the barbarians that threaten the way of life we love and defend. Those are of freedom and liberty. They struck the heart of England in her citizens, and frankly, they failed. They failed to shake the resolve of the British people. The resolve is rooted in the Churchillian history from World War II. During the German blitz on London, someone asked Sir Winston Churchill what would happen if the Germans destroyed Big Ben—the most prominent landmark in all of London. Churchill’s response was succinct.
"We will build it back."
That is the resolve that Britons have come to expect, and they support it. The country is at war, and the war does not end until the enemy is defeated. No victory was ever half-won, and once the fight has commenced, there is no turning back. Spain crumbled under such an attack just last year. In the face of a wolf snarling in their face, Spain decided it was best to appease that wolf. Again, I go back to Churchill and his idea of appeasement. Appeasement is what you do with a crocodile in hopes he eats you last. Appeasement to our enemies—to any enemy—never works. It is much like the idea of bribery; eventually the bribes become to high, and the person committing the crime never goes away.
The world mourns for their loss. People in America took down their flags, and flew the Union Jack for one day, in honor of our ally that was struck, without warning, in the rush hour commute of the morning. Solidarity has been the key in this war; standing shoulder-to-shoulder in unity. We move now, together, or not at all. And we are moving. We are moving in on those that threaten our way of life, and would resort to killing innocent men, women, and children in this nation and others. These people that carry out such attacks—animals and barbarians that history left behind—care nothing of innocence, unless the innocents aren’t "infidels."
So, we are infidels. We are infidels that are defeating the forces of evil around the world. The same evil that would target an early morning commuter as easily as they target a person in uniform. To them, there is no difference. To us, there is. War always brings casualties. It was Sherman, I believe, that stated: "War is hell, lest we become fond of it." We do not wish to go to war, but when we must, we engage fully. There is no halfway.
When innocents die in war, it is regrettable. We don’t target civilians. They are casualties. Our enemy does target civilians, hence the idea of "terrorism." Their goal is to sow terror and fear into a populace so the target will capitulate. Thus far, we have not, and neither has Britain. And I doubt seriously that Britain will. Despite the antiwar sentiment throughout Europe, Britain will not turn away from her course. To do so would only invite further attacks. Maybe not tomorrow. Maybe not next week. But the attacks will resume as soon as Britain does something the barbarians don’t like.
So, there’s no reason to waver now, in the face of the enemy. Now is the time to stand strong and united, not just as Britons, but as allies with their friends around the world. My heart goes out to those killed, hurt, and affected by this heinous attack. But we cannot turn away from the goal of stopping these people in the world. This is not genocide. We do not want to wipe all Muslims out. But we do want the fascist wing of their ideology destroyed. It may have been welcome during the B.C. times, but this is the 21st Century. These sorts of attacks are not part of civilized society. There are rules to warfare, and the other side is clearly not playing by the rules.
Then if that is so, then it is time to remove the ability for these people to function and live in the world. It is no different than this nation killing a murderer for the crime that he/she has committed. These barbarians have committed a crime—a crime that will have a never-ending death toll until they are eradicated. Their crime is resorting to an extremist viewpoint to redress grievances against governments they feel slighted by. I would prefer negotiations, but I’m not opposed to war; especially when the actions the barbarians perform are acts of war.
They are not crimes that demand prosecution through the law. They are acts of war. It was an act of war on 11 September as much as it was an act of war on 7 July. So, it’s time to end the debate over how these people will be prosecuted. There will be no prosecution. There will be an execution. The cells that have been broken up or caught, worldwide, never go down peacefully. Many cell members are killed. Few have surrendered. Across the globe, we and our allies have tried to capture cells intact. Few ever are, but those captured reveal information that leads to the capture of other cells and other members of al-Qaeda. The process may be slow going, and in the shadows, but it is working.
And it will work again as Scotland Yard investigates this attack. If I were involved in this bombing, I would leave England as soon as possible, because the boys at the Yard may soon be breathing down their necks.
Publius II
Yesterday, England was attacked by the barbarians that threaten the way of life we love and defend. Those are of freedom and liberty. They struck the heart of England in her citizens, and frankly, they failed. They failed to shake the resolve of the British people. The resolve is rooted in the Churchillian history from World War II. During the German blitz on London, someone asked Sir Winston Churchill what would happen if the Germans destroyed Big Ben—the most prominent landmark in all of London. Churchill’s response was succinct.
"We will build it back."
That is the resolve that Britons have come to expect, and they support it. The country is at war, and the war does not end until the enemy is defeated. No victory was ever half-won, and once the fight has commenced, there is no turning back. Spain crumbled under such an attack just last year. In the face of a wolf snarling in their face, Spain decided it was best to appease that wolf. Again, I go back to Churchill and his idea of appeasement. Appeasement is what you do with a crocodile in hopes he eats you last. Appeasement to our enemies—to any enemy—never works. It is much like the idea of bribery; eventually the bribes become to high, and the person committing the crime never goes away.
The world mourns for their loss. People in America took down their flags, and flew the Union Jack for one day, in honor of our ally that was struck, without warning, in the rush hour commute of the morning. Solidarity has been the key in this war; standing shoulder-to-shoulder in unity. We move now, together, or not at all. And we are moving. We are moving in on those that threaten our way of life, and would resort to killing innocent men, women, and children in this nation and others. These people that carry out such attacks—animals and barbarians that history left behind—care nothing of innocence, unless the innocents aren’t "infidels."
So, we are infidels. We are infidels that are defeating the forces of evil around the world. The same evil that would target an early morning commuter as easily as they target a person in uniform. To them, there is no difference. To us, there is. War always brings casualties. It was Sherman, I believe, that stated: "War is hell, lest we become fond of it." We do not wish to go to war, but when we must, we engage fully. There is no halfway.
When innocents die in war, it is regrettable. We don’t target civilians. They are casualties. Our enemy does target civilians, hence the idea of "terrorism." Their goal is to sow terror and fear into a populace so the target will capitulate. Thus far, we have not, and neither has Britain. And I doubt seriously that Britain will. Despite the antiwar sentiment throughout Europe, Britain will not turn away from her course. To do so would only invite further attacks. Maybe not tomorrow. Maybe not next week. But the attacks will resume as soon as Britain does something the barbarians don’t like.
So, there’s no reason to waver now, in the face of the enemy. Now is the time to stand strong and united, not just as Britons, but as allies with their friends around the world. My heart goes out to those killed, hurt, and affected by this heinous attack. But we cannot turn away from the goal of stopping these people in the world. This is not genocide. We do not want to wipe all Muslims out. But we do want the fascist wing of their ideology destroyed. It may have been welcome during the B.C. times, but this is the 21st Century. These sorts of attacks are not part of civilized society. There are rules to warfare, and the other side is clearly not playing by the rules.
Then if that is so, then it is time to remove the ability for these people to function and live in the world. It is no different than this nation killing a murderer for the crime that he/she has committed. These barbarians have committed a crime—a crime that will have a never-ending death toll until they are eradicated. Their crime is resorting to an extremist viewpoint to redress grievances against governments they feel slighted by. I would prefer negotiations, but I’m not opposed to war; especially when the actions the barbarians perform are acts of war.
They are not crimes that demand prosecution through the law. They are acts of war. It was an act of war on 11 September as much as it was an act of war on 7 July. So, it’s time to end the debate over how these people will be prosecuted. There will be no prosecution. There will be an execution. The cells that have been broken up or caught, worldwide, never go down peacefully. Many cell members are killed. Few have surrendered. Across the globe, we and our allies have tried to capture cells intact. Few ever are, but those captured reveal information that leads to the capture of other cells and other members of al-Qaeda. The process may be slow going, and in the shadows, but it is working.
And it will work again as Scotland Yard investigates this attack. If I were involved in this bombing, I would leave England as soon as possible, because the boys at the Yard may soon be breathing down their necks.
Publius II
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