Diana West: Eyeless in A-Stan
"Live our values," Gen. David Petraeus wrote recently to troops in Afghanistan. "This is what distinguishes us from our enemies."
Unfortunately, this is also what distinguishes us from many of our "friends." This culture-chasm is what makes the infidel struggle for hearts and minds across Islamic lands so recklessly, wastefully futile, something I was once again reminded of on reading Time magazine's cover story featuring 18-year-old Aisha. Aisha is a lovely Afghan girl whose husband and brother-in-law, on instructions from a local judge and Taliban commander, sliced off her ears and nose and left her dying to set an example for other wives thinking of running away from abusive in-laws. Only her discovery by U.S. troops saved Aisha's life.Read More...
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Live our values, like the medical team that was butchered for being Christian in Afghanistan a couple of days ago?
That's the way we defeated the Emperialists and Nazis. We lived our values----AFTER we put down the rabid dogs that threatened our values by bombing their cities and slaughtering their forces and support at every opportunity without apologies to those who chose to get in the way.
PC war isn't. If ten years later we still haven't figured that out, time to pack it in and wait for the attack that will make it clear that Islam and liberty can not coexist in a modern world.
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