Posted by
arandomguy on Friday, November 10, 2006 1:06:33 PM
There is a new audio recording out there, that features the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq taunting the President about the elections. He also gloated over the resignation of Donald Rumsfeld, and claimed it was a great victory for the terrorists.
He also said that there are 10,000 armed soldiers in Iraq ready to fight the US, and 12,000 more ready to be armed if need be. He promised to battle it out against the United States for as long as it took, and said his resolve is rock solid.
"I tell the lame duck (U.S. administration) do not rush to escape as did your defense minister...stay on the battle ground," he said in the audio recording, released today. It is very recent, because it talks about the resignation of Rumsfeld, and the departure of Republican rule from Congress.
"I swear by God we shall not rest from jihad until we...blow up the filthiest house known as the White House," the voice said on the recording.
This shows us what the terrorists want. They want to blow up the White House, kill our president, and destroy our country. It couldn't be any clearer then this - but I doubt Nancy Pelosi or her left-wing friends would understand this even though it is so obvious. They won't rest until they've killed every last one of us.
And they consider Iraq the central battleground to the war. They're not confused about what is going on. They know what kind of war they are fighting, and you better believe they know the stakes. They fully understand the consequences, and they believe they are prepared to meet them - or that the United States will not use the force necessary to stop them.
So far they have been right. The US is trying to fight a politically correct war against an un-politically-correct enemy. The result are nearly 3000 US casualties, a multi-year long insurgency, and the anger of the American people. I still believe most American's support this war, but they are frustrated (like myself) at the handling of it, by both the administration, and Congress.
Don't get me wrong - a democratic congress will be no better, indeed it will likely be a lot worse. However, the fact remains that Iraq needs to be finished so the US can move on to more important battles against more powerful enemies. I doubt the insurgency numbers 10,000 active duty fighters. Even if they do, we have much more men then they do, and they could be crushed - if we use the requisite force. And we won't, and we haven't.
This is troubling, and it is partially why the Republicans lost the election. They're responsible for fighting a war that should have been won in a year and a half. Instead, it is taking many years to the frustration of the American people - myself included. I don't like being bogged down in Iraq - there are other, more important fights. Iraq is a necessity to the war on terror - to establish a beachead for our war, and to give us a springboard in the middle east - but I'm upset it is taking so long.
We need to remove the political correctness from the equation, and wage war the way it was meant to be waged. Patton understood this, and he won all his battles. W.T. Sherman understood this, and he destroyed the morale of the southern people and helped win the Civil War.
With a Democrat controlled congress, it is highly unlikely that this will happen. The result, will be more US deaths, increasing anger by the American people, and further strengthening of the global jihad. This war is crucial, necessary and must be fought. But it is also crucial and necessary that it be fought right.The US has been mistaken in their approach so far, but it is not yet too late to turn it around and fight like we can.
We've got superior power, and greater strength. We should use it, and put the full force of it in the enemies face. They will not be able to ignore it, and they will quickly fall, one by one. That is how war needs to be waged against this type of enemy if we are ever to be successful. Bush understands this somewhat, but I don't think he believes that he has the political will to wage this type of war.
But you can bet that the Democrats in congress certainly don't understand how to wage war.