[lit-ideas] Re: Zawahiri's latest
- From: Phil Enns <phil.enns@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:17:40 -0400
'Brian' wrote:
"Does it bother any Democrats when the leader of a terrorist organization is
publicly wondering why you haven't given them the victory they desire? Bin
Laden has written for a long time that America is a paper tiger and you are
rushing to prove him right."
I am not an American, so perhaps I am speaking out of turn here. Why should
we take the words of a couple of guys running for their lives, hiding in
caves, as being the words of military geniuses? Things haven't worked out
so well for them. And how much genius does it take to give angry young men
guns and point them towards their deaths? Why should they have better
insight into what will happen if U.S. troops pull out of Iraq?
I find it fascinating how people from opposite ends of the political
spectrum will, in their own unique ways, validate the positions of these
loons. One end points to the criticism of so-called Western arrogance and
hegemony while the other end points to the wild threats and promises. Both
agree that there is truth in these delusional rantings.
I am not suggesting they aren't dangerous, only that perhaps we shouldn't
use them as guides for evaluating ourselves.
Sincerely,
Phil Enns
Glen Haven, NS
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