> Cui bono? Stupidity Versus Logic in the Latest “Terror” Attack
12 July 2005, 04:56
Your argument procedes, I believe, on false assumptions. Getting the U.S. out of Iraq is NOT the goal Mr. bin Ladin has in mind. He wants the U.S. out of the Middle East and he wants Israel to cease to exist. Middle Eastern Arabs have been trying to destroy Israel ever since it came into existance. They haven’t been too successful. The Arabs ’must’ cling to the belief that their impotence in this effort could only be caused by the support and influence of the U.S. It would simply be too humiliating to be beaten by Jews alone. Since they can’t defeat an American-aided Israel, they must remove the American support. Mr. bin Ladin has loyal followers, but he doesn’t have a real Army. Or Navy. Or Air Force. What he does have is the ability to inspire others to commit the mass murders of thousands of inocent people. He is determined that America’s support of Israel must come at a higher price.
As to why these terrorists seem to be acting stupidly, I believe you are again being misled by a false assumption. Bush was, and is, exactly the type of President Mr. bin Ladin needs. He’s a short-sighted political cowboy too engrossed in his own career to see the long view of history. Mr. bin Laden rightfully assumes that if he takes a shot at the U.S. Coalition, whether it be in America, Spain, or Great Britain, it will provoke a response. In fact, he’s counting on it. He hopes to ignite a Holy War that will drive the infidels out of the Holy Land, destroy the state of Israel, scatter (or worse) the Jews, and restore Islam to it’s proper stature as the ’one true faith.’ It is much easier to provoke an American President who rode his Right-wing Conservative Christian philosophy into office like Bush. Every time Mr. Bush shifts his focus from pursuing Mr. bin Ladin and his cohorts to ill-considered side trips like Iraq, he gives Muslims around the world more reason to believe that America (and by extension, Western civilization) just might be intent on destroying Islam.
Please don’t view these, and future, acts of terrorism as part of anything as minor as getting the U.S. out of Iraq. These acts of terror are meant to be the opening battles of a glorious Holy War against the infidels.
Your argument procedes, I believe, on false assumptions. Getting the U.S. out of Iraq is NOT the goal Mr. bin Ladin has in mind. He wants the U.S. out of the Middle East and he wants Israel to cease to exist. Middle Eastern Arabs have been trying to destroy Israel ever since it came into existance. They haven’t been too successful. The Arabs ’must’ cling to the belief that their impotence in this effort could only be caused by the support and influence of the U.S. It would simply be too humiliating to be beaten by Jews alone. Since they can’t defeat an American-aided Israel, they must remove the American support. Mr. bin Ladin has loyal followers, but he doesn’t have a real Army. Or Navy. Or Air Force. What he does have is the ability to inspire others to commit the mass murders of thousands of inocent people. He is determined that America’s support of Israel must come at a higher price.
As to why these terrorists seem to be acting stupidly, I believe you are again being misled by a false assumption. Bush was, and is, exactly the type of President Mr. bin Ladin needs. He’s a short-sighted political cowboy too engrossed in his own career to see the long view of history. Mr. bin Laden rightfully assumes that if he takes a shot at the U.S. Coalition, whether it be in America, Spain, or Great Britain, it will provoke a response. In fact, he’s counting on it. He hopes to ignite a Holy War that will drive the infidels out of the Holy Land, destroy the state of Israel, scatter (or worse) the Jews, and restore Islam to it’s proper stature as the ’one true faith.’ It is much easier to provoke an American President who rode his Right-wing Conservative Christian philosophy into office like Bush. Every time Mr. Bush shifts his focus from pursuing Mr. bin Ladin and his cohorts to ill-considered side trips like Iraq, he gives Muslims around the world more reason to believe that America (and by extension, Western civilization) just might be intent on destroying Islam.
Please don’t view these, and future, acts of terrorism as part of anything as minor as getting the U.S. out of Iraq. These acts of terror are meant to be the opening battles of a glorious Holy War against the infidels.