Sunday, February 05, 2006
Perfect Storm
Sometimes when historians look back on a war, they list a single event that is recognized, even if symbolically, as the spark that set things in motion for that war.
The murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Duchess Sophie is said to be the incident that proked World War I. The events of 9/11 mark the beginning of America's war on terror. I say "America's" and not "global" because up until now, it hasn't been a global war on terror. Sure, a few of America's allies have joined in, but most of Europe has been sitting on its hands.
The Danish printing cartoons of Muhammad will go down as the spark that initiated the true beginning of the global war on terror. The rouse of multi-culturalism is beginning to peal away from Europe as the Danish, Norwegians, French, Germans and others push freedom of speech ahead of Muslim sensitivities. Its about time.
I for one hope the Europeans have indeed woken from their 50 year slumber, as we did with 9/11. The enemy is at all our doorsteps and the enemy is Islam.
I believe the perfect storm has finally gathered. The most virulent terrorist state, Iran, now has a nuclear bomb (yes, I believe they do - and if they don't already, they will very, very soon), Hamas, a long time, self-professed, terrorist organization has just gained control of another middle east state, the Muslim street is in a furor over the Mohammad cartoons while the Europeans begin to realize they are in for the fight for their culture, freedom and way of life.
I hate to say it, but it had to happen sooner or later. And sooner is better than later. I had thought that the trigger to outright, full-fledged, no holds barred global war on terror (as opposed to the limited, pussy-footing, polictically correct war we've been fighting so far) would only come when America is hit with another 9/11 on a much more massive scale. But now I believe there's a good chance something so seemingly innocuous as a few cartoons might have yielded the necessary spark. I hope so. We don't need another 9/11 in America. We need a 9/11 times 1000 in the middle east.
The murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Duchess Sophie is said to be the incident that proked World War I. The events of 9/11 mark the beginning of America's war on terror. I say "America's" and not "global" because up until now, it hasn't been a global war on terror. Sure, a few of America's allies have joined in, but most of Europe has been sitting on its hands.
The Danish printing cartoons of Muhammad will go down as the spark that initiated the true beginning of the global war on terror. The rouse of multi-culturalism is beginning to peal away from Europe as the Danish, Norwegians, French, Germans and others push freedom of speech ahead of Muslim sensitivities. Its about time.
I for one hope the Europeans have indeed woken from their 50 year slumber, as we did with 9/11. The enemy is at all our doorsteps and the enemy is Islam.
I believe the perfect storm has finally gathered. The most virulent terrorist state, Iran, now has a nuclear bomb (yes, I believe they do - and if they don't already, they will very, very soon), Hamas, a long time, self-professed, terrorist organization has just gained control of another middle east state, the Muslim street is in a furor over the Mohammad cartoons while the Europeans begin to realize they are in for the fight for their culture, freedom and way of life.
I hate to say it, but it had to happen sooner or later. And sooner is better than later. I had thought that the trigger to outright, full-fledged, no holds barred global war on terror (as opposed to the limited, pussy-footing, polictically correct war we've been fighting so far) would only come when America is hit with another 9/11 on a much more massive scale. But now I believe there's a good chance something so seemingly innocuous as a few cartoons might have yielded the necessary spark. I hope so. We don't need another 9/11 in America. We need a 9/11 times 1000 in the middle east.
