Terrorists and Appeasers: Will They Never Learn
The Tin Ear ^ | 6/07/2005 | Will Malven
Earlier today, terrorists from an unknown faction exploded four bombs in London, three in the underground and one on a bus.
In WWII, Hitler was certain that his bombing campaign of terror carried out against the people of Britain, and especially of London, would bring the British people to their knees.
Hitler's statement was “In three weeks, Britain will have her neck wrung like a chicken.” Winston Churchill responded in an address to the joint houses of Congress, “Some chicken! Some Neck!” It is almost incomprehensible that anyone could possibly believe that such a heinous act would have any result other than to steel the spine and stiffen the resolve of the British People, and the free people throughout the world.
The blame for the fact that terrorists don’t yet comprehend this can be laid directly at the feet of the fear-mongers and naysayers in Britain and our own country who have opposed the actions of our respective governments out of fear and hatred. Most people who are free intuitively understand exactly what they stand to lose by succumbing to the fear that this kind of terror campaign is intended to generate. The unfortunate reaction of the Spanish people to the attacks in Spain which occurred just prior to their national elections served only to encourage these kinds of attacks. It is only by fighting back, by refusing to yield to the temptations of fear that these enemies of freedom can be stopped.
In listening to C-Span this morning, I was astounded by the number of callers who suggested appeasement as the solution to this terrorist problem. The number of callers who believe that we in the West are responsible for these criminal acts of war against us are the promoters, either consciously or unconsciously, of these attacks. It is they toward whom the terrorist have directed their attacks. Terrorists know that if these fearful, spineless, faithless, people can gain ascendancy in our government, half of their battle will be won. The last caller I listened to before I turned my television off in disgust wanted to know what “these terrorists” wanted. He stated, “I really want these terrorists to let us know what they want, if they are against democracy, then tell us why.” This is an astounding reaction to an act of terror. It is this “if we could only understand them” attitude, exemplified in our country by the Left who are so anxious to pull out of Iraq and surrender to the terrorists, that is the greatest threat to our nation and our war on terror. Again I refer you to George Santayana’s statement.
Our history is replete with misguided, goodwill, attempts to appease the ire of an aggressor. Britain’s Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, made a complete ass of himself in his negotiations with Adolph Hitler. His final ignominy occurred on the steps at #10 Downing Street with his much celebrated declaration that he had returned from his September, 1938 meeting with Herr Hitler in Munich secure in the knowledge that he had achieved “a peace for our times.” Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia less than six months later.
Chamberlain's efforts failed because he negotiated from a position of appeasement. The fault in this strategy lies in the absurd assumption that through understanding or generosity there is something you can give the terrorist that will in someway abate his hatred and cause him to rationally reexamine his actions and cease his hostility.
The terrorist “appeasers” are known during war time by another name, collaborators. Congress members such as John Conyers, Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Lee, Sheila Jackson Lee, Jim McDermott, Chuck Schumer, Dick Durbin, Orca Kennedy, John Kerry, and the others calling for our early withdrawal from Iraq or impeachment of President Bush, are collaborating with our enemies. “Loyal” citizens like Michael Moore, George Soros, Al Franken, Barbara Streisand, Susan Sarandon and her puppy dog Tim Robbins, and their ilk who seek to obstruct our government and our military from achieving victory in Iraq and who encourage ending the war in Iraq are doing the work of our enemies. MSM reporters and pundits of the Left who misreport and misrepresent the actions occurring in Iraq, and fail to report all of the good that our troops in Iraq are accomplishing while engaged in this fight for freedom, are aiding and giving comfort to our enemies. All of these despicable actions are carried out by people who hate America.
They are the fifth columnists within our nation who need to be rooted out and exposed for the evil they represent.
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