U. S. Leaders Could Learn from Our Allies

It appears that some of the Western Nations have leaders with backbone and perhaps a remedy for salvation against the insidious forces of jihadist Islamic terror; forces that insist that the terrorists are not the “true” and “peaceful” Islamists. But how are we to know? It would be foolhardy to say the least, and recklessly stupid to be more exact to wait until the crimes against us have been committed to determine if the perpetrators are real terrorists or peaceful Islamists who have turned.

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On November 13, 2009 Newsmax.com reported in “French President Confronts Radical Islam Head-On” by Kenneth Timmerman, “that Nicolas Sarkozy, the French President, suggested that France could be on the verge of losing its soul because of a multiculturalism that tolerates radical Islamic fundamentalism. “‘Although many have assimilated into French secular society’, which Sarkozy applauded, ‘others openly seek to transform France into a Muslim nation and have won allies in the multicultural left. ‘France does not demand that you give up your history or your culture,’ Sarkozy said. ‘But France demands of those who would link their fates to hers to also share her history and her culture. France is not hodgepodge of communities or individuals. . . Becoming French means accepting a form of civilization, values, and customs.’ “Sarkozy went on to state: ‘And it is for this reason, my fellow citizens, that anyone who comes to France to call for violence and hatred of the other will be deported. If France is having problems with integrating Muslims, it is not our values that are at fault but departure from them, at times even our denial of them.’ Why can’t we get leaders like Rudd and Sarkozy? Or are we too politically correct (including blind) to have anyone with enough intestinal fortitude to call a terrorist a terrorist? And why should we subjugate ourselves to their every whim and desire? THEY are the outsiders here in America; let them obey OUR laws totally and not excuse themselves from the laws that they choose not to obey. America has lived with a wide assortment of diverse and different religions for many decades with little or no trouble only because those other faiths have not tried to squelch or stymie our base religion of Christianity in this country believed by over 80 percent of our citizens. When new religions are presented to Americans they are nearly always accepted as co-equals and co-existence has prevailed. But never before has one religion declared that their sacred duty as mandated for them in their bible equivalent, the Koran, is to kill all infidels, or non-believers in their religion. How can we accept this philosophy into our culture? Our current leadership in Washington, DC seems to be averse to any sort of criticism for terrorists, going so far as to avoid using that term in any discussion about incidents such as the Fort Hood killings by an Islamist who just prior to the shooting called out an Islamic term, “Allahu Akbar” defined as “God is Great (or Greatest); putting an Islamic identity on the killings. Now as sure as tomorrow is the day after today, some one will write and say this is a “hate” message. I suggest to you that the “hate” is only in their minds. Guilt transference is typical these days.

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