So, we now know that OBL is alive. At least he was when the newest tape was made, sometime in December of 2005.
It was funny to watch the MSM salivating over OBL’s offer of a truce! Everyone was falling over everyone else to get to a mike and/or a camera to declare that we had beaten OBL and that he wanted a truce.
Not me. I saw something different in OBL’s words. Call it my paranoia if you must, but I saw “connivery”. (Is “connivery” a word? If it isn’t it ought to be!)
So, whom, exactly, was OBL addressing when he made his “offer” of a truce. Well, I think he aimed those words at two distinct groups… the Muslims, of the Middle East, and the Democrats, of the US. You see… he knows those are the only two groups who will believe his “offer”.
If you, Dear Reader, are like many “modern” Americans you know very little about history. If you DO, then you know this is one of the oldest tricks in the “art of war”. Divide your enemy and instigate a fight between them, within their ranks. It works… and it’s been working, here in America, for one reason… because so much of our ruling class has no background in history and the psychology of war.
OBL knew the Democrats, and the MSM, (one and the same) would jump on this offer of a truce for no other reason than to beat the President about the head and shoulders with it,. He further knows there are some "lunkheads" in America, who actually believe he is weak enough to make such an offer.
Look, OBL is not trying to negotiate from a position of weakness. No, far from it, If fact, it is just the other way around. He has the upper hand and he knows it.
Suppose the US decided to take him up on that “offer” of a truce. Who would sign the truce papers? Where would they meet? A nation can only sign agreements with other nations… not with individuals, and not with stateless groups.
Now, OBL knows this and, he knows, too, that we are not even going to consider such a madcap offer. So, it gives him more ammunition with the Muslims of the Middle East. He can now turn to them and say: "See, I offered a truce to the Americans and they shunned it. They do not want peace. They want war... and they want to destroy you.” And they will buy it!
In one hand, OBL held the ersatz offer of a truce, and in the other he held a threat of more lethal attacks inside the US.
So, which is it… a truce, or more death and destruction? The answer is a simple one. The conclusion takes no effort to arrive at: It is more death and destruction. We have no REAL choice.
We must keep the Predators flying and keep the pressure on OBL, and his henchmen, wherever they are in the world. We cannot let our guard down…not for one minute.
So the US must respond with a resounding “NO” to OBL and allow him to crawl back into his hole.
In the meantime, the war goes on.
Longstreet
I love it when you attack the MSM, it shows your ignorance Mr. Longstreet. Look at the companies who own ABC-Disney NBC-GE, FOX-News Corp (Reupert Murdock), & I know you'll you'll find out CBS-?. But I am sure they are just a s big or bigger of a Bush contributor. That's why we do not get real news in this country as to what is really going on in the white house. I hate it when you guys bash MSM it shows that all that crap the RNC started has brainwashed the masses. That's why I watch MOSAIC, Democracy Now, BBC news, International news and NOW all on PBS channels. It's time to get rid of the corporate and neocon political spin in the media. And again Neocon is code for neo-nazi. As far as a so-called seice fire, now is the time to escalate the bombings in Afghanistan and send our troops, if only we hadn't wasted them in Iraq.......
ReplyDelete"Look, OBL is not trying to negotiate from a position of weakness. No, far from it, If fact, it is just the other way around. He has the upper hand and he knows it."
ReplyDeleteSo basically what you're saying here is that the "war on terror" has been a failure. If OBL has the upper hand, then what has Bush been doing for the last 4 years?
Of course, if we weren't diverted by your stupid snipe hunt in Iraq, he wouldn't be making videos anymore.
ReplyDeleteLongstreet: You should thank those folks for their comments above. They are doing more to reinforce the stereotype of the looney left that anything the Republicans may do. They're pitiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mr. Davis. Every little bit of encouragement is appreciated.
ReplyDeleteTo j. davis: far be it for you to actually address the substance of the comments in question. It's much easier to just act like a third-grader and call people names, right?
ReplyDeleteNow, why would I want to add to what Longstreet has said in his post? I can't stand folks who flap their jaws just to hear the noise. When everything is said, that needs saying, it's time to shut the heck up and listen.
ReplyDeleteOh, and referring to the looney left is not calling people names. It is simply pointing out the obvious.
Now I'll repair to the sidelines and observe and listen.
Ya'll have a nice day, ya hear?
J.D.
J. Davis is a nutty guy. I've read some of his posts. All he does in name call. If you need encouragement Mr. Longstreet here is the truly best you can get (from an advisary, not a yes man.) Keep up the good work, you usually approve all my posts, sometimes and I understand I let my passion get the best of me and after I hit the publish button I realize some of my comments shouldn't see the light of day and those thankfully do not. Your descretion is a real "Insight". I only hope that through this blog you may rethink your position as I often do. I would hate to think that this nation is so galvanized as left or right that we move only in those directions and never forward! I do not know who said that, but it makes too much sense to come from me.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Frank. Coming from you, it really is a compliment and I accept it as such.
ReplyDeleteThis country is far to precious to allow ourselves to destroy it. So "left" and "right" act as checks on each other. It is a precarious balance we have, but the balance is indespensible.
Thank you again, Frank.
Longstreet