Monday, September 10, 2012

"We Shall Never Surrender" 9/11, Victory, and our current Peril.

11 years ago America was viciously attacked by 8th century Islamic zealots.  Nearly 3,000 American Citizens were murdered in cold blood while living productive, exceptional lives.  America's response was rightfully swift and brutal, the Taliban were easily dispatched, the Muslim world was terrified, the nihilist left was quite; in short, a terrible attack was met with righteous justice, epitomized by the original operation name for the Afghan campaign "Operation Infinite Justice".  Why then 11 years later is America losing it's war against Islamic totalitarianism?

It certainly is not the individuals soldiers fighting prowess.  The 19 year old Private in Iraq or Afghanistan has the ability to call on more devastation and firepower than any fighting force in history.  Their training and equipment represented hundreds of thousands of dollars and a unique irreplaceable life.  Is it our military high command, who issue the idiotic Rules of Engagement that prevent our Armed Forces from defeating the enemy?  Somewhat, but the US is firmly under civilian control. So the government must be the answer?  In larger measure surely, but the government is the summation of the wider culture at large, not the drivers of it.

Ultimately it is moral ideas that dictate policy at all levels.  America's current policy is so engrained with self sacrifice that is a wonder we have made it this far.  Make no mistake we are losing the moral battle with Islam, because we refuse to acknowledge the morality of our own survival.  Preserving the individual rights of Americans is the only job of a properly constituted American government. We must recognize the enemy we are fighting and act accordingly.  Only then can Liberty survive.  I close with a quote from renowned historian Victor Davis Hanson:

"This bloody past suggests to us that enemies cease hostilities only when they are battered enough  to acknowledge that there is no hope in victory - and thus that further resistance means only useless sacrifice."

(Note:  I am obviously taken a lot of context for granted, See "Nothing Less than Victory" by John David Lewis and "Winning the Unwinable War" by Yaron Brook for  a more detailed analysis)

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