Comments on: What Is Really Happening In Iraq

By: stevevvs

stevevvs — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 18:05:35 +0000

Petraeus: â€œThe enemy is extremism, we thinkâ€¦â€
He was asked two simple questions: who is the enemy and what is the U.S. fighting for? He didnâ€™t answer the second one at all and he identified the enemy as â€œextremism.â€

â€œExtremism.â€ What kind of extremism, General? Just any extremism at all? An extreme attachment to spinach, or volleyball, or truth and justice? Christian extremism? Buddhist extremism?

Of course, when he identifies Sunni and Shiâ€™ite extremists, we get a clearer picture of what he means, but the fact that he doesnâ€™t dare say it plainly doesnâ€™t bode well for any hope of isolating what exactly it is about this â€œextremismâ€ that he objects to, and combatting those elements on other fronts. Nor does he help us locate the good, benign, non-extreme form of this extreme thing weâ€™re fighting.

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2007/07/017465print.html

By: stevevvs

stevevvs — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 17:50:56 +0000

Things are improving, therefore, we must leave! Demacrates, and more and more republicans want to surrender.
The Guts of the WWII era are gone.
I just wonder though, does anyone really understand Islam in any Western Government or in any news organization? Even the excellent bloggers such as Bill Roggo, Michael Yon, Michael Fomento who have written excellently on the war, do any of these people understand Islam? Do they understand Sharia (Islamic) Law? Have they studied the Quaran, the Hadith, or the Sira?
Without the understanding of the above, and how they are viewed by Muslims, It would seem hard to judge much of what we are shown and told.
I love Michael Yon. I think he as a War Reporter, is top notch. But I do not think he understands any of the above. A few months back he reported on a Christian area of Iraq that was deserted. He had pictures of a College and neighborhood that was empty. Well, at the time I knew that it was empty because the Islamists told the Christians there they had three choices. Convert to Islam, leave the area within 3 days, or die.
Yesterday he had a report that in part asked the residents to Take an oath of allegiance to the Constitution of Iraq.
Under normal circumstances, this would be a good and honorable thing to do. But does anyone understand that the Constitution of Iraq is based on Sharia (Islamic) Law? Does anyone understand what Sharia Law is?
Then there is the Best General we have in our ranks: General Petraeus. I like the man, I support the man. For Counterinsurgency, we have no one better. But does General Petraeus understand how this is related to Islam? Has he studied the items I listed above? I just dont think so. Petraeus: “The enemy is extremism, we think…”
He was asked two simple questions: who is the enemy and what is the U.S. fighting for? He didn’t answer the second one at all and he identified the enemy as “extremism.”

“Extremism.” What kind of extremism, General? Just any extremism at all? An extreme attachment to spinach, or volleyball, or truth and justice? Christian extremism? Buddhist extremism?

Of course, when he identifies Sunni and Shi’ite extremists, we get a clearer picture of what he means, but the fact that he doesn’t dare say it plainly doesn’t bode well for any hope of isolating what exactly it is about this “extremism” that he objects to, and combatting those elements on other fronts. Nor does he help us locate the good, benign, non-extreme form of this extreme thing we’re fighting.

The more I learn about Islam, the more question I have about the West’s understanding of it.

Could we have won WWII without an understand, a thourough understanding, of the Nazis?

It is a War we must win. But without a thourough understanding of the enemy, I don’t see how we CAN win.

I just thank god for Front Page Magazine, Jihad Watch and a few other sites. They try to help the West understand, but I don’t think they are enough.

By: Mike435

Mike435 — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 08:18:49 +0000

Greetings,

Would you people just chill! Please, it was an empty AT-4 round. Empty. That means it was a platic tube. No more, no less.

Yes, the rocket (if there was one in the tube) could pentrate armor. Could it hit an airplane moving at 100 MPH? No. The aiming reticle is set up to target vehicles moving from 20 to 50 MPH.

This is an example of some soldier who thought a piece of history would be cool and then got nervous and disposed of it. No more, no less.

Regards,

By: MerlinOS2

MerlinOS2 — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 03:35:37 +0000

I cant do graphics to show what an AT-4 is here at AJ's but Gateway Pudit has the pic. I dont think this is something you can purchase in the hunting section at WalMart to say the least.

By: dhunter

dhunter — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:20:53 +0000

Surrendercrats are a living example of a pre-mature withdrawl.

By: kathie

kathie — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:03:30 +0000

The Dems will not listen because it is not about the war, it’s about the money, money they want for their programs.

By: MerlinOS2

MerlinOS2 — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:11:52 +0000

Crocker and Patraeous did a classified video conference with congress yesterday followed up by a non classified broadcast.

The surrendercrats still held their ground.

Does any one think these people have even a shred of credibility any more.

Form the line to the left.

By: MerlinOS2

MerlinOS2 — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:33:40 +0000

If you want to unstable your morning and swallow your cup along with your latte this morning read this.

(CBS) JERSEY CITY A Jersey City woman made a shocking discovery on her lawn this morning when she noticed a military rocket launcher lying in the grass. Niranjana Besai was leaving her house, located at 88 Nelson Street, to go to work just after 8 this morning when she spotted the launcher on her front lawn. "I read it and it [said] 'missile,'" Besai told CBS 2 HD. "There was little 'missile' [writing] on it." She immediately called police. Sources tell CBS 2 HD that the device is an AT-4 missile launcher that is used to fire against tanks and buildings. The device was first approved by the U.S. Army in 1985 and questions are being raised as to whether the device was stolen from a branch of the military. Its very powerful warheads can penetrate through well over a foot of armor. What's more troubling, sources add, is that Besai's house is located along flight path for Newark Liberty International Airport.