Posted by
Jeff Nelson on Sunday, July 23, 2006 7:48:44 PM
THE STRUGGLE AHEAD
The events of the past few weeks in Israel should show western civilization the type of struggle we are engaged in. The war against Islamic Jihadist is not just between the United States and al-Qa’ida, but between the western civilization and all jihadist. This is what is called a great war, a war that will change the ordering of the world either toward 7th century Islamic rule or an even greater spread of democracy. The problem is that not everybody realizes what we are in the middle of and think that 9/11 was just a fluke. They believe that we can negotiate with groups like Hezbollah and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade. The thing of it is these groups are not fighting for land or just against one nation. These groups want to spread there philosophy to all the world and want nothing more than to put an end to western civilization. They do not approve of our personal freedoms, nor our economic freedoms. The fight we are currently in is no less a world war than was WWII. Think of it like this the only difference is that the Nazis are not in one country and are not wearing uniforms. They are instead disbursed through out the world and hide in the civilian population. There headquarters are in apartment buildings, munitions in homes or mosques. The old way of meeting on the field of battle for the most part does not apply. The consequences of their actions are the cause of civilian causalities. The blame is not on the country that faces this evil but on the groups that hide among the people. The people of the world have to wake up and realize the enemy we are fighting and the way we must fight them. The lost of innocent life while tragic is not a reason to shy away from confronting the enemy. All we can ask is the we take all prudent measures to limit civilian causalities ,but we must do what ever is necessary to defeat the jihadist. We can not stop short or go home before the job is done. Total victory must be the goal and anything less can not be accepted nor tolerated. This is the call of the current generations and we will answer that call. I leave you with this part of the poem Ulysses from Lord Alfred Tennyson “
Tho’ much is taken, much abides; and tho’
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”