Wrong again in my and others' thoughtful world view, Searle.
This IS a war we must not lose!
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Post-Modern Terrorism (excerpted)
FAIR USE DOCTRINE, for discussion purposes
June 26, 2004
michnews.com
Dr. Earl H. Tilford
World War IV is total war on a global scale.....
World War IV seems complex but keep in mind during World War III (the Cold War) while American forces fought...
The “War on Terror” is no less complicated and similarly encompassing....
Al Qaeda presents the most expansive and acute threat to the United States... As a part of its global threat, al Qaeda fighters oppose US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Additionally, al Qaeda poses an immediate threat to the stability of pro-Western and traditional Moslem regimes like Saudi Arabia. Its ultimate strategic goal is to establish a radical Islamic world order.
Al Qaeda uses terror as its primary tactic in achieving its goals...
What’s the difference???
The ultimate goal of al Qaeda, Hezbollah and associated organizations like...
Ultimately, superior strategy wins wars. Osama bin Laden has a three-stage strategy designed to achieve Islamic world domination.
Stage One: Take control of the Middle East...
Stage Two: Take control of secondary Moslem countries starting with Turkey and Pakistan...
Stage Three: Isolate, dominate and then destroy the Judeo-Christian countries of ...
This is World War IV. Forget the sleazy sickness of Abu Ghraib. Stop mouthing meaningless slogans like, “Bush lied, soldiers died.” Steel yourselves for a long, bloody fight. This is a war we must not lose.</font>
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Dr. Earl H. Tilford is Professor of History at Grove City College. He enjoyed an extensive military career and after retiring from the U.S. Air Force, served as an associate professor of history at Troy State University in Montgomery and professor of military history at the U.S. Air Force Air Command and Staff College. In 1993 he became director of research at the U.S. Army's Strategic Studies Institute in Carlisle, Pa., where he worked on a project that looked at possible future terrorist threats. He has authored three books on the Vietnam War and co-edited a book on Operation Desert Storm. He has lectured throughout the U.S. and abroad on the Vietnam War and, more recently, the future of armed conflict.
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Commentary: This Tilford pretty much sums up my opinion...and says it much better and more succintly than I ever could. Piss on Gallop pollsters. |
