Bookworm on Jul 02 2009 at 9:55 am | Filed under: Uncategorized
“The war on terror is definitely looking more and more positive by the month.”
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Wow. Just a few months ago, the consensus was that Afghanistan was lost. For all intents and purposes, LOST. Even Michael Yon, one of the fairest of reporters (a web reporter often welcomed by our troops) was extraordinarily pessimistic.
This is wonderful news. Just goes to show how quickly things can change. Why did the Pakistani public turn? Isn’t this New Awakening a huge surprise? I thought their madrassa propaganda was going to guarantee that nearly all of the Pakistani public were as bad as Hamas.
No disagreement here. I wonder how much of this is due to pulling out of the cities in Iraq…
Earlier, when the big discussion was about setting a date to pull out, someone on one of the military blogs commented that in a conversation with an Iraqi that the Iraqi simply didn’t believe that the US was going to leave Iraq. We’d won the military battle, and had control of the oil fields – why would we leave? I thought he had a good point. ” Be it ever so humble ” etc…US soldiers might find Iraq a hellhole, but to them it’s home. They simply don’t see it the same way we do. It’s theirs. And I suspect the rest of the islamic world also saw it that way. We’re still in Bosnia. That we’re actually turning over control entirely to the Iraqi government…it may be unbelievable to them, in a way. But the fact that we’ll let go – puts it on _them_ to solve the problem. And the fact that we’re leaving is a proof that we _don’t_ want to conquer the lands and the people, and force them into Christianity – which is probably their biggest fear. The US is _not_ on a Crusade.
Whatever the reason – it’s good news.
I think that you make a very good point, Suek. The fact that the U.S. is willingly handing Iraq back to the Iraqis undermines much of what both Iran and Al-Qaeda have been claiming. Let’s hope the rest of the Muslim world notices…and let’s pray that the Iraqis rise to the challenge of defending their country.
For those that need to be reminded of what this war is all about, Pam Geller at Atlas Shrugged has posted a riveting video documentary of the Mumbai massacre. Must see! http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/07/complete-video-islamic-terror-in-mumbai-actual-dispatches-this-is-a-struggle-between-islam-and-unbel.html
Off topic, but indulge me. I could not resist when my eye caught these three successive lead lines on Drudge:
Biden fails to draw crowd in Erie…
Which Al Franken will show up in Washington?
Scientists to breed ‘super-tuna’…
I see a very fishy pattern above: Blowfish, flounder, tuna.
Let’s hope the rest of the Muslim world notices…and let’s pray that the Iraqis rise to the challenge of defending their country.
I do not particularly care about what the rest of the Muslim world sees or does not see. The only thing that matters is true courage, true allies, and those are made from the cauldron of blood and sacrifice. No sacrifice, no bonds, no trust.
Just like it is with America. I don’t care about the numerous millions voting for their messiah. No amount of new info will change their views. Only death, destruction, and sacrifice would have a chance to open people’s eyes.
Death and life, a particularly interesting twin phenomenon.
If many Americans are sheep and not worth the wool on their skins, so the same is also true, on a far greater scale, for the Muslim world.
Fighters are what the US needs in the ME. And Certainly the Sunnis are fighters, and that’s one positive aspect of Iraq. Sistani and the Kurds are two others.
Ymar, I agree with your points in #5 and #6. In another commentary thread, you also discussed the idea that having great faith in a cause allows one to remain strong in your cause, no matter the cause.
We’ve shown great resolve, and perhaps even faith in our goals, in the Middle East, during this war against Islamofascism. One can say that Al Qaeda, too, has shown faith and resolve.
Yet we can say that, essentially, we have beaten Al Qaeda back in Iraq, and we are making significant progress in Afghanistan and Pakistan now. (Obama apparently is continuing the fight at a significant enough level that he should be given credit for not being a Jimmy Carter in that arena, at least.)
But here’s my question. If the Pakistanis were flooding to the Al Qaeda/Taliban banner, and fighting us in hordes, then yes, we just kill ‘em, as you say. But they are turning out, shockingly, to be allies right now in the fight, not opponents. As it turns out, we don’t have to kill ‘em. They are turning to our side. This is better!
Why have they turned to our side? Is anyone else as surprised and shocked as I am? Where pundits have addressed the mindset of “your average Pakistani” they’ve pessimistically assured us that they would support the Taliban, and be our foes. This has been true of conservative punditry. So, why were they wrong?
Have we correctly identified all the causes of the Anbar Awakening in Iraq, that allowed us to turn the corner there? Will we identify the causes of the nascent Awakening in Pakistan… were it to continue, and were it to succeed?
The Dems have been pointing to Obama’s Cairo speech. I would point, belatedly, to Bush’s efforts at sponsoring democracy throughout the Middle East. Perhaps I never gave George W. Bush enough credit as President for this stance? It failed with the Palestinians (Hamas), at least in the short term. What with the surprises in Lebanon, continued progress in Iraq, a popular uprising in Iran (crushed), positive news from Afghanistan and Pakistan… are we capable of identifying the causes of the good news?
They are turning to our side. This is better!
No, they are not turning to our side. They are turning against the depredations of AQ and the Taliban, yes, but that does not mean they believe us to be their friends or allies.
One of the recent modifications to the Roe in Afghanistan for strikes in or around pakistan was, I believe, designed to limit collateral damage so that the tribes there will have greater enmity against AQ/Taliban alliance than against the Coalition.
As for any direct ties of alliance, such as between the Marines and the Sunnis of the Al Anbar Awakening Council, that remains yet to be seen.
Zhombre, dude, you crack me UP!
What Charles said. Z-man, you are too funny.
Zhombre, I echo Charles and Book. LOL!
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