Friday, March 19, 2004

Appeasement: So now the terrorists are endorsing Bush. Seriously:

The statement said Abu Hafs al-Masri needs what it called Bush's "idiocy and religious fanaticism" because they would "wake up" the Islamic world.

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"Actually, there is no difference between [Bush] and Kerry, but Kerry will kill our community, while it is unaware, because he and the Democrats have the cunning to embellish infidelity and present it to the Arab and Islamic community as civilization."

So the terrorists don't fear the might of the U.S. military, but they are worried that the Democratic Party will bring "infidelity" to the Islamic world. Are they talking about infidels, or adultery, or both?

Sounds like the terrorists are looking for a fight, nonetheless.

This brings us back to the question as to whether a terrorist strike on American soil right before the November election would benefit Bush or Kerry. While any reminder that terrorists are trying to destroy us could align voters with Bush's strong stance against terrorism, a security breakdown could be seen as the president's failure to adequately protect us.

Truth is, there will be another attack here in America. There is no way to completely secure our borders without drastically infringing on the American rights we're trying to protect. That's why we need to take the fight to the terrorists. And successfully bringing democracy and prosperity to Iraq will wake up the Islamic world and help turn it away from despotism and terrorism.