Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Islamism - What We Are Up Against
Personally, I think this is worthwhile reading.
I might even suggest saving it somewhere and sharing it with those that just don't understand that fighting Islamism is different from fighting anything else.
While writing about the recent issue in Algeria, this writer includes so many things we need to know about this issue...
I might even suggest saving it somewhere and sharing it with those that just don't understand that fighting Islamism is different from fighting anything else.
While writing about the recent issue in Algeria, this writer includes so many things we need to know about this issue...
In the U.K. Daily MaIL, Melanie Phillips explains the realities and also the mind-set required to deal with people who don't respect our values, and certainly don't think like we do:
"Unlike other hostage-takers, they usually have no interest in getting out alive; they intend to die as ‘martyrs’, and of course have no compunction about killing their captives. Moreover, the purpose of taking hostages is either to kill ‘infidels’, or to extract ransom money for them — which will merely finance more kidnappings and terrorist atrocities.
Such terrorists thus regard with contempt all negotiation as a sign of weakness. And in the world of Islamic fundamentalism, weakness is an incentive to further violence.
Only a display of uncompromising strength — including, most importantly, strength of resolve — has any chance of being a deterrent. The Algerians understand this very well. The West does not — instead assuming that everyone on the planet thinks like it does and is thus similarly governed by self-interest.
But in dealing with Islamist fanatics who regard themselves as the army of God, and for whom death is the highest calling, this is a catastrophic mistake"
