Ummmm, Hello?
The only way this premise even comes close to being credible is if you believed that we were dealing with reasonable people in the first place.
Reasonable people don’t fly jetliners into skyscrapers. Reasonable people do not celebrate the deaths of 3000 whose only crime was being American and going to work that morning. Reasonable people do not demand that everyone always defers to their “unique” sensibilities, and utter about the peace of their world view. while raping and beheading those who don’t share it and issuing religious death warrants for those who criticise it.
In short, why do we fear enraging the perpetually enraged? Are they going to be more enraged? Will that make them more dangerous than they already are? This is more political correctness run amuck. It is the same kind of thinking that says the concept of a “hate crime” is a sound one…the idea that a crime is somehow more criminal based on the identity of a victim.
We scored a victory on Sunday. We showed that when you attack us and murder thousands of our citizens in an unprovoked attack, we will reach out and touch you, and time and subterfuge will not weaken our resolve. And this decision renders that moment of triumph to ash, because if we choose timidity when the moment calls for a clear deterrent, then these turds in the world’s punchbowl have won. It shows they have more committment than our leadership does when our leaders chose to defer to the bad guys’ sensibilities rather than treating them like the bad actors they are. It is a surrender to fear and lets the enemy know that they have control of the message.
Cross-posted at Taxes, Stupidity and Death.
Linked by Michelle Malkin in Buzzworthy, thanks!
May, 4, 2011 at 2:20 pm
Good post, Deb.
May, 4, 2011 at 2:22 pm
That’s BlackisWhite Imperial Consigliere.
May, 4, 2011 at 2:26 pm
I thought I was past putting the signature on it.
*sighs*
May, 4, 2011 at 2:30 pm
Besides…we haven’t seen Islamic Rage Boy (as seen above) in awhile. It would be kinda fun to see him, again, protesting the pic.
May, 4, 2011 at 2:35 pm
I think there should be a web-wide Osama’s face all shot up photoshop contest.
May, 4, 2011 at 2:38 pm
My sentiments exactly. Thanks for sharing this Deb and for showing me another cool blog to add to my blogroll!
May, 4, 2011 at 3:34 pm
These guys look like they could use a date.
Don’t they have goats and sheep in the cities?
May, 4, 2011 at 5:57 pm
…Really RS…bestiality humor….next thing you know, he will start the old “Sheep Sheep Sheep, Shagger!” chant that is so common when those wankers from Shepton Mallet end up at our grounds….
May, 4, 2011 at 5:59 pm
Is it just a coincidence that those lunatics all look like neanderthals?
May, 4, 2011 at 8:05 pm
Oh, my bad.
Anyway, thanks for sharing!
May, 4, 2011 at 10:56 pm
You’re welcome.
You hear that BiW? Ya done good!
May, 4, 2011 at 11:39 pm
It’s nice to be appreciated.
May, 5, 2011 at 2:32 pm
Actually, RS, it looks like all they have is billies, and that’s just not the same as 72 regenerating virgins…