November 19, 2004

THE BATTLE OF FALLUJAH AND THE WAR OF IDEAS

        The battle of Fallujah is sure to go down in military history as one of our greatest triumphs. Beyond its strategic value, it marks an important victory in the war of ideas. Post-modern relativism, the dangerous dogma of political correctness has been shaken off by our heroic USMC. This time we went into Fallujah with overwhelming lethal force. No longer could the enemy appeal to our multicultural fantasy that Islam means Peace, and that all religions are equally worthy of respect. Holy sites, like mosques, when turned into arsenals, bomb factories, and hiding places for killers were not spared. Our tender hearted liberal concern for Muslim sensibilities during holidays like Ramadan was set aside in favor of killing our enemies. Victor Hanson has often remarked on how slow democracies are to react when attacked, but once they do, their lethality is immense. So we have seen in Fallujah, and now there's more good news from Baghdad.:

BAGHDAD, Iraq - "Iraqi forces, backed by U.S. soldiers, stormed one of the major Sunni Muslim mosques in Baghdad after Friday prayers, opening fire and killing at least three people, witnesses said. In the battle for control of Mosul, Iraqi forces raided several areas overnight, killing 15 insurgents, Iraqi and U.S. military officials said..."
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